 "Half-way good" | 2009-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By rblanc456 |
This would be a nice little tool if the head stayed on the shaft. As soon as I opened the blister pack the ratcheting head fell off. Maybe a spot of JB Weld will fix it. It should have a set screw or screw-on wooden dowel for a shaft. All I really need is the 4mm head anyway and stick my own dowel in.
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 "Ford Headlamp Adhuster Works Perfectly On Mazda Tribute" | 2009-02-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2UKL0E9AG6FG9 |
From Amazon I bought the Lisle No. 14540 Ford headlamp adjuster because my '08 Mazda Tribute (Mazda Corp. is almost half-owned by Ford) has the same 4mm hex headlamp adjusters as many Ford models have. The Lisle No. 14540 works perfectly on my Tribute's headlamp adjusters - and this tool is actually a MUST for the Tribute's adjusters, because the adjusters are sited so closely to the Tribute's upper frame crossmember that an ordinary 4mm socket, attached necessarily to a ratchet, will simply not fit into that cramped space - you simply cannot get the ratchet-&-socket into the small space in order to slip the socket onto the adjuster's hexagonal shaft.
The Lisle 14540 Ford (and Mazda Tribute!) headlamp adjuster tool is crudely made of simple components. Its steel billet/bar stock handle, which is knurled (and I found the knurling to be superfluous to the tool's operation) at its hand-gripping end for a length of 1-1/2 inches, is the essence of simplicity. The 14540's business end is a coarsely ground but adequately chrome plated casting or forging which houses the tool's butter-smooth working roller-clutch mechanism that operates like a silent ratchet. The roller clutch mechanism's internal 4mm socket is captured and held into the chromed tool head by an opposed pair of cheap friction-fit washer-like fasteners which may need, as my example's needed, to be pressed together with thumb and forefinger to ensure that they're seated all the way for proper roller-clutch mechanism retention, and so that the washer-like fasteners won't come off and perhaps become lost - perhaps along with the internal working bits of the roller clutch mechanism (to prevent loss of these fasteners during toolbox, trunk, or glove box stowage, owners of the Lisle 14540 may wish to wrap some electrician's tape, or stretch a stout rubber band, round its head).
All that said, considering the infrequent use to which Ford and Mazda Tribute owners will likely put this headlamp adjuster, the Lisle 14540 works perfectly, and its fair price makes it well worth buying: so I enthusiastically recommend the Lisle 14540 Headlight Adjusting Ratchet For Ford (and Mazda Tribute) if you own a Ford or a Mazda Tribute and you want or need to adjust their headlamp beams. I also make this note to the Lisle Corporation: to increase sales of this perfectly effective tool, have your marketing geniuses add to the No. 14540's printed sales rack hanger card, and to your firm's tool catalogue, a printed blurb that tells that this tool also works on Mazda Tribute 4mm headlamp adjusters.
Congratulations, then, to the people who work at Lisle for a splendid job! |
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| "The head was too large to work properly" | 2009-02-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3PUWIKP32K41A |
| After I replaced the old faded headlights on my 2000 Ford CVPI, I noticed that they needed to be adjusted. I called a "local and official" state lamp adjusment shop and they quoted me $80 to adjust the two new headlamp assemblies I bought on E-Bay for $50. Right. So I tried to adjust them myself but it was very difficult and time consuming. I bought this tool from a local Napa Auto Parts store. The tool worked OK but unfortunately because the head is so big, it would only turn to a certain extent before being stopped by the other metal piece to the rear of the headlamp assembly unit. Another reviewer below mentioned the same problem. So in the end, the tool was really useless because I could not use it to completely turn the small screws all the way back towards the rear. Ford made such a poor design of their frame that I cannot believe how hard it was to change out my bulbs and headlamp assembly much less adjust them properly. |
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| "Headlight adjuster works well." | 2009-01-15 |
| - Reviewed By tomichp |
This is a specialty tool that is perfect for the job. As with any car it is very important to adjust your headlights for improved vision, safety, and courteousness to other drivers. You should adjust them at least every time you replace a bulb. This tool worked well on my 2004 Ford Crown Victoria. The only issue I had was that I had to remove the plastic heat shield that goes between the grill and the radiator core support in order to get enough of room to adjust the headlights.
These Ford lights have tiny 4mm heads and I was not able to find another conventional tool like a box wrench in that size.
The tool itself seems well made and does have a very fine ratchet action. I would be wary about putting too much force on it if I had rusty bolts to deal with.
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 "This 7/8" Thick Wrench Is Too Thick For Some Cars" | 2008-09-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3G5TMTD5SKGJO |
| Get the KAS-5529A Ratcheting Wrench KAS-5529A WRENCH FORD HDLGHT instead. It is about half as thick as the Lisle Wrench. The KAS-5529A wrench looks more like a conventional box end ratchet wrench, and comes with both 4mm and 4.5mm ends to fit other vehicle headlight adjuster bolts.br /br /This "Lisle 14540 Headlight Adjusting Ratchet for Ford" is made moderately well, but it is too thick to fit properly between the headlight and radiator firewall of my 1999 Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor. This wrench's 4mm sleeve is held in place by press fitted washers on either side. It can't be made much thinner.br /br /This Lisle wrench may just fit onto the top adjusting bolt, but if the bolt moves backward to raise the headlight beam, the wrench may not be removed from the bolt. The headlight retaining plate(s) must then be popped loose to allow the headlight assembly to move forward enough to allow the wrench to be removed from the adjusting bolt.br / |
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| "4mm headlamp ratchet" | 2008-04-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1AYDRWMUUQ1ZY |
| The price, the delivery time and the product met all of the advertised parameters. The product did the job very well. I am pleased. |
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