[TR] wrenches

[ADRIAN DIX-DYER]

Snap-On do the halfmoon type. I have a set of combination A/F sized  which
I have rarely used in the last 40 years.

Adrian 1966 TR4A CT64306 O
Wales UK.

On 21 April 2015 at 03:15, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On my triumphs,no .  But my tool box has several modified tools with
> special purpose.   One is for removing the air filter from my TR2 -
> shortened wrench as there is no other way I have found.
>
> My great uncle - who's cars and tool box I inherited had several mystery
> tools - bent, ground, shortend...  And over the years I've found a use for
> each of them.   I feel very connected to him while working on the car and
> with his special tools.
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 11:16 AM, dave n <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
>
>> has anyone had a situation where one of these S or half-moon wrenches
>> were a must have?
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Randall
>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:41 AM
>> Cc: 'triumph list'
>> Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Fuel Pump
>>
>>
>>  Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a galaxy much like our
>>> own, there was once an item known as a "c" wrench, which was
>>> a combination wrench in the shape of a "c," which would wrap
>>> around bulges like water pumps and fuel pumps and allow a
>>> mechanic to remove nuts obstructed by the item they held in
>>> place. I wonder whatever happened to them?
>>>
>>
>> I don't recall seeing them in combination form, but the box end form
>> seems to be alive and well.  Eg,
>>
>> http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/wrenches-and-sets/half-moon-and-sets/metric/
>> Even available in ratcheting
>>
>> http://www.gearwrench.com/gearwrench-9850-5-pc-half-moon-reversible-double-box-ratcheting-wrench-set-metric.html
>>
>> Also the related S-wrench
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Sunex-9940-S-Style-Wrench-5-Piece/dp/B000PGWSZ4/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_z
>>
>> And distributor wrench
>> http://www.amazon.com/Vim-Tools-V118-Distributor-Wrench/dp/B000TQ522Q
>>
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