1/4-Inch Drive crowfoot?

[Caddybill]

Does anyone else make them besides Snap On and Proto? I'm looking for a 1/4 drive 7/16 flair crowfoot and am looking for something a little less in price than Snap On. I need it for tight spots getting to the pilot tubing on boiler gas valves, so not a lot of torque.

 

[Caddybill]

Bump. Any suggestions?

 

[dutchgray]

I buy used Snap-On mostly for crowfeet, 1/4" drive might well be the hardest to find though.

 

[rhandwor]

If your only purchasing one it would be cheaper from Snap On because they don't charge shipping.

 

[ChevyEFI]

Get a Snap-On 6 point 3/8" drive flare crowsfoot and use an adapter.
Cheaper and 6 point seems less rounding-prone than 12 point.

If that's too big, step up and buy the 1/4" drive version. Sounds like you might use it often enough to warrant buying the right tool.

 

[Outlawmws]

Any particular reason it has to be 1/4" drive? or is that part of your "tight access" situation?

 

[Outlawmws]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Snap-On-1-4-Drive-7-16-Deep-Flare-Nut-Crowfoot-Socket-Wrench-MINT-/121760730975?hash=item1c59814f5f:g:V~0AAOSwEetV-EtY&item=121760730975&vxp=mtr

 

[ChevyEFI]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Snap-On-1-4-Drive-7-16-Deep-Flare-Nut-Crowfoot-Socket-Wrench-MINT-/121760730975?hash=item1c59814f5f:g:V~0AAOSwEetV-EtY&item=121760730975&vxp=mtr

I'm a bit surprised the seller would drop the ball on the title like that.

 

[Bobioz1]

Yep. Not 1/4". Couldn't find it on snap on's site either.

 

[Outlawmws]

Hmm, I didn't even notice the drive in the pic didn't map...

Opps! Sorry!

 

[Caddybill]

Any particular reason it has to be 1/4" drive? or is that part of your "tight access" situation?

Yes tight spaces. Sometimes with my ham hands I bearly have enough room to swing a long 7/16 wrench.

 

[Caddybill]

Yep. Not 1/4". Couldn't find it on snap on's site either.

Glad you pointed that out. I had been looking at that listing and did not notice that.

 

[DBendr]

Can you take a 7/16 flare wrench, hack the head off(whatever reach length) and weld it to a chopped off extension ?

 

[Caddybill]

I don't yet know how to weld.

 

[Outlawmws]

snap on does make it, but it's not inexpensive:

https://store.snapon.com/Flank-Drive-174-Flare-Nut-Deep-inches-12-Point-Wrench-Crowfoot-Flare-Nut-Deep-7-16-12-Point-P631191.aspx

 

[Outlawmws]

And Proto:

http://www.protoindustrial.com/en/industrial-tools/Proto/Hand-Sockets/Crowfoot-Wrenches/4126de4c-2dea-45cd-9daf-7b16974c050d_Proto%C2%AE-1%7c4%22-Drive-Full-Polish-Crowfoot-Wrenches/J4708CF_Proto%C2%AE-1%7c4%22-Drive-Crowfoot-Wrench-1%7c4%22---Open-End/

Not seeing much by anyone else... (SK, Cornwell, & Wright)

 

[Bobioz1]

The proto is not a flare. The Snap on looks like a winner.

 

[Outlawmws]

Yep, missed that on the website. SO seems to be the only game in town for the ones I've looked at.

 

[Bobioz1]

Not a lot of size difference from 3/8 to 1/4 drive