Angle wrenches useful?

bmwpower · Feb 10, 2007

Something like these:

Useful?

Deafautotech · Feb 10, 2007

what would you use it for?? i know that NHRA drag racing teams had angle wrenches to repair the engine or like top fuel team to do the engine rebuild with angle wrenches.

for me, i dont see what i would use for..... :dunno:

Canadian Charlie · Feb 10, 2007

I have 3 of them 4 way angle wrenches, 2 of which I bought off eBay (11mm and 13mm) for very little money and I have given them hardly any use. They more or less look nice in the tool box.

The third I ordered direct from Snap On UK a 7/16" which gets used more than the other 2. If you own a Chevy with headers chances are the bolts are 7/16" and with the tight spots this wrench is worth its weight in gold

Deafautotech · Feb 10, 2007

i wonder any chevy vehicles in europe? that interesting to me.

Canadian Charlie · Feb 10, 2007

Where I live there is a Chevy/Isuzu/Cadillac/Suzuki dealer out here who would love to put an order out for you on a new Vette or Camaro (hardly any deals are made) cause import taxes are sky high. I own a 1989 Chevy Silverado which I bought brand new while I was living in Toronto Canada. I moved here in 1991 and the truck came over in 1992

Fuel is double of what you pay so its a weekend/nice day truck

Thanks for asking

Deafautotech · Feb 10, 2007

wow that is interesting for me because iknow that europe have mini cooper, BMW, Mercde benz, and else.... i know that daimlerchrysler work with mercde benz as Chrysler Crossfire use mercde benz's engine and transmission....

ImportTuner · Feb 10, 2007

I don't have any angle wrenches but what would one need them for??

Canadian Charlie · Feb 10, 2007

ImportTuner said:
I don't have any angle wrenches but what would one need them for??

7/16" is worth its weight in gold for header bolts

wantedabiggergarage · Feb 10, 2007

I have a friend at another shop, who uses them on suspension, alignment work. He like them because of the tight quarters he has to work in, and the angles they allow him to comfortably work in.

wilbilt · Feb 10, 2007

Back when cars had carburetors, they were useful for accessing the nuts on the baseplate.

Charles (in GA) · Feb 10, 2007

All I can say is, "hell yes" they are useful. As an aircraft mechanic, I absolutely could not work without them. They are useful on autos and other things too. Snap-on has a different angle to theirs, I recall theirs being 15 degree and 75 degree. I have sets of SO fraction and metric sizes. Other brands use 15 degree and 60 degree. I have a set of fractional Bonney's that are 15/60. Truthfully I find the SO 15/75's easier and better to use. Everyone at work has a set and some have SO and others have one of several other brands, Bonney (no longer produced), Matco (exactly the same as the Bonney's), Cornwell (very think shanks, for better access), a couple of different China made brands, and Mac.

Cornwell angle wrenches.... http://www.cornwelltools.com/OnlineCatalog/Wrenches & Striking Tools/81box,openendang.html

Snap On angle wrenches..... http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?item_ID=5260&group_ID=11569

Mac Angle wrenches....... https://www.mactools.com/portal/sit...10VgnVCM100000104d840aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default#

Charles

Jbullfrog · Feb 10, 2007

Snap-On's are 30deg and 60deg, all the other OEM's are 15deg and 60deg. The open end of a combination wrench is normally 15deg, so with their offset you are only getting 1 extra angle for access. I have Snap-On 4-ways and Blue-Point hydraulic wrenches that I use on fittings and lines. They range from 1/2 to 2 inch.

Junkman · Feb 10, 2007

I have used mine on various occasions, but I couldn't tell you exactly when. I found one time that if it were not for those wrenches, I would still be working on that car. I see angle wrenches the same way that I see some of the cooking utensils that my wife has. It isn't how often that you use them, but that you use them when it is called for. Some people could get along with a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a hammer, but most of us are not as resourceful as McGuiver. I use most of the tools in my tool box, except for the fuel filter socket that fits the early 1960's Fords and the socket for the Chrysler screwed in ball joints of the 1960's.

wilbilt · Feb 10, 2007

Junkman said:
I use most of the tools in my tool box, except for the fuel filter socket that fits the early 1960's Fords and the socket for the Chrysler screwed in ball joints of the 1960's.

I had a set of those ball joint sockets. I got rid of them about 10 years ago and haven't missed them. :thumbup:

Junkman · Feb 10, 2007

At my age, you don't get rid of much. You like to keep it around to remind you of the "good old days"..... :beer:

ImportTuner · Feb 10, 2007

Oops... I do have one angle wrench ... Snap On 1/2" on both sides VS16 ... don't remember buying it and it is brand new looking ..

Deafautotech · Feb 10, 2007

yeah i would like not rid the tools if i dont use any but it show me that i did used that tool before and it make me feel good memory in past of my career.

Charles (in GA) · Feb 10, 2007

Jbullfrog said:
Snap-On's are 30deg and 60deg, all the other OEM's are 15deg and 60deg. The open end of a combination wrench is normally 15deg, so with their offset you are only getting 1 extra angle for access. I have Snap-On 4-ways and Blue-Point hydraulic wrenches that I use on fittings and lines. They range from 1/2 to 2 inch.

I knew there was some difference, just didn't remember correctly, what it was. Here is a Snap On 3/4 angle wrench aligned with a Bonney 3/4 angle wrench. The Bonney is, of course, no longer produced. Matco used the exact same wrench, in fact a co-worker bought a set of Matco angle wrenches and one of them actually was a Bonney. I really do prefer the Snap On with the different angle, it seems to be more useful to me. I frequently enounter gangs of hydraulic lines or hoses that have the fittings all lined up close together and you cannot run the B nuts by hand and must wrench them all the way on or off. The Snap On angle wrench makes it a doable job.

Charles

chevy302dz · Feb 10, 2007

I have this set from Martin picked them brand new on EBAY dirt cheap. They are seldom used but when you need them you NEED them.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00933108000&vertical=Sears&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

bmwpower · Feb 10, 2007

I can definitely see them being used for fittings and such under low torque, but how about in an automotive setting? I don't see how they would be good in tight spots. Seems like the wrench handle would need to be way off to the side in order to get on the nut/bolt.

Jbullfrog · Feb 10, 2007

bmwpower said:
I can definitely see them being used for fittings and such under low torque, but how about in an automotive setting? I don't see how they would be good in tight spots. Seems like the wrench handle would need to be way off to the side in order to get on the nut/bolt.

Older top terminal battery cable bolts that you need to hold the square head that has been spun. You can't get a standard wrench at it from the side, but an offset goes right on. They are more for fittings than for general automotive applications.

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