pas pump x plug and drag link tool needed

[Monkeymagic]

Im steadily re building my brothers coupe after a row with a low wall. while i wait for the new panels i thought id do a couple of mechanical bits. one thing i noticed is the pas pump leaks. i have looked and it appears it coming from the x plug.
i have tried to find the drag link tool to remove it but can't find any for sale on internet in UK .
does anyone have the tool i could borrow or better still the x plug and tool they wish to sell?

[Tony Stark]

Think i used an old blunt pry bar on my x-plug along with a spanner on the shaft of it to get the torque needed.
Proper tool can be found here

http://www.samstagsales.com/vwaudi2.htm#Steering

But its not cheap!

[andy10v]

I think there is a bit on Phil Payne's site about getting a big drag link bit for an impact driver and just grinding it to a gentle curve to fit.

Something like this modified to fit

[UrS4boy]

X-plug PN and drag link socket modifications

I think there is a bit on Phil Payne's site about getting a big drag link bit for an impact driver and just grinding it to a gentle curve to fit. Something like this modified to fit

Don't know about gentle curves (except on women ). For the drag link socket, you need to grind/file the corners off:

[Monkeymagic]

yeahi have read that its findingthe tool that is proving difficult.

[UrS4boy]

yeahi have read that its findingthe tool that is proving difficult.

That's what *she* said.

[Tonybolony]

I made my own.
Find an old 1/2"Dr socket, from memory 14mm, and whilst looking at the business end as a clock face, with an angle grinder- remove all metal to a depth of 2.5-3mm from approx 1 0'clock to about 5 0'clock, and the same betwenn 7-11 0'clock Ish!!!.
There won't be an awful lot of metal left, but as the plug tightens on an O'ring, it doesn't need to be 'proper' tight.
It worked for me!

[Monkeymagic]

out with the grinder then. cheers.

[Tonybolony]

I did this about a year ago, and if I remember rightly, I started with the Donor socket held perpendicular in a 4" extension, in a vise, starting both vertical cuts with a hacksaw as it was easier to control, and then mill away the unwanted metal with the disc. Mine was (Is!!!) Dog-rough, as it was a 'desperation' move - not really expecting it to work. Given another shot at one tho....
'Necessity being the Mother of invention', and all that b*****ks, eh?