Front nut removal on a carburetor

[rustbelt]

Hello again guys. Replacing the current Decade 34 pic 3 carb on my 74 SB with a Solex I just rebuilt. My problem thus far is the removal of the front nut holding the carb in place. I've disconnected the accelerator cable and shut of solenoid to allow more room, as well as removed the coil and dist cap, but I still don't seem to have enough room to get a grip with either a open or box end wrench.
Any suggestions?
thanks.
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1974 Super Beetle

[71superAS]

[Clara]

S shaped wrench makes it easy.
I have one that is 13mm and 14mm

[805buggin]

I use an offset style box end but that S shaped one looks like it will be a lot easier.

[Cusser]

[ricaroo]

I took my carburetor of using a 13mm stubby box wrench, all I removed was the distributor cap
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1971 Standard Beetle 2 dr Sedan 1600dp

[rustbelt]

Thanks everybody for their responses. Never one to pass up an opportunity to buy a new tool, I purchased the set of metric S wrenches from Harbor Freight, came home and had the nut off pronto.
As always - great advice from TheSamba!!!!
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1974 Super Beetle

[Tim Donahoe]

There is also a special wrench for that nut. It's simply a wrench with a right angle. I bought one but haven't had to remove my carburetor since. Ten bucks. Several VW vendors sell them.

Tim
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[wcfvw69]

[71superAS]

[VW_Jimbo]

I use this wrench. You can get one just about anywhere VW parts are sold.

or from eBay for $12.50;

https://www.ebay.com/p/?iid=291860200536&&&chn=ps

[allenw]

Heat up a standard wrench from a pawn shop for a buck and bend it yourself

[gt1953]

I love pawn shop wrenches for a variety of reasons. Bending them is one of them.
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[wcfvw69]

Let's face it, we are always looking for an excuse to buy more tools.
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[busman78]

Any of these will work, plus if you are not into accumulation of tools the good old 13mm combo works, as mentioned the dist cap needs to be off also the rotor for a little more room.

Top is a unmarked copy of the Hazet 4561, then an original Hazet 615 11x13 then the Snap-On S5911 13x14 which is my favorite.

[Cusser]

Mine's an S-shaped 13mm x 14mm box, about 4 decades old, and I can't remember where I got it. It's German-made, Belzer-Aero No. 1954, vanadium extra. Somehow the 13mm box end got too close to my bench grinder a few decades ago.

I also have an S-shaped metric set from Harbor Freight too.
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