Facom flanged flare wrenches

[ToolRoom]

Anybody else have a set of these?

I've had good luck with Facom wrenches in the past so I picked them up as the extra strength of the flanged end looks ideal for dealing with those stubborn brake unions.

Love the design, but not too keen on the forging. Broaching is off centre on several and the smaller sizes have what looks like cracks in the metal.

Thoughts?

 

[donpauli2]

That bridging is gonna cause a problem sooner or later


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[ultgar]

I personally prefer the non-flanged version (42 series). I've had fitment issues with the flanged 43 series on brake lines and bleeders. The flanged version might be good for larger sizes when handling higher torque.

 

[DadsTools]

Anybody else have a set of these?

I've had good luck with Facom wrenches in the past so I picked them up as the extra strength of the flanged end looks ideal for dealing with those stubborn brake unions.

Love the design, but not too keen on the forging. Broaching is off centre on several and the smaller sizes have what looks like cracks in the metal.

Thoughts?

Wow. Have you thought about returning them for replacement?

 

[ultgar]

Anybody else have a set of these?


Love the design, but not too keen on the forging. Broaching is off centre on several and the smaller sizes have what looks like cracks in the metal.

Thoughts?

I don't see that the cracks will ever present a problem....the torque is transmitted through the flats. Since you're in the UK, your local dealer should have no problem replacing it under warranty.

 

[ToolRoom]

Sorry I should have updated this thread. I did contact my supplier. I've dealt with them before and they were very good - Facom warrantied the two wrenches with the cracks, no problems there at all.

Interestingly the replacements are different - slightly rougher finish, different design and different style of writing on the wrench. If I had to guess I would say that they are older stock, possibly French made, while the original items looked Taiwanese.

The replacements still had some minor defects in the same place which leads me to believe this is just a result of the way in which they are made, although they did seem better overall with more centralised broaching.

The most annoying part is the off-centre broaching, mainly as this means the slot is to one side, so at least one of the nut points which should be inside the wrench is not being gripped properly.

Both styles of wrench were similar fits on a nut - but really no better than my cheap Teng wrench which was a third of the RRP.

Like Facom, Love my 440s, but frankly not impressed with these wrenches at all.

 

[Gmonkee]

I have the Wurth offset flex head line wrenches. Japanese made and so pretty, so precise.
The flaw is too precise for gummed up brake lines.

I love them when they can work.

 

[Tonyuk]

I have the non-flanged set and they've been very good, they're also sold as Brittool Expert over here i believe, either their the same or very similar. Both owned by stanley now i'm sure.

Primetools also sell a flex gearwrench set and i know a few happy with them.

 

[Mr_B]

I didn't buy facom line wrenches due to fact forging looked rough .
I went with stahlwille as price sensible and quality spot on .
the flex head type can be useful but once had real good fitting and non spread line wrenches anything lesser quality becomes obvious junk .
Once again this a tool that hard find worthy in budget brands and even some quality brands !

 

[ToolRoom]

Primetools also sell a flex gearwrench set and i know a few happy with them.

Primetools are excellent, dealt with them several times. I can see how the flex head would be useful but I was really after a strong spanner which wasn't going to round of some rather grotty unions - I originally thought the flange part might help in this regard but I will check out the gearwrench, thank you for the suggestion

I didn't buy facom line wrenches due to fact forging looked rough .
I went with stahlwille as price sensible and quality spot on .
the flex head type can be useful but once had real good fitting and non spread line wrenches anything lesser quality becomes obvious junk .
Once again this a tool that hard find worthy in budget brands and even some quality brands !

I did consider The Stahlwilles but they were a little on the pricey side for me, but I have some of their double box and they are very nice. You get what you pay for I suppose!

How do you find the design of them? - I notice they opt for the more traditional approach of slotting the point of the hex rather than on the flat which most other brands including Facom seem to go for. I did wonder if this made much of a difference with the number of sides/points gripped but perhaps I'm overthinking it.

 

[Mr_B]

^ I find them very good grip mainly as sizing not overly sloppy and they damn rigid, about only ones I think better are the snapon ones but they are proper pricey and awful slippy tool jewellery polished chrome .
Stahlwille not that much more than facom if shop about, facom was my first look but really not impressed and as comparing to snapon of a friends I wanted better as one of those tools needs be podium class to be worth having at all .