Gatorgrip - might be useful for rounded-off nuts - only £13

[RichardS]

Youngest son just showed me this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny4H27Cs7fI

Reviews look good but has anyone tried it?

Richard

 

[toad]

A friend bought one, it wont work, at least not very well. It will not undo anything of normal tightness. Whenever I see these new super tools at boat/trade shows I always ask myself "if this is so good why are the pros not using it". The best thing for rounded nuts or bolts is to hammer a socket on smeared with grinding past.

 

[prof pat pending]

There was an odd.looking adjustable on the market a few years back.
iirc it was called master wrench and sold by JML....yeah I know, JML, forget it It was an odd looking thing, but was exceptionally good at rounded nuts (providing they were tall enough)

 

[Lon nan Gruagach]

Guaranteed to round off any nut

 

[Topcat47]

I have one somewhere at the bottom of one of my toolboxes, somewhere. They are worse than useless. Even the ratchet handle that came with it was rubbish.

 

[Daydream believer]

Once the rods distort with the torque they fail to spring back & do not work on a smaller sized nut than the last ones used

 

[Poignard]

A set of flank drive sockets would be a better buy in the long term, I think. Much kinder to your nuts....

 

[fisherman]

Useless. When the going gets tough it's either hammer a sacrificial socket on, or grind off two opposing flats if you can get a big spanner in.

 

[alan_d]

Does anyone have experience of the Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover? http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p81815

 

[cliff]

Does anyone have experience of the Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover? http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p81815

Yes. does what it says on the tin - bought a full set a few years ago and they have paid for themselves in the few times they have been used. sometimes one needs to go down a size to get a good grip. Removing teh nut can be fraught with danger but i am sure you will figure out how to remove the nut from the socket.

 

[Poignard]

... or grind off two opposing flats if you can get a big spanner in.

Big spanner? With my cramped engine installation it's sometimes a case of cutting a spanner in half

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Does anyone have experience of the Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover? http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p81815

Yes. does what it says on the tin - bought a full set a few years ago and they have paid for themselves in the few times they have been used. sometimes one needs to go down a size to get a good grip. Removing teh nut can be fraught with danger but i am sure you will figure out how to remove the nut from the socket.

I've got a set and they work very well. However, I would only use them on a nut or bolt that was terminally damaged anyway; plan on replacing the nut or bolt after using them. However, if the bolt or nut wasn't at that stage, I'd expect a standard spanner or socket to work anyway.

 

[cliff]

I've got a set and they work very well. However, I would only use them on a nut or bolt that was terminally damaged anyway; plan on replacing the nut or bolt after using them. However, if the bolt or nut wasn't at that stage, I'd expect a standard spanner or socket to work anyway.

+1, I thought that was taken for granted - if the nut or bolt needs the Irwin grips to remove it it is shot anyway.
One other thing - do not use them with an impact wrench - the "teeth" or "spirals" are hard - very hard, and sharp.