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I was crawling around under the car today adjusting the clutch pedal and noticed a lot of dripping oil. Nothing serious just the rear seal, oil pan plug, transmission lower plug, oil from the valve cover, breather pipe, pushrod cover, and even a leak from the torque tube nut. Looking optimistically at what could be easiest to tighten I put my hand on the torque tube nut and easily turned it. So the most logical solution was to buy a strap wrench? Imagine being amongst the few people in the world that actually owns one?
Could someone please recommend me one?
From now on I plan on following Charlie's recommendations to park in the street when visiting friends.
Thanks, Mike
Mike 41 Chevy
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If the oil leak is on a car that has been driven, follow the oil stain forward and to the highest point, as mostly the oil will track down to a low point or edge then the passing air then makes it track to the rear. The leak point may not be easy to see but a mirror often helps.
Tony
1938 1/2 ton Hope to drive it before I retire
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Harbor Freight (aka China World) has some decent strap wrenches at a very good price.
All the Best, Chip
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NAPA has them too. It's handy to have a couple sizes of strap wrenches. I have rubber strap types as well as the chain/visegrip style.
1938 Canadian Pontiac Business Coupe (aka a 1938 Chevy Coupe with Pontiac shaped front sheet metal - almost all Chevy!)
1975 4-speed L82 Vette
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