Crowsfeet

[SnapOn88]

Im in the market for a set of metric/ standard crowfeet . I see snap on has some nice sets as well as matco. I have a good question now most of the time if a crowfoot is needed its in a really wierd/tight area. Somewere you dont want to round a nut/bolt off with a typical crowsfoot socket. Is it worth it to just get flare nut crowfeet instead of regular . Any opinions im curious ive had this question for a long time . Also im in need of a 3 finger puller for harmonic dampners etc I hope you catch my drift who offers a nice set ? I get 50% from snap on for a short time though

 

[Uncle Buck]

I have both conventional crow foot sockets, and the line wrench type. I actually never gave your idea of one or the other any thought. My line type I bought used for good money, and I bought Craftys for the regular crow foot type. I doubt I have used either set more than a dozen times. If I had an opportunity for 50% of with S/O I would look at screwdrivers and unusual ratchets. I know the puller set you speak of and in fact I have that set from S/O however you can get that same basic set elsewhere and it will work just as good for less money. Mind you, I have several S/O puller sets and they all perform flawlessly it"s just that for less money OTC pullers do every bit as good a job. My 2 bits.

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

I have an otc three jaw , the forcing screw is a bit flimsy , but it works good on quad 4s and chrysler 2.0 and 2.4 , otc has introduced a specific 3 jaw for the tight spot balancer , looks fairly low cost in the tool newspapers

 

[SnapOn88]

Yea sounds good otc will do . What types of ratchets do you mean outside of flex head and fixed, i may be working for acura i dunno if theres anything with these cars that are really musts ?? any ideas

 

[Uncle Buck]

Yea sounds good otc will do . What types of ratchets do you mean outside of flex head and fixed, i may be working for acura i dunno if theres anything with these cars that are really musts ?? any ideas

I started adding S/O specialty ratchets to my box in the mid 1980's such as the long handle 1/4'' drive, the round 1/4" SK palm ratchet, shorties, bent handles, flex heads, 24" S/O breakover 1/2" drive. If it was out of the ordinary, compact, looked like it could go places my basic tool set could not take me then I wanted one, which includes things bought on the cheap at pawn shops like my 3' 1/2" drive extension and things such as flex sockets. I believe that all this funky stuff makes the job so much easier sometimes.

While I do really enjoy S/O quality in tools I have not bought but a few sets of S/O sockets; and those were bought when I was single and had more money to burn. I primarily bought the stuff from S/O that used to be you could not get from Sears such as 3-4 pc prybar sets and things like 1/4" swivel sockets. Sears has actually done a good job of expanding their offering of quality tools in recent years to my way of thinking (not counting their gimmick tools!). Anyway I would get from S/O what specialty tools others such as SK, Armstrong, Proto, and Williams do not offer cheaper. My 2 bits.

 

[wrenchr]

I started adding S/O specialty ratchets to my box in the mid 1980's such as the long handle 1/4'' drive, the round 1/4" SK palm ratchet, shorties, bent handles, flex heads, 24" S/O breakover 1/2" drive. If it was out of the ordinary, compact, looked like it could go places my basic tool set could not take me then I wanted one, which includes things bought on the cheap at pawn shops like my 3' 1/2" drive extension and things such as flex sockets. I believe that all this funky stuff makes the job so much easier sometimes.

While I do really enjoy S/O quality in tools I have not bought but a few sets of S/O sockets; and those were bought when I was single and had more money to burn. I primarily bought the stuff from S/O that used to be you could not get from Sears such as 3-4 pc prybar sets and things like 1/4" swivel sockets. Sears has actually done a good job of expanding their offering of quality tools in recent years to my way of thinking (not counting their gimmick tools!). Anyway I would get from S/O what specialty tools others such as SK, Armstrong, Proto, and Williams do not offer cheaper. My 2 bits.

I could not agree more!!

 

[icnsltmfg]

This is timely, can someone let me know when one would use a crowfoot. Is it used for when you would use an open end wrench but have no room for the handle?

 

[Uncle Buck]

This is timely, can someone let me know when one would use a crowfoot. Is it used for when you would use an open end wrench but have no room for the handle?

That is exactly when you use a crowfoot, or the times where you would prefer a box end, but the space is confined and the circumstances will only allow for the open end crowfoot and nothing else.

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

the main thing you need at acura and honda is the crankshaft holding tool

 

[JayL]

I use to have a Generation 5 Honda Prelude. A crowfoot wrench is required to do the fuel filter.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

I bet his limited time for 50% off has expired since last year.

 

[eschoendorff]

I bet his limited time for 50% off has expired since last year.

Better late than never, right????

 

[JayL]

Which one do you think is the better choice. Roughly the same price.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...t_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

or

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00904363000P

I checked the Gearwrench site and am surprised that their crowfoot wrench does not have the Surface Drive Plus.

http://gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/non-ratcheting/crowfoot/

http://gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/non-ratcheting/long_pattern_combination/