I need one. Preferably an offset one. The only ones I can find online are the Snap-on and they aren't carrying it online. My 12-point one is chewing into the bolt and is about to strip it out and there isn't enough room to get a ratchet in there. If someone has an account with Snap-on and can get me one (They're about $30-40) I'll gladly pay you back. If someone has one I can borrow that would be great, too. However I may have to beat it onto the bolt so... yeah. I should probably buy one. I also found an SK Tools one but it's pretty short (6"). It will have to be able to handle quite a bit of torque and I'd prefer a combination wrench so I can daisy-chain another wrench on the end to get the torque I need (upper trailing arm bolt is REALLY seized up). PM me if you've got one or post up a location in the metro where I can run and buy one. Thanks, -Greg
Sears doesn't have anything that big in a 6pt? I'd feel better about beating a Craftsman wrench like it owes me money.
Not that I could find online. I'm not going to drive down to Sears to find out if I can't find one online. Sears seems to carry only 12-point stuff. Perhaps if I bought their $5000 mechanics tool package there would be one in there but I don't like paying used-car prices for tools I'm not going to be able to touch for over a year.
I dont think that the sears in minnetonka has them. I was just there on thursday. I only noticed 12pt stuff, but you never know maybe I missed it. would a bolt out set work? or can you not get a socket in there?
I can't fit a socket in there. If worse comes to worst I'll just remove the entire trailing arm mount (I've got the lower end disconnected) and either cut the bolt (I have replacement hardware) or force it apart in some other manner. The frame rails are in the way and only a small ratchet will fit in there and I'm about 90% sure that a small ratchet will be destroyed by the amount of force I'm going to have to apply to it. Hell, I already slightly bent a 21mm wrench I had daisy-chained up to the 12-point 17mm I was using to attempt to get it off. The other side came right off, but this side is being a cast-iron beotch.
you could also pick up a set of flare nut wrenches, handy tools to have around if u dont already own some, tho they really only cover 5 of the 6 pts.
I have flare-nut wrenches but none that large. Later this week when I'm not writing a paper due the next day I'll head on down to Craftsman land and see what they've got. I also need to pick up a good pipe to use as a breaker bar. Daisy-chaining wrenches is getting old and it's only a matter of time until one slips when I'm putting massive pressure on it. Broken knuckles suck.
I never realized there was an official breaker bar. So this breaker bar slips over a wrench? Like a pipe? And it costs twice as much? Sign me up for two!
Breaker-Bar = solid bar with socket attachment Cheater-Bar = pipe slipped over wrench to increase leverage
Sears did have the proper wrenches. And a few more things I was looking for too. I wish craftsman had a better website... I remember now why I avoid going there. My one wrench turned into a set of 12 wrenches, a set of 3 large combination wrenches with the nut-saver ends, a 1/4" drive socket set and some ratchet attachments for my cordless drill. $100 spent when I was looking to buy a single wrench. I have a disease.
I know.. I was researching online for my new workshop... was pricing/budgeting to set up my 2nd toolbox at home similar to my one at work... yeah I am over $1200 so far in hand tools... ha ha few other things have found their way onto the list... ha ha
