Bendix Adjustable Hook Spanner - Replaces a drawer of Big Wrenches - Info?

[StinkinEngine]

Makes the Williams look like a baby. Wanted to share
as this thing is badass.

Does anyone know approximate age?

Bendix...What kind of Bicycle hubs were being torqued with this bad boy?


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[shanny19]

Search on Bendix Aviation, Bendix corporation, BendixKing Radio and you’ll find a much deeper involvement in 20th century US industry than bicycle brakes.

 

[Provincial]

Often used on bearing nuts.

 

[StinkinEngine]

Search on Bendix Aviation, Bendix corporation, BendixKing Radio and you’ll find a much deeper involvement in 20th century US industry than bicycle brakes.

Thanks Shanny19, I’ve been reading up on the company history online.

I’ve just not been able to find information on this particular tool and it’s use.


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[StinkinEngine]

Often used on bearing nuts.

Thank you sir. Appreciate the info


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[william_b_noble]

I have two of these exact wrenches, Bendix 66852 adjustable spanner, 6-3/4 to 8-3/4 inches. They came from a friend's estate, and he certainly bought things from Lockheed and Douglas aircraft surplus, the Lockheed Burbank plant was not far away from his house. I am suspicious though that these were used on tools not on airplanes, lathe spindle retaining nuts or somehting like that

 

[DonovanSpeed]

Agreed. These are still used on die cast machine tie bar nuts.

 

[joel_400]

Alot of hydraulic cylinders have notched nuts that require these wrenches, however most are too tight to break loose with them. They work great once you break them loose with a 3 or 4 foot pipe wrench!
Joel