dumb question

[tweety652]

dumb question but it there a specific socket made for loosening wingnuts....i need the for work...specialty kind of thing, not for loosening them from hoses and i a socket type of deal....i use pliers at the moment but am interested if there is a socket designed for this application....thanks

 

[Skin]

yes there is [google it] but a lot of people usually end up making their own.

 

[pp702nw]

first thing that came to mind was the gator grip. http://www.endeavorproducts.com/ no idea on how it would perform.

 

[supertooljunkie]

Gator Grip!! Haaaaa-haaaaa. Actually, I think I have seen one somewhere. Can't remember where. I took an old deepwell 5/8, 11/16" socket and milled a slot in it to fit the wings. It worked like a champ. I left the company and gave it to the next guy in line

 

[tweety652]

gator grip came to mind but i was looking for something specifically designed.....i no longer have access to a mill so i may just end up with the gator grip.

 

[Skin]

unless they have to be precision a lot of people simply take a cut-off wheel to a socket.

Also commercially available ones like these

http://www.hotlipscycle.com/brands/341/product/17836

 

[supertooljunkie]

www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/.../wing_nut_socket_set $19 same as above

 

[fordbroncodave]

depending on the size of the wingnut, just take a 5/8" socket and cut 2 notches out of it using a hacksaw (or a grinder)

 

[egdede]

My wife put a Gator-grip in my Christmas stocking one year. Wingnuts are about the only thing I use it for. It works well.

 

[srmofo]

Ive got one for removing the plastic drain plugs on radiators. Not sure on the size of wing nuts you're using though

 

[kythri]

Thanks for the post and the links, folks! Just ordered a set from Motion Pro. Every time I ever needed something like this, I always tell myself I'll find a better solution than pliers, and then I always forget!

 

[beelsr]

i've seen a bit driver type tool at HD and Sears to do wingnuts. It's cheap.

 

[Monte]

Ko-Ken makes these: