Does anyone have experience with using a bench grinder to create a custom tool out of a socket? I'm putting new shocks on my E350, and I've found that a special tool is needed to tighten the piston rod to a damper. The special tool is a 17 mm deep well socket, with the side wall cut out in the middle, in somewhat of a similar fashion to a O2 sensor socket. I have found one from Schwaben, a German tool manufacturer, but I don't think it will be available locally. They look like this:
The window allows for an Allen wrench to be inserted into the top of the piston rod, to hold it in place while the nut is tightened.
I have no problem ordering one, but I'm a little (ok, a lot) on the impatient side, and would like to get the job done. So I'm considering picking up a socket and seeing if I can grind a window out of it, using a bench grinder and an angle grinder. Is this feasible? I'd love to hear from anyone that has ever attempted something like this.
The window allows for an Allen wrench to be inserted into the top of the piston rod, to hold it in place while the nut is tightened.
I have no problem ordering one, but I'm a little (ok, a lot) on the impatient side, and would like to get the job done. So I'm considering picking up a socket and seeing if I can grind a window out of it, using a bench grinder and an angle grinder. Is this feasible? I'd love to hear from anyone that has ever attempted something like this.