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Had to choose between a new impact gun or a good set of long pattern wrenches last month.
I went with the wrenches, a set of eight from Harbor Freight. It saved me a ton of time on a stubborn power steering line fitting that my old short ones couldn't reach. Anyone have a favorite brand for those tight-clearance jobs?
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wyatt_shah857mo ago
My buddy Steve had a Craftsman set from the early 2000s that he used for everything. He finally snapped the 14mm last year trying to free a caliper bracket bolt on his old truck. He replaced the whole set with GearWrench, said the flank drive style saved his knuckles on that same job.
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phoenixp907mo ago
What brand were those Harbor Freight ones, the Pittsburgh pro line? I've got a set of their long handle double box ends that have been absolute lifesavers for exhaust work.
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reese_fisher7mo ago
Yeah those are Pittsburgh Pro, but they're actually long handle flex head ratcheting wrenches, not double box ends. I've seen them save a lot of knuckles too, kind of like what wyatt_shah85 was saying about the GearWrench flank drive. Harbor Freight really stepped up their game with that line.
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