OHMS LAW
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Are they any good, I bought a set to do my ac lines at school tomorrow I hope they make the cut as I threw away the receipt
Pittsburgh line wrenches
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kmkalf
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i use mine all the time on brake lines in a professional setting, the only downside is that they are bulky. No matter what brand line wrenches you get they all have a downfall.
chris142
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I have looked at those at HF and they looked low quality to me. Gunna watch this thread hoping you report back
eddiemeddiem
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I've got a set, and they've worked fine the times I've used them.
shanker
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I have some....that I can't seem to give away
I've upgraded to Matco's, but craftsman RP line wrenches are leaps & bounds better than the HF ones. Biggest gripe is that the HF ones have too bulky of ends and are not stamped with acceptable tolerances. The HF ones rounded off bleeder screw's whereas the C-Man RP & Matco's that I own don't.
I've upgraded to Matco's, but craftsman RP line wrenches are leaps & bounds better than the HF ones. Biggest gripe is that the HF ones have too bulky of ends and are not stamped with acceptable tolerances. The HF ones rounded off bleeder screw's whereas the C-Man RP & Matco's that I own don't.
Exceller8
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I bought a set only because I don't use them very often. 
SpiderGearsMan
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wow ......usually line fittings are so rotted out at service time ......they just crumble off the wheel cylinder
line wrenches ????? ahh
line wrenches ????? ahh
F-Bobby
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When it comes to stuff like fuel lines or stuff underneath the car that could be rusted I want the best set of line wrenches possible. With the best tolerances possible. Cause most of the time you only get one or two chances to break those things free before they will round off if they are in poor shape. I would much rather spend the money on a good sent of line wrenches then spending the time trying to replace lines or splicing new sections in because the wrench you used rounded the fitting off.
89MustangGX
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I have two sets. I bought a four piece set because I needed a set years ago for a single fitting. This year I was doing more brake work and remembered how well they worked so I bought two 4 or 5 piece sets so I would more of a complete set. Big mistake. The early ones are nice and have worked well. The new ones I got are the lobster claw design and do not fit anywhere! Be careful if you pick up a set, choose wisely. I have my eye on some better ones now, they do come in handy.
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mdnelson86
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Line wrenches are one of the things that I wanted to spend the money on for the good ones. I had craftsman originally but then upgraded to snap-on. The craftsman wrenches were good enough most of the time, but I deal with rusted fasteners enough that after a couple rounded fasteners it was time for something better. Have had no issues with the snap-on's.
I would imagine the pittsburgh's are at best equal quality to the craftsman wrenches. If that is the case, you could probably get by if you're not dealing with older, rusted fittings. However if that's all you're dealing with, then you probably don't even need line wrenches and would be fine with a regular open end.
I would imagine the pittsburgh's are at best equal quality to the craftsman wrenches. If that is the case, you could probably get by if you're not dealing with older, rusted fittings. However if that's all you're dealing with, then you probably don't even need line wrenches and would be fine with a regular open end.
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Exceller8
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I have looked at those at HF and they looked low quality to me.
No doubt, but for $10 they'll do for me.
StevePgh
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^^^ This.
I bought an individual wrench at the local auto parts store to do a job once. Can't remember the brand, but it had a decent quality feel to it. When in HF with a coupon, I saw the set for about the same price as I paid for a single, so I grabbed it so I'd have more sizes for future work. That was a year ago.
Last month, I grabbed the HF set while working on something and the fit was really sloppy to the point that it scared me to apply torque, fearing rounding the bleeder. Went back to grab the single (which was the same size as the HF one I tried) and it fit snugly.
I have the receipt, but it was purchased long before I opened the package. I can't return it, and I can't warranty it because its not really broken in the sense that a replacement will fix its brokenness.
No doubt, but for $10 they'll do for me.
He is a spammer... Reported.
RCRGarage
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I've seen that several times on this forum. What is the point of a spammer copying someone elses post? I don't get it.
No idea... There is generally a link imbedded somewhere. Beyond my comprehension... If you quote his original post like someone did, you will see the address.
RCRGarage
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Aha. Pretty sneaky.
AZ_Catskinner
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Great? No. Functional? Yes.
Mickey O
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No, they are not any good, someone here got them, tried them, said they were junk and then illustrated so and showed the difference between the HF junk and a decent line wrench. Do a search and you can probably find the thread.
A line wrench would seem to be one of those tools you wouldn't want to skimp on, at least I wouldn't.
Probably decent sling shot ammo if you cut them down.
A line wrench would seem to be one of those tools you wouldn't want to skimp on, at least I wouldn't.
Probably decent sling shot ammo if you cut them down.
I bought used snapon, dups that are sometimes needed in Craftsman RP, but still use my HF long pattern along with one of the other wrenches. Seems like on my car the bigger aluminum fittings take more carefully applied torque than anything else I touch with a wrench.
The reason I would not be using HF line wrenches is that all of the fittings are worth more than the wrench, so I don't want to risk damaging one, buying new and waiting for it to ship over from Germany or something.
BTW let us know how they worked, take some picts, and take some measurements of the jaws.
The reason I would not be using HF line wrenches is that all of the fittings are worth more than the wrench, so I don't want to risk damaging one, buying new and waiting for it to ship over from Germany or something.
BTW let us know how they worked, take some picts, and take some measurements of the jaws.
darkk
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I have a couple sets sae/metric and have really put them to task. None of mine have failed or caused any round off problems. They're in the good column in my book.