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You might use a piece of flat metal stock about the width of the nut and maybe 6 inches long. Bend a short tab 90 degrees on one end. Then cut away the part of the tab that would not be needed. It would essentially be a homemade spanner wrench.
 
I made one years ago out of s bit of 16ga steel. A Rectangle about 3" x 1.25". Out of one end I cut a rectangle just wide & long enough to accommodate the switch, so I had a flat U-shaped tool. Worked great!
 
Master Mechanic Bugeye58 has made me a tool to try, which he's sending along for trials! Another reason why BCF is *the* forum of choice for all LBC fans.

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I have only needed to fashion a wrench to loosen a stubborn bezel nut. If you just want to tighten then that's much easier.

For tightening I use 1/2 of a wooden spring-type clothes pin rather than a screwdriver. The wood in those is somewhat tough and the end is just squared enough to catch in the slot of the "nut" and there is no way a slip will scratch anything.

A few light taps on the wood 'drift' with a small hammer is all it takes.
 
Bugeye58 said:
No master mechanic, Julian, just a jackleg engineer who enjoys doing machine work.
Jeff
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Well, it works like a dream, so you are a master in my estimation /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif A very nice job:

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It's sufficiently deep that it fits over the control shafts, too.
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Bravo and many thanks.

The dash is almost complete now:

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Nice tool Bugeye! Bet you could sell a few on eBay like that guy who makes the tool to fasten the inner and outer window seals.
 
Glad it worked for you, Julian. I took the length of the control shafts and switch toggles into consideration when I made it. I was a bit concerned about the ID, as I didn't have a switch handy to test it on.
No plans to go into production, though.
Jeff
 
Wow, Julian. Quite the lucky fellow. Jeff, can't hardly
tell you how cool that is. Off the charts.
A gift to treasure. Some things money can't buy.
 
Lucas toggle bezel tool. For early Lucas toggle and warning lights. XK's Unlimited 1-800 444-5247 pg 74
This is a great tool, Well worth the $
 
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