I just changed my accumulator a couple of weeks ago, and it was a royal pain! I also had the problem of trying to fit and get leverage on that 17 mm nut on the accumulator (from the hard line) next to the 19mm nut. I ground down one side of the stubby wrench so that the wrench would fit between the 17 and 19 mm nuts. It did fit, but I could still not get leverage to loosen the nut. What I did next is probably not recommended, but I did it anyway. To loosen the stubborn 17 mm nut, I took a flat bladed long screwdriver and a hammer, and tapped the edge of the nut with the screwdriver to loosen it. Once the frozen nut broke free, then my ground-down stubby wrench worked fine to finish disconnecting it. I then dropped it out of the frame and easily removed the rest of the connections. Paul --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@...> wrote: > > Once you've cracked off the 17mm fitting that joins the filter hard line > to the elbow, you can undo the bracket and drop the accumulator down. > It's a bit fiddly but the hose clip on the return line end can now be > undone and the accumulator drops through the hole enabling you to undo > the high pressure fitting. I've never found stubbys of any use in this > job, although a 17mm crowsfoot is invaluable to undo the high pressure > hose off the hard line (NB the union MUST be held from the top by a > colleague) > > Martin > > usndmc wrote: > > >I'm having severe difficulties removing the fuel accumulator (it is > >the original). I have a set of stubby wrenches, but the 17mm nut > >connecting the rigid fuel filter line and the 19mm nut on the fuel > >pump line are too close together and at such angles as to not really > >allow fitting the wrench on the 17mm to loosen it. The only angle at > >which it will fit on puts the end of the wrench about 1/4" from the > >frame wall, and the trying to loosen it using that 1/4" gap to turn > >only results in the accumulator rotating in its mount until the > >wrench is against the frame (even though the 4 bolts holding the > >clamp are fully tightened). I have soaked everything in penetrating > >oil to no avail. There seems to be just not enough room. The only > >possible idea I have come up with is to buy a crowfoot wrench and > >hope there is enough room and leverage to use it, but it doesn't > >appear promising. Anyone have any advice/tips/techniques/secret > >weapons? I'd appreciate any help and perspectives. Thanks all, > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/