Re: Leaking rear main seal-"Sneaky Pete" tool

Posted by HH56 On 2009/5/13 20:25:12

I've never used one but being curious and nosey did a Google. After sifting thru lots of things called sneaky petes, notice there are at least 2 manufactures that make it and different styles.

The only actual review I found was from a guy on an Australian forum who had mixed luck. Whichever version he was using apparently has a tendency to sometimes come ungripped with the rope halfway thru. He did say that things worked better with the crankshaft loosened.

KD looks to me the better one and has a Chinese finger type grip -- the Lisle apparently has some kind of clip that attaches to the rope--pictures I found were a bit small for detail. I guess it is worth a try, considering the alternative--particularly the Chinese grip one. Seems to me it would be hard for the rope to come out of that type.