Slotted socket?

You can make one with an angle grinder. & I'm not being facetious, it's probably easier than trying to source the right one. Although for a Manta it's possible somebody at your local dealers may have a soft spot for them & be able to remember where their's is

I've never seen such a thing as a general purpose tool - it's more likely to be a maker's 'special'. Halfords can order Sykes Pickavant stuff, and they may make one, but expect it to be very expensive.

probably easier than trying to source the right one. Although for a Manta it's possible somebody at your local dealers may have a soft spot for them & be able to remember where their's is

I get what you mean, have to get a cheapo socket(s) as I'm not butchering my Halfrauds Pro ones. ;-)

Mark S.

probably easier than trying to source the right one. Although for a Manta it's possible somebody at your local dealers may have a soft spot for them & be able to remember where their's is

Yep, be carefull not to shatter it. I'm trying to remember what the sockets like , not

Why call Halfords Halfrauds when you rightly consider they sell decent tools at a decent price?

probably easier than trying to source the right one. Although for a Manta it's possible somebody at your local dealers may have a soft spot for them & be able to remember where their's is

Personally, for that money I would buy an deep impact socket and a cheap angle grinder. Maybe the budget would stretch to a cable reel too...

-- James

A bit specialist I must admit but would an injector socket / lamda probe socket etc do the job?

-- James

Coz I didn't want to be seen to endorse them when so many folks here slag them off. ;-)

Ignoring the tat they do sell I don't have a problem with them at all as I don't need to ask for their help, go in pick up what I want and pay for it, all at 6.00pm on a weekday after work. I can't fault their pro stuff at all, I've a set of sockets normal/deep and hex and a half inch ratchet/breaker bar and they do the job no problem.

Mark S.

The actual bit is a round alloy cylinder and it has two square pegs at either side so I think a piece of pipe would suffice with a bar through a hole in the end of it and two slots cut out of the other end?

I only need to take this one off the donor tailgate then the one off the rotten tailgate then put one back on the refurbed one.

Mark S.

Ah - right. I'd say they're no worse than many an independent accessory shop and better than some. And at at least they usually have a car park.

I think expecting a teenage assistant to know everything about every car to be a bit much, so I'd not expect accurate advice either. Unless about skateboards.

Ahh. I know what you mean, although slots in the 'nut' are more common than pegs. Don't know what they're called, though. I'd say a tight fitting bit of steel tube with a slot cut in it will be fine - I doubt they're tight.

Now sorted with brute force and ignorance. ;-)

The slot is in the bit in front of the bit with the pegs on so a better description would be you need a tube with two "pins" on the inside of it. Now I understand how it works I can remove the one off the old tailgate without wrecking it. :-)

Mark S.