The 46 mm spanner for the crankshaft nut

 

 

You know the feeling. You are in one of those super-equipped shops for professionals just for a special bolt or whatever small item for your XZ.

There you see a line of huge spanners, and you just ask: do you have 46 mm?

The guy says: yes, of course, and he brings you a huge heavy beautiful Gedore (one of the more expensive German tool makes) spanner and puts it in your hands.

You feel the nearly 2 kg (1873 grams to be precise), you see the length of 65 cm and you see a price for which you buy a set of good spanners, and you know: I just want this massive, huge impressive tool to tighten the crankshaft nut under the flywheel.

Since that time I have this tool, it has its place on a nail near the ceiling of the workshop and I feel happy whenever I see it. One of my XZ-goodies.