Can you recommend a set of super thin wrenches?

itwnexus · Aug 24, 2012

Can you recommend a set of super thin metric wrenches? I'm looking for an inexpensive set to hold a cordless drill shaft while I remove the broken drill chuck.

SMKS · Aug 24, 2012

Bike cone wrenches, but they may not be strong enough, depending on how much torque you'll be applying.

itwnexus · Aug 24, 2012

Is the V8 Tools Inc VT8109 9 Piece Metric Super Thin Wrench Set any good?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QV1EPG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

kiatech · Aug 24, 2012

Google tappet wrenches

MrSnicks · Aug 24, 2012

I don't know how big you need, or if they would be strong enough but what about ignition wrenches?

Patrick

WHT · Aug 24, 2012

The forum need more information to answer your question.

What size do you need and how thin is thin?

franzdom · Aug 24, 2012

Bicycle cone wrenches are plenty strong, I have several full sets and have wrenched super hard on all of them. Park can be had in singles for quite reasonable. If you want a full set that is better than basic I can also recommend Facom, I picked up a really nice set of thin wrenches that work great for things like stabilizer link flats.

Harvey Melvin Richards · Aug 24, 2012

No mention of size, but I have an adjustable wrench with thin jaws that opens to 13/16" or 22mm. I needed a thin 5/16" wrench on a regular basis. I took a cheap import wrench and hand ground and surface ground it down to the thickness that would work.

willhollin · Aug 24, 2012

FrankLee said:
You should be able to just insert the gearless and of the key into the chuck and smack it with a hammer. Always worked for me.

Wont work if the chuck jaws are busted though.

willhollin · Aug 24, 2012

FrankLee said:
use the key hole, not the jaws.

Ah i see, I was imagining a keyless chuck rather than a keyed one. :thumbup:

WhoWhatNow · Aug 24, 2012

itwnexus said:
Is the V8 Tools Inc VT8109 9 Piece Metric Super Thin Wrench Set any good?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QV1EPG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have these. They are not great but they work if you are only using them occasionally. I originally got them do some suspension work on my old BMW E36. I know I have used them here and there since then and they haven't given me any trouble.

Davefr · Aug 24, 2012

Make your own. Go to HF and buy the right size wrench and grind it down.

I couldn't believe how easy they are to cut or grind. (like a knife going thru warm butter)

EvilWelder · Aug 24, 2012

A piece of 1/8" X1" stainless flat bar in the mill is how I made mine.

bobemmerich · Aug 24, 2012

Try Sears. They have thin tappet wrenches that would work, provided they have your size. Can't say anything to your link, never used any of their tools.

buening · Aug 24, 2012

I agree with evilwelder if you have the capabilities and time. A piece of flat bar, drill bit, and a air cutoff tool (or dremel or hacksaw) and you can make your own. Undersize the opening a bit and use a file to bring it to your opening spec.

Jeeper · Aug 24, 2012

I go to the local bike shop or REI and pick up a cone wrench by Park. Pretty reasonable.

itwnexus · Aug 24, 2012

I need a 19mm or 20mm super thin wrench. I can only get a regular 19mm wrench part way in so it looks like a 19mm will fit but I might be a little larger.

I am trying to remove a Makita hammer drill Self-Tightening Chuck. It is all plastic and does not use a key.

The chuck is not stuck. It spins. The chuck does not hold the bit. If I put the drill on a vice and insert an allen key and strike it, the chuck will just spin.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...l&id=E803C096E2C57783203A284052834E0A5414F177

franzdom · Aug 24, 2012

Park may not make a 19mm, if you find a 3/4" that would work as well though. That range is about out of bicycle tool size, the largest I have is 18mm. My Facom set goes to 19mm.

Jeeper · Aug 24, 2012

franzdom said:
Park may not make a 19mm, if you find a 3/4" that would work as well though. That range is about out of bicycle tool size, the largest I have is 18mm. My Facom set goes to 19mm.

Amazon has them. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C15KX4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

6-Speed · Aug 24, 2012

Park cone wrenches work great when you need a really thin wrench. I use the 17mm to hold the caliper guide pins on my Honda Odyssey to keep them from turning. The largest size I have is a 19mm.

altec876 · Aug 24, 2012

How bout the hf thin wrenches there on sale for about $30 bought both sets for the amount I will use them they seem pretty good.

itwnexus · Aug 24, 2012

I search for the hf thin wrenches at the hf website. I could not find them. Please post link.

TwoInch · Aug 25, 2012

since the chuck is garbage, and plastic, can you bust it up to get some clearance? mount the plastic in a vise, and hit it with a dremel and a rasp or something..

from what i remember from swapping chucks, you dont really mess with the nut in there, and it wont help getting the chuck off. could be remembering wrong tho

Can you recommend a set of super thin wrenches?

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