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Does anybody make them, specifically a 5/16? If not I can get a set of CMans or something and a torch and have right angle nut drivers pretty quickly. What would you recommend for nut drivers on the cheap to modify?
Couldn’t you get the same result with a cheater bar and a socket?
Jimbo
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JimboS1ice wrote:
4 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:Couldn’t you get the same result with a cheater bar and a socket?
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The idea is for clearance doing worm drive hose clamps in tight spaces. The issue with a breaker bar or ratchet and a socket is both the size and inconvenience. Theoretically a box end wrench would work but the thickness gets in the way. An open end wrench is a pain to keep from slipping off. Lastly, a right angle flathead screwdriver only has two possible orientations on the clamp. I’m just always struggling to get hose clamps on and off when it is in a crowded engine bay or mess of pipes.
If you can get to it from the front side but only have room perpendicular to it, I’ve used my craftsman 8mm ratchet wrench before.
If you can only get to it from the back side, socket on a 1/4″ drive ratchet wouldn’t work?
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Would a flex extension work? Gearwrench makes one for their Geardriver with both 1/4″ square and 1/4″ hex. If you need I can supply pics.
KnarlyCarl wrote:
8 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:If you can get to it from the front side but only have room perpendicular to it, I’ve used my craftsman 8mm ratchet wrench before.
If you can only get to it from the back side, socket on a 1/4″ drive ratchet wouldn’t work?
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BMack37 wrote:
7 hours ago, BMack37 said:Would a flex extension work? Gearwrench makes one for their Geardriver with both 1/4″ square and 1/4″ hex. If you need I can supply pics.
Thanks a ton guys, butI’m going for more of a one solid tool kind of approach. It’s a combination of the convenience of not having to grab a ratchet+ a socket+ a nut driver + a flex extension+ a wrench and trying to hold them all while I climb up stuff to get to the clamp all the while trying to keep track of it. If one piece falls it may be lost and gone forever. It is also a matter of efficiency when something goes wrong and I need to be able to quickly just grab the two nut drivers and a new length of hose or valve or whatever it is and know I won’t have to be running around and can get it done as quickly as humanly possible because I’ve had times where they have to completely shut down to wait on this guy to finish or even worse is when you have gallons per minute of milk dumping spraying out of something and every second you are fiddling with a clamp means more milk soaking in your clothes. Can hardly where my M12 jacket anymore because the sleeves smell like sour milk after 6 or so washes.
That being said I may very well try my thing and find that your ideas are faster and better. I’m not discounting them. I’m going to try out both.
Stercorarius wrote:
15 minutes ago, Stercorarius said:even worse is when you have gallons per minute of milk dumping spraying out of something and every second you are fiddling with a clamp means more milk soaking in your clothes. Can hardly where my M12 jacket anymore because the sleeves smell like sour milk after 6 or so washes.
That sounds nasty.
The big downside with an angle nut driver is that you only get a half turn before readjusting so its much slower than a regular nut driver. I’d try a right angle impact, but I also hate doing hose clamps by hand even when there’s no milk involved.
jeffmcmillan wrote:
5 minutes ago, jeffmcmillan said:That sounds nasty.
The big downside with an angle nut driver is that you only get a half turn before readjusting so its much slower than a regular nut driver. I’d try a right angle impact, but I also hate doing hose clamps by hand even when there’s no milk involved
All I gotta say is, at least they aren’t Corbin clamps.
It’s too bad they don’t make a flex ratcheting nut driver, this really seems like something that would be really useful. I think we’ve all had issues trying to get to some of these hose clamps, one reason why I love the pinch-type hose clamp.
If the fixed size flex driver doesn’t work, I’d use a 1/4″ drive rotator ratchet (with safety lock) and the appropriate sized socket.
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ultgar wrote:
29 minutes ago, ultgar said:If the fixed size flex driver doesn’t work, I’d use a 1/4″ drive rotator ratchet (with safety lock) and the appropriate sized socket.
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This is a great idea. To keep it smaller I have been thinking of doing a union of the holiest type and creating a hybrid of everyone’s great Ideas. Step one: This
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Or for less than half the price use a cheap set of nut drivers.
they are made. cant find as of this moment in time.
been posted over and over on another board
Facom makes them. I know I saw a different version, where the body is ‘hollow’ , making the tool a ‘deep’ socket.
I think craftsman put their name on them, which means apex. apex site is slow as molasses.
Stuart reviewed them on ‘toolguyd’. dont know if posting a link to another site is ok.
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phffter wrote:
32 minutes ago, phffter said:Facom makes them. I know I saw a different version, where the body is ‘hollow’ , making the tool a ‘deep’ socket.
I think craftsman put their name on them, which means apex. apex site is slow as molasses.
Stuart reviewed them on ‘toolguyd’. dont know if posting a link to another site is ok.
I’ll have to ask my facom guy about this. Can’t imagine that they are less than $150 for the set.
I think one of the crew actually has it for the lowest price. http://www.ultimategarage.com/shop/index.php?cPath=35_61_75_708
I’ll knock another 10% off the cost for members of this forum.
Steve D
You would think something like that would be more common, but then if it was common then you would never need it, lol
Fantastic offer, SD!