Drawings, Specs, and Ordering Information.

Production Notes by Karen Sindir

I have tried the O/D Tool prototype out on a mainshaft with a nut at BP and it worked fine. The tool has been modified from the original design by Kelly Minnick to account for tolerance differences in the the tapered parts of the mainshaft nuts and now has a slip fit onto the mainshaft to assist in engaging the nut.

Material of construction: 416 Stainless Steel, Rockwell hardness of about 25-30, machine finish, no chrome plating. This material in it's highly tempered (hardness up to 60) form is used for cutlery. It has better corrosion resistance than standard 10-18 steels, but not as good as the 300 series stainless steels. It has better toughness than mild steels and should have good durabilty in this application.

Overall configuration: Cylindrical socket approximately 3-3/16" long (to ends of teeth) X 1-3/4" O.D. I.D. of about 11/16" to a depth of about 1/4" and below that an I.D of 3/4" plus about 3 thousandths (for slip fit over mainshaft). One end has 4 equally spaced square teeth to engage the slots on the nut and the other end is a hex head about 19/32" long which can be engaged with either a standard 7/8" or 22mm 1/2 drive socket.

The machinist is asking $45 each plus shipping costs (FED EX, UPS whatever you want). He will produce 15 - 20 tools before the end of this month [January 1998]. His name address & FAX number are: (Best to Fax him, his answering machine is broken)

Don Vangelderen
S&D Machining (He is co-owner)
9525 Cozycroft Ave. Unit I
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone: (818) 998-6036
FAX: (818) 998-6424

PLEASE NOTE: I am not in the business of marketing these tools, I am a customer also, who is just providing a service to fellow Land Rover owners. I am in no way connected to S&D machining, Don has provided me with machining services at my company in the past, that is how I know him. Please handle all tool business with Don. Thanks.
Regards, Karen

Send e-mail to Karen Sindir sfmms@aol.com.