bolt grips

[Noel Tidybeard]

irwin bolt grip 5pc set is about half price at amazon- £14.80

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Irwin-Bolt-Grip-Remover-394001/dp/B0000CCXVZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480121568&sr=8-1&keywords=bolt+grip

[4wheeledstool]

Nice - I've been meaning to get some of these for a while. Cheers for the link.

[Skizzer]

Ordered. Happy Christmas to me.

 

+1 on thanks for the link

[dave21478]

yarp. I have also been meaning to get a set. Ordered.

[Richard]

You really need to buy the expansion kit as well to cover everything, the base kit comes with five spaces in the box.

[Mally]

Never had much luck with these things, find they chew the bolt up very well.

[twosmoke300]

Was gonna say that . The basic kit doesn't cover much

[twosmoke300]

Never had much luck with these things, find they chew the bolt up very well.

You must be doing it wrong . I've been hung on the end of a 1/2" breaker bar and the bolts let go before they do . Awesome bit of kit . Ask DW about them on cam belt tensioner bolts

[Richard]

They work best if you use the right size, and ideally before you've buggered the bolt up too much. You can choose the expansion set from that link, and it's at quite a good price too.

[fordperv]

i snapped one ðŸ™

[twosmoke300]

That's unlucky . I did know someone that snapped a snap on one doing manifold studs .It exploded and holed the radiator . What he didn't tell the snap on man was he had it on a half inch impact gun !

Snap on paid for the radiator tho !

[overrun]

With the expansion kit, I believe they are the finest tool man can own. They have never, ever let me down*

 

 

 

 

 

 

*I also own the wanky little hex drive ones and managed to snap one of those, plus they have never worked. Like night and day compared to the 3/8 set!

[fordperv]

That's unlucky . I did know someone that snapped a snap on one doing manifold studs .It exploded and holed the radiator . What he didn't tell the snap on man was he had it on a half inch impact gun !

Snap on paid for the radiator tho !

i snapped it with a 1/2 drive ratchet trying to take the remains of a snapped bolt out, i mustve come over all charles atlas

[dave21478]

...., i mustve come over all charles atlas

 

Fnar, etc.

 

Why did nobody tell me about a fucking "expansion set" before I ordered them? I would normally have a right old rant/moan about blahblahblah etc......

[Des]

Smaller sockets and hammers not good enough anymore? How the other half live eh?

[Dead_E23]

The 5 empty holes in the case does feel a bit of a swiz, but these work so well that I plan to buy the expansion set next time Amazon offers me a blinding deal on it.  

 

I last used mine to undo some fairly inaccessible nuts behind the rusty rear crossmember of my Land Rover.  Even though they were just blobs of rust, it did it with very little fuss.  

[Richard]

You can choose the expansion kit from the link in the OP, at as good a price as you're likely to get.

[Dead_E23]

I got offered a much better price via my Amazon phone app a couple of months ago; they sometimes make tempting limited duration offers on stuff from your wish list.  

I have re-added it in the hope they'll try again.

[drewd]

I've had a fair bit of success with these, but not the 100% I was hoping for. They have worked well on knackered allen bolts (VW rear caliper carrier bolts, which are usually tighter than a tight thing), and on steering column shear bolts! I bought the expansion set last year when they were on offer, and may well grab these as a present for someone!

[Noel Tidybeard]

the expansion pack can be got from toolstation for about 20 of your earth pounds