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Old 08-17-2013, 12:43 PM
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Anybody know where I can get this tool? It is used to remove the thermostat screw on an oil cooler. Mine is stuck.

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Old 08-17-2013, 01:46 PM
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I just used a pair if snap ring pliers worked perfect.
 
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I just used a pair if snap ring pliers worked perfect.
Ditto. Tool is unnecessary unless your a thermostat replacer for a living.
 
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Old 08-17-2013, 02:05 PM
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Got it. Cut down some drill bits and used vice grips. My snap ring pliers were flexing too much. Thanks
 
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Originally Posted by husky
Anybody know where I can get this tool? It is used to remove the thermostat screw on an oil cooler. Mine is stuck.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...s-100_1369.jpg
what are you going after in there? lower temp. thermostat?
 
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Old 08-17-2013, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by In2It
I just used a pair if snap ring pliers worked perfect.
Yeah me too, it comes out pretty easy.
 
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Old 08-17-2013, 03:37 PM
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what are you going after in there? lower temp. thermostat?
I reckon. I changed mine with Wards unit.
 
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Old 08-17-2013, 06:49 PM
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I used a pair of needle nose pliers. It is not in there that tight.
 
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what thermostat is everyone going with?
 
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You are not going to "buy" what you reference in that picture. That is a picture of the tool that Jason Ward manufactured for his purposes. He stated in the post that it took too much time to manufacture to be a marketable item.

Take the advice of some of the posters and use those methods. I used a pair of ring pliers with the right sized straight tips to remove mine and then I installed Jason's thermostat.
 


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