Lidl Bargain

[Phidom]

I find a standard half inch drive socket handle is long enough for most washing machine spannering but you need extra leverage for older Hotpoints when removing the pulley locknut. I usually use a tatty old bit of pipe over the normal handle but today I picked up a telescopic car wheel wrench in Lidl. This should be ideal for the Hotpoints and was £1.99 including a double ended socket 😀

[robbra]

Re: Lidl Bargain

Got mine today and it’s not flimsy. Bought one years ago for £7.99 so this is a real bargain
Rob

[iadom]

Re: Lidl Bargain

Phidom wrote: you need extra leverage for older Hotpoints when removing the pulley locknut.

My ‘special tool’ for that job cost me nothing at all, over 35 years ago, still in perfect order. It is a stonking big 24mm/30mm ring spanner supplied to me when I worked for Hotpoint. I no longer have the wooden wedge that was also supplied to ‘lock’ the pulley though.

Jim.

[gegsy]

Re: Lidl Bargain

iadom wrote:My ‘special tool’ for that job cost me nothing at all, over 35 years ago, still in perfect order

Oh Matron 😀 😯 :conf:

Greg

[effzedarr]

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I use a proper socket which at the time of purchase was to fit my old Kawasaki Z1000s gearbox sprocket nut,just turned out it fitted the Hotpoint spindle nut aswell, result 😀 .
Chris..

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