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Old 23rd May 2020, 14:20   #1
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Default KV6 Timing belt change - a bit of advice please

Post removed - because it was a stupid question.

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Old 23rd May 2020, 16:50   #2
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From my reading on the topic, there are no stupid questions about KV6 timing belts!



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Old 24th May 2020, 00:44   #3
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There are some stupid answers however.
(This answer is a good example!)
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Old 24th May 2020, 04:07   #4
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Just to satisfy everyones curiosity................ I have got the kit coming from DMGRS next week and am in the process of stripping down. I am at the point where I need to take off the aux belt idle roller by removing the T55 Torx bolt.

The Torx bit I have will not fit on when attached to the ratchet spanner as it hits the bulkhead - I was just asking what others have done. Then I realised that I just needed to buy a T55 spanner and all would be well. See.... told you it was a stupid question
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Old 24th May 2020, 07:36   #5
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Just to satisfy everyones curiosity................ I have got the kit coming from DMGRS next week and am in the process of stripping down. I am at the point where I need to take off the aux belt idle roller by removing the T55 Torx bolt.

The Torx bit I have will not fit on when attached to the ratchet spanner as it hits the bulkhead - I was just asking what others have done. Then I realised that I just needed to buy a T55 spanner and all would be well. See.... told you it was a stupid question
Stupid question = enlightening! Got lots of Torx bits, standard and special like the T50 plus, got lots of Torx sockets too but not one Torx spanner - never seen one, never even considered the need for one. Thanks for the post.

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I use a very slim ratchet similar to this one for restricted access bolts:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-205...EAAOSwLmhdLIiQ

The bits fit inside the ratchet and so the total width ends up being the length of the bit itself.
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I use a very slim ratchet similar to this one for restricted access bolts:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-205...EAAOSwLmhdLIiQ

The bits fit inside the ratchet and so the total width ends up being the length of the bit itself.
I have a similar set, if you have a decent quality bit you can just use a ring spanner on it but you have to be careful
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I use the T55 bit (3/8" drive) with a ratcheting spanner slipped over the hex shank.

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I bought a socket and ground it down with an angle grinder until it fitted in the gap.
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