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19mm telescopic wrench, which is best?
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11-25-2015, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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19mm telescopic wrench, which is best?
Without spending an arm and a leg, what's a reasonable 19mm telescopic wrench out there that can remove wheel bolts easily and not risk damaging the lug holes of my wheels? Are Halfords Teng tools decent?
I've tried a cheapo £5 one off ebay which was good for about 3 or 4 uses, now the click on socket attachment has become quite loose and the wrench just slips off the bolts. I am dreading slipping and scuffing my wheels. Ideally after something telescopic to reduce the strain when bolts get too tight. |
11-25-2015, 10:50 AM | #2 |
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arent the wheel bolts 17mm?
If the bolts are torqued correctly you dont need anything fancy. A standard 1/2" drive ratchet or fixed bar is more than enough to loosen wheel bolts. This: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERGEN-Too...8AAOSw3ydV00FL and a suitable 17mm socket like this with the plastic sleeve to protect your wheels: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-Exp...MAAOSwDNdVgpbG |
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11-26-2015, 10:00 AM | #4 |
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That's the kind of thing I need, I'm thinking to just go with Halfords as it is low hassle and should be decent quality.
Better than paying £10 to a local tyre garage each time I want to swap wheels over and very handy when cleaning arches etc. |
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11-26-2015, 10:18 AM | #5 |
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Get a plastic covered socket or you'll regret it!
I dislike the various "telescopic" ones because they put the lever at an angle to the bolt. You want to be applying the torque at 90 degrees, not at 50 degrees, much more risk that it'll slip etc when you're applying the force at the wrong angle. |
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11-27-2015, 03:22 AM | #6 | |
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I also have one of those 4 way X shape wrenches, it's great once the bolt has been loosened a little but to tighten to or loosen from adequately tightened bolts is almost impossible. |
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11-27-2015, 06:30 AM | #7 |
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Just get a proper breaker bar and socket like i linked to above.
FWIW, a properly torqued bolt that isnt overtightened would come out just fine with your X wheel brace. Garages often wildly overtighten them by doing them up with the air gun. |
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11-27-2015, 07:32 AM | #8 | |
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For those changing wheels, don't forget a torque wrench is a good investment for correct tightening. |
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11-27-2015, 09:53 AM | #9 |
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Question, if I get a breaker bar, do I need an extension bar that connects to the 90 degrees rotating end piece and attach the socket to that?
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11-27-2015, 10:02 AM | #10 |
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11-27-2015, 10:19 AM | #11 |
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depends on the wheels etc. I sometimes use one, sometimes dont, just depends what i'm doing.
The breaker bars with knuckles mean you can put the bar at a shallow angle to come out clear of the wheel, and thus dont usually need one. Get the bits and see what you think. Then if you feel its too close buy the extension. The protected sockets are quite long, which helps a lot. |
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11-27-2015, 10:25 AM | #12 | |
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If the bolt wont come out it was overtightened. When changing summer/winter tires I have seen people jumping on the wrench to tighten the bolts, leading to at least 5x more torque than acceptable
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