Need help with 1-1/4 wrench please.....

[Jme2446]

Hello.
Mew to forum but I know Someone can help me. I can't get this wrench on the nut as you can see in picture I have no room at all I can it is a hydraulic fitting. I can barely get wrench on and there is no way I can tighten it up. Please recommend a better way to complete this project I know there is a better tool . The one I have now is a husky from home depo .
Thank you.
John

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Are you able to get to it from the other side? Maybe you need a shorter wrench. Something like a crows foot wrench might work with an extension but it’s hard to tell but worth a try probably.

 

[mike93lx]

Looks like the last few guys used something like vise grips or pump pliers

 

[kd3pc]

O2 sensor socket might do it.

What is the unit it is attached to, identify or picture may help.

 

[cvairwerks]

Need a tubing crowsfoot...

Amazon.com

 

[3baygarage]

Flare nut crow foot. Would that fit?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334196219315?epid=1100042261&hash=item4dcfa59db3:g:rmcAAOSwoHhheL2A

 

[bobg03]

Are you able to get to it from the other side? Maybe you need a shorter wrench. Something like a crows foot wrench might work with an extension but it’s hard to tell but worth a try probably.

Great idea, although I might consider a flared nut crows foot, depending how bad the nut is damaged. Doesn't AutoZone or Advanced Auto loan tools with a deposit?

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Great idea, although I might consider a flared nut crows foot, depending how bad the nut is damaged. Doesn't AutoZone or Advanced Auto loan tools with a deposit?

Crows foot flare nut wrench would be good. They do loan speciality tools I’m not sure if they have anything like this though.

 

[bob15]

Not sure if a flare-type crowfoot would fit over the hose. I think I would try a regular crow foot wrench first.

Maybe one of these:
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Open-End,-inches/1-2"-Drive-1-1/4"-Open-End-Crowfoot-Wrench/SCO40
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Ope...ive-SAE-1-1/4"-Open-End-Crowfoot-Wrench/FC40A
https://www.zoro.com/proto-12-drive-1-14-in-sae-crowfoot-socket-wrench-j5340cf/i/G4803099/

 

[Copymutt]

Dont know if there is enough clearance there or how much torque is needed, but an under sink basin wrench might get on it.

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[Jme2446]

O2 sensor socket might do it.

What is the unit it is attached to, identify or picture may help.

It is a hydraulic line tube. Does this help sir.

 

[p_mori7]

Hydraulic Cylinder on a Loader Arm ? Can you remove the pin & drop the cylinder ?

 

[BTJHP]

Try a 32mm crow foot wrench

 

[nbpt100]

Can you remove anything to make more space? What tube size uses a 1-1/4" nut? Yes as BTJHP suggested a 32 mm is pretty close. it would fit a bit looser. Crows feet wrenches, like open end wrenches can spring a bit. So be careful of loaner tools that often get abused. Especially if they are abused. Maybe an offset wrench or obstruction wrench like this one.

Amazon.com

 

[Jme2446]

Wow. i did not know thew made this . I think it may work it just needs to be narrow meaning nor to wide. It basically is a hydraulic tube line and the nut came loose and damn hydraulic fluid went everywhere. What a mess . Thank you bob15

Are you able to get to it from the other side? Maybe you need a shorter wrench. Something like a crows foot wrench might work with an extension but it’s hard to tell but worth a try probably.

i am going to get a crows foot now. I think that will work. Thank you

Not sure if a flare-type crowfoot would fit over the hose. I think I would try a regular crow foot wrench first.

Maybe one of these:
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Open-End,-inches/1-2"-Drive-1-1/4"-Open-End-Crowfoot-Wrench/SCO40
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Open-End,-Inches,-Chrome/3-8"-Drive-SAE-1-1/4"-Open-End-Crowfoot-Wrench/FC40A
https://www.zoro.com/proto-12-drive-1-14-in-sae-crowfoot-socket-wrench-j5340cf/i/G4803099/

 

[welder4956]

Can you take the other end of the line loose and slide a box end wrench down the line?

 

[Beauregard]

I find my old Snap-On 30-degree/60-degree open ends are the only way to get in on some lines.

 

[SteveCh]

On my airplane, getting a wrench on the oil filters is quite the chore. Only thing that works for me is a crows-foot with a flex-head ratchet. I still have to work at it. but it does the job. Only other thing I can think of in your case is maybe sacrificing a wrench by grinding it down quite a bit. You need enough play to move that nut a tiny bit and be able to re-position the wrench which might be almost impossible. Just like my oil filter [which is the type with a "built-in" "nut" on the end of the filter. Thus the flex-head ratchet. I can still only move the filter one click of the ratchet each time, then I have to pull it out and re-position the crows foot. But I get it done.

 

[KnurledNut]

Hello.
Mew to forum but I know Someone can help me. I can't get this wrench on the nut as you can see in picture I have no room at all I can it is a hydraulic fitting. I can barely get wrench on and there is no way I can tighten it up. Please recommend a better way to complete this project I know there is a better tool . The one I have now is a husky from home depo .
Thank you.
John

If i understand correctly, the nut is already loose?
Cut the wrench in half short enough to get a straight shot on it with the box end. The beam may need bent or modified too.
Remove the nut completely and slip the wrench on.
After tightening slide the wrench down the line and cut it off or secure it in place for next time it needs removed.

 

[The Bean]

Have you considered a basin wrench? Yeah, it's a plumbing tool but has the articulation you need if not the torque.

 

[Wrench97]

Is that a driveshaft under it?
You may have to take more apart then you want to.

 

[The Bean]

For what it's worth...my basin wrench can grip 1-1/4"...good luck.

 

[foghorn1966]

Amazon.ca

This will save you.... I had to buy a different sized one to R&R an emissions pipe on a piece of equipment.

 

[nadogail]

Often I have found myself modifying a tool so that it can be more help in getting a job done. Many old timers have a collection of “special” tools that were made to get around problems we have encountered.
Not all the tools we win fights with came off the tool truck. Share your thoughts and problems with others who have experience in your line of work. It may surprise you but the answers to your tools questions may be near to your show already.

 

[Zewnten]

JIC fitting? Then it's a torque to yield seal, aka good amount of torque as you have to get it one flat more than finger tight. A 12pt flare crowfoot will flex and slip, even Snap On (ask me how I know). You can try a 6pt flare or a regular crowfoot on an extension, might fit. Next would be removing the pin and drop that end of the cylinder for space. Or you can put a blunt chisel in your air hammer and hit the corner of the fitting to tighten it if you can't do anything else.

 

[Wrench97]

Often I have found myself modifying a tool so that it can be more help in getting a job done. Many old timers have a collection of “special” tools that were made to get around problems we have encountered.
Not all the tools we win fights with came off the tool truck. Share your thoughts and problems with others who have experience in your line of work. It may surprise you but the answers to your tools questions may be near to your show already.

Problem is 10 years down the road you look at that special tool and say what was that for...................................

 

[Ricky Joe]

TAC socket might work.

 

[Ricky Joe]

TAC socket might work.

 

[Busted Knucles]

Pull the pin out on the other end of the cylinder and pivot it down, tighten the fitting and reinsert the pin.

 

[mike93lx]

Is that a driveshaft under it?
You may have to take more apart then you want to.

It's one of those new fangled Hydraulic driveshafts

 

[crewchief888]

JIC fitting? Then it's a torque to yield seal, aka good amount of torque as you have to get it one flat more than finger tight. A 12pt flare crowfoot will flex and slip, even Snap On (ask me how I know). You can try a 6pt flare or a regular crowfoot on an extension, might fit. Next would be removing the pin and drop that end of the cylinder for space. Or you can put a blunt chisel in your air hammer and hit the corner of the fitting to tighten it if you can't do anything else.

an gle wrench might work, id probably end up using a open end crowsfoot with an extension. i have an 1 1/4 crowsfoot in 3/8" dr. FWIW its a SO

 

[Bockscar]

Can you remove the other end and snake the box end down?

 

[nbpt100]

Lots of suggestions here...........So what did you end up doing?

 

[cliftonbros89]

A crowfoot wrench would be a good bet for sure. Also a Martin service wrench may work as well. I’ve typically had plenty of room for a regular open end crowfoot. But sometimes a flarenut crowfoot wrench will fit even better. Both are definitely a must for hydraulic work.
The service wrenches work great for getting fittings loose and tightened back up. I like the Martin wrenches over the Wright.


The regular open end I’ve had good luck with Sunex, although they’re at times a little bulky. Flare nut 12 point will work. I’ve only had 1 or 2 fittings that they’ve tried to slip. They usually hold just fine. Not to mention it’s hard to find a 6 point flare nut crowfoot in anything bigger than 1”.

I’ve also had no issues with even using an impact on crowfoot wrenches. They’ve held up well.

If you’re potentially going to be working on a variety of hydraulic stuff you’re just as well off to get a full set of service wrenches and full sets of crowfoots wrenches.

 

[wkndwarrior29]

I would tend to agree with the recommendations to attempt to pivot the piston down to replace the arm. That's going to be tricky to reinstall leak free.

 

[Jme2446]

Is that a driveshaft under it?
You may have to take more apart then you want to.

It is a hydraulic piston for my grapple truck. I just need a smaller tool to get in there to tighten nut up so the hydraulic fluid stops leaking

 

[Jme2446]

For what it's worth...my basin wrench can grip 1-1/4"...good luck.

I like the baking bench but it is to big to tighten the nut down on the hydraulic line

 

[Beauregard]

I've made my own wrenches for special applications. Start with a piece of 2"x 3/16 strap stock 12" long. on a band saw center an 1 1/4" opening about 1 1/4" deep on one end. I then narrow the handle to about 1 1/2" a couple of inches up from the business end. I then wrap the handle in a couple of wraps of duct tape. It certainly won't be a strong as an open-end, but it'll tighten a fitting in a tight spot. But hey, just I'm a redneck.

 

[619DioFan]

This is why I keep a bunch of older wrenches on hand that can be modified. cut off wheel , bfh , welder and vise can make almost any normal wrench special.

 

[The Bean]

There are a lot of ideas here on what wrench to use. All great stuff, but I wonder if any of them can reach the nut. You started by saying you couldn't tighten it (to stop the leak). Can you back it off? If so, could you put an extender on the ****** and then reattach the hydraulic line?