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Dropped a wrench in a dark place
I changed out my wiper motor on my '83 K10 Suburban and in doing so, dropped a wrench down inside the body. I can't find it with either a long magnet or with a grabber tool. Is there any hope to retrieve it? I can't even tell exactly where it is other than it sounds like it went down in the door pillar or the back part of the fender.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
scope with a magnet?
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
If you go inside kick panel vent area you might be able to get it that way
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
Just turn the truck over and shake it a little.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
![]() Ugly as all get out, but if you can check the area where you see the weld patch, behind the front wheel. This is where it could end up. That area actually opens up, if you get lucky, you may be able to feel/touch the wrench if it's sticking out the drain hole. Otherwise, it could be stuck anywhere in that piece. It actually runs all the way from the cowl to the ground behind the fender. The patch was fixing a big rust hole on the '73.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
What chengny said.
There is a small hole at the bottom of the plenem that lets water drain through. maybe it'll be there, otherwise pop the vent. My small wrench traveled through, after that the hole got plugged with a rag until I was done.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
Is the plenum the black duct that runs sideways below the steering wheel?
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
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This is the vent in the kick panel next to your left foot while sitting in the truck.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
I think trucks with A/C don't have a vent on the left kick pannel, but do have a vaccume powered vent on the right kick pannel. Trucks without A/C have manual vents at both kick pannels.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
In your first picture there is a hood bracket/hinge that has some rubber or foam around it, does that rubber foam/hinge come off easy? If I recall its held on by 3 or 4 bolts, I thought there is a larger hole down into the area where your wrench went.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
I've got a magnet with a flexable shaft like this one http://www.restockit.com/ullman-flex...FcVQ7AoddhwABQ that works good in situations like this. I got it at my local parts house for less tha ten bucks. Remove the cowl vent so you can get your hand inside and run the magnet around the corner and fish around.
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Re: Dropped a wrench in a dark place
I finally got it out! It was deep inside, behind the front wheel. I used electric tape to attach my magnet-on-a-stick to a long piece of stiff wire. That way I was able to push the magnet down in there and it came up with the wrench.
Thanks for the help. |
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