Snap on 8mm wrench soft?
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e30bradley
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does it still bite good? If it does then I would wait until its actually worn out to warranty it.
sberry
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One of the only wrenches I own that has a spread jaw is a Snap, don't really care as the only use for it is the occasional box end job.
abvw
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Looks like somebody linked a box end on that.
I had that since new and honestly never did it to that
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The only time I've seen that is when someone "Double Wrenches" as said earlier though common and very functional it almost always causes chrome to chip...if your dissatisfied by all means warranty it through your dealer or over the phone.
ttpete
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That's a tiny wrench. It looks like it's been abused at some point. Any fastener that would be turned with that wrench would twist off before the wrench was harmed.
Its been, what I call, "side loaded". Someone had the thing barely catching the edge of a fastener then tried to turn it. That's the resulting damage when the fastener is only caught in the very ends of the wrench. Likewise its a good way to mar nuts and bolts and round corners. Any brand will do that, has nothing to do with the steel.
This. Done it a few times myself. Literally any wrench will do this. It's way too much stress for the edges to take.
augustus
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I had to double wrench two of my friend's snap on wrenches (per his direction) and they were fine, it was only a tension pulley, but after reading some of these comments, I'm not sure i'd do it again.
This is what I think most likely happened.
Because I know I never double end wrenches together and I always use my battery wrench on batteries.
Now I gotta decide if I wanna warranty it or not with my dealer. I don't want to seem like a pain in the *** because it is kinda a petty issue I guess
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Just an update....I decided to take it on the snap on truck yesterday and I told my dealer I don't know what happened but I wanted to see if he seen it before
He told me it probably wasn't on the fastener the whole way. He said "no big deal that's definetely a warranty issue" and handed me a new wrench like that.
I told him I never doubled up the wrench. He then proceeded to tell me that it doesn't matter if I doubled it up. Snap on doesn't say anywhere that you can't double up wrenches! Told me these are the best wrenches money can buy and to use them however I need to and if I have an issue come see him
That sure made me feel good. Also made me more willing to spend more money with him which is his main purpose
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He told me it probably wasn't on the fastener the whole way. He said "no big deal that's definetely a warranty issue" and handed me a new wrench like that.
I told him I never doubled up the wrench. He then proceeded to tell me that it doesn't matter if I doubled it up. Snap on doesn't say anywhere that you can't double up wrenches! Told me these are the best wrenches money can buy and to use them however I need to and if I have an issue come see him
That sure made me feel good. Also made me more willing to spend more money with him which is his main purpose
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outdoorsman310
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Sounds like you have a good dealer.
Glad it worked out for you. I don't think snap on would let you use them as a slug wrench tho.
i do double wrenching daily on the alignment rack...my williams supercombo 15/16 attached to my no name china 1 1/16 cranking on dodge 1 ton 4x4 control arm bolts
Is that when you hang the box end of one wrench on the open end of another wrench to get a longer handle? Didn't know that had a name
ChevyEFI
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I did that to a Craftsman raised panel this week.
Definitely doubling up.
That's lucky your dealer took care of you after someone else did that to your wrench.
Definitely doubling up.
That's lucky your dealer took care of you after someone else did that to your wrench.
Nobody else did that to my wrench except me. Came to the conclusion I was cranking on something n barely had it on the nut
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ClineWrench
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You know whAts funny: I just realized that I bought my flank drive plus wrenches when they first came out. So long ago that there were no FDP below 10mm.
Looks like I need to update my 8mm & 9mm.
Looks like I need to update my 8mm & 9mm.
Wamsutta
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That's caused by not being on the nut square.
It's an 8 mm. Not sure anyone has ever done that with an 8 mm.
Don't forget 7mm!! I'd buy that before I'd get a 9
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ClineWrench
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Funny you should say that 90zcar. I have come across exactly one 9mm nut and one 7mm nut in my entire life (to my recollection). So neither have a serious need to be replaced. The 8mm however i use darn near everytime i so much as look at a car.
So in order to keep my set complete, I need to replace the 8 and 9mm. But now that you bring it up, I have come across a few 6mm bolts and nuts. So naturally, if theres a FDP 6mm, I'll need to buy the 7 along with it.
So in order to keep my set complete, I need to replace the 8 and 9mm. But now that you bring it up, I have come across a few 6mm bolts and nuts. So naturally, if theres a FDP 6mm, I'll need to buy the 7 along with it.
7mm was used in a lot of 80's early 90s gm cars. Almost everything in the dashes and interior was a 7mm head. I have a snap on 7mm wrench but that isn't a fd+. Anything that is 7mm usually comes out by just blowing on it haha
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