Bilstein Wrench
 

Replacing Boges with Bilstein winter project and trying to get ahead of the problem curve. I've been trying to locate a Bilstein gland nut spanner wrench in order to torque accurately (part # Bilstein E4-MS 08/06). Bilstein tells me it is proprietary and not for sale. Other than a big pipe wrench and a guess is there an alternative....

As thousands have done before you, Just use a pipe wrench. Make it tight. You will be ok.

Hi ,
I did exactly the same thing a few months back and faced the same problem . I bought my greens from our host and can't figure why they don't sell the tool . I bought mine on e-bay from ECS Tuning for around $15 . I guess you can use a pipe wrench , but the tool keeps you from marring up the tubes ( or worse crushing them ) so I'd get the tool . You are correct - the one you want is MS 08 / 6 .
Regards,
Bryan

This a bit surprising, and disappointing, as I got mine directly from Bilstein some years ago. Try the organization in North Carolina (aftermarket & motor sports). I'm pretty sure that's who provided mine...

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Aftermarket & Motorsports - East
293 Timber Road
Mooresville, NC. 28115-7868
PHONE +1-800-537-1085
WEB bilstein.com/us/


Good luck.

The "tool" is just cheap steel. I use a big pipe wrench to unscrew and a bicycle spanner wrench to tighten. The Hozan spanner wrench is available on ebay and amazon for ~$20 shipped and worth having in the toolbox.

I've used a strap wrench for this a few times. Doesn't mar up the surfaces like pipe wrenches or channel locks could. Looks like ECS tuning (who actually own Pelican now) sell the correct tool and it's only $5 shipped: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-bilstein-parts/strut-cap-gland-nut-wrench/tms189771/

Buy this tool.......
 

More than 20 years ago, I made a gland nut tool using an old gland nut. See picture below:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1573160716.jpg

Buy the tool for $5 plus shipping. You are not saving by building or fabricating the tool unless nothing is available in the market.

Tony

TCS site indicates the tool they have will not fit my '86 Carrera. Tried an online chat and found that nothing but a garbled waste of time. If ECS does in fact own Pelican I hope I can still deal directly with the latter in the future. I'll figure out the tool situation (I'm obviously overthinking this), but if anyone could clarify the ECS/Pelican connection....

ECS bought Pelican a couple years ago.

Thanks to all for replies. Appreciated.