A most peculiar tool

[eschoendorff]

I was visiting one of my favorite tool shops a couple weeks ago and saw this odd-looking snake-like tool sitting on one of the counters. AS I got closer, I could see that the **** end said "Made in USA" and that it had a long flexible shaft with a 1/4 drive stud at the end. I asked the owner who made it. He replied that it was one of two that he had aquired when he bought out another tool supply house. It was basically old KD stock. We looked up the number on the tool and found that it is no longer available. The tool is a thing of beauty. You can flex it more than 180* and the knob on the **** end still turns the socket as smooth as it did when straight.

Where was this thing when I was getting to the fan relay on my wife's car???!!!!

Anyway, if you find one, pick it up...

 

[bmwpower]

Got the part number?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Snap-On has had one of those for years, actually, they have offered two different versions. The first appears like the one you show, the second did not have the full flex end, but rather a fixed gentle sweeping tube. I have the So version of what you are showing, I use mine to make adjustments on my points on a couple of my old cars. I have found mine quite handy.

 

[eschoendorff]

As best I can tell, it's KD p/n 3535. Don't quote me though... it wasn't exactly clear.

 

[Luckydevil]

Any way to hook a ratchet up to it, or do you just turn it by hand?

 

[rdnkjeeper]

I used to have something like that, that went into a ratcheting screwdriver. It was handy at times.....don't know whatever happened to it.

 

[dink]

I had one for the ratchet....I didnt like it....it was a Wiha...didnt have much bend to it....so I gave it to my dad

 

[eschoendorff]

Any way to hook a ratchet up to it, or do you just turn it by hand?

You turn it by hand... it's not meant to transmit a LOT of torque. But, unlike Dink's experience, this thing actually turns smoothly at bends over 180* (even though the bend in the pic is not quite even 160*).

Seems like it would be helpful in getting those 7mm trim screws started underthe dash of the car during reassembly...

 

[dink]

You turn it by hand... it's not meant to transmit a LOT of torque. But, unlike Dink's experience, this thing actually turns smoothly at bends over 180* (even though the bend in the pic is not quite even 160*).

Seems like it would be helpful in getting those 7mm trim screws started underthe dash of the car during reassembly...

Yea yours looks awesome....defently a good tool for interior work....behind the dash and such

 

[Thumper]

That litttle jewel was originally designed for adjusting the carb mixture screws but was also used as pointed out before to set the points in a GM distributor.

 

[Uncle Buck]

It is not a tool you use everyday, but when you need it, it rocks!

 

[krooser]

I've got a plastic one that I bought off the MATCO truck years ago...crude compared to that but it does work...