In a message dated 4/20/99 7:23:21 AM SA Eastern Standard Time,
dresden@tiac.net writes:
The following reply is in accordance with the regulations put forth by the
bandwith police
Nevin,
the five sided wrench that you are looking for is called a flarenut wrench or
sometimes a line wrench. They are designed for hydraulic lines (brake,
clutch, etc.) A hydraulic fitting having a hole in the center of it does not
have the strength to handle torque applied from a standard open end wrench
more support is needed. These should be considered mandatory if you are
going to work on the brake or clutch lines of your car unless you want to
have to replace the lines also.
Hope this helps
Rick Ewald
PS flarenut wrench are sometimes available in a crowsfoot style
PPS just joking about the bandwidth police <G>
> >It's a wrench that has all but one of the flat sides, which would be 5.
So,
> >instead of just two sides of the nut to torque with, you now have 5.
> >BTW: Should I drop the drive shaft or not? <g><g>
> Nope, A crowsfoot doesn't have any more sides (usually) than any other
open end wrench; the
> difference is in the way it is driven (ratchet). The five flat type of
> wrench mentioned above I have some of,
What are those called, anyway?
>
> Crowsfeet starting around the eyes but none in the toolbox yet,
>
> Nevin
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