What is this tool used for?

[MDHANDY]

I found this in an auction lot that I purchased. (More on that later)

This is a Snap On 1 1/16" something or another.


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[jrsulo]

Crowfoot.....hard to reach stuff and fittings !!

 

[Rookie2]

Crow foot line wrench, necessary when removing various hydraulic lines on heavy equipment. also crazy locations for auto air condition lines etc.

 

[MDHANDY]

The auction lot came from a military base. That explains the heavy equipment use.


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[Richard Cranium]

Yes, crows foot line wrench/socket

 

[unslow1]

Generally you would post a question like that in the tool section. You could get a few bucks for it if you don't use that kind of thing. I would describe that as one of those tools you would rarely if ever need. It is also one that if you need it. You really need it.
Nice to find surprises like that. I found a couple of Snap on transmission tools in the bottom of one I bought last week.

 

[Rrumbler]

It is a "crowsfoot" specifically for some sort of sending unit like an oil pressure sender; a regular "crowsfoot" would have flat faces and sharp corners, and five or nine flats.

 

[jt777]

Yep. Just a 12 point crowfoot. I agree though they do look weird but are crazy expensive

 

[maxpower_hd]

Crow foot line wrench, necessary when removing various hydraulic lines on heavy equipment. also crazy locations for auto air condition lines etc.

I actually made this one for just that reason. Some of those lines can be in terrible spots and be stubborn to remove.

 

[rlitman]

A home made one is not the same thing. Regular box wrenches have too thin walls to work well when a piece is cut out like that.

 

[maxpower_hd]

A home made one is not the same thing. Regular box wrenches have too thin walls to work well when a piece is cut out like that.

I realize it isn't quite the same thing but in the heat of the battle you use what you have. It was a spare wrench so no big deal. It did the trick at the time and made me more than the wrench is worth so still a win.

 

[engineer2]

12 point (9 actually) crowfoot flarenut wrench. As said, for large hydraulic line fittings.

 

[Jess]

The crowsfoot wrenches are almost mandatory for replacing hydraulic hoses on stuff like backhoe valves where there are number of hoses and no room to swing a wrench. I have several similar OTC wrenches that are invaluable for those tight situations.

 

[CARNAC]

Yep, there is a full set of SAE crowsfeet in the Army Common Number 1 toolset. Working off my aging memory, I think they have ones from 1/2 in to 1-1/2 in with most of them being 12 point. I have the entire set in my Common Number 1 I'm collecting. It's almost complete but I'm going back through it and making sure all the sub components are of the correct manufacturer (ie all the sockets in a set are the correct ones).