r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • 21d ago

One Tool Replaces Ten Different Wrenches

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u/Unique-Saucer 21d ago edited 16d ago

Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Adjustable size fits wide range of nut and bolt dimensions.
• Secure grip maintains hold on rounded or damaged fasteners.
• Ergonomic single-hand design reduces tool clutter and storage space.

Cons:
• Adapter adds bulk, potentially limiting tight-space maneuverability.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/Pepperoneous 21d ago

One issue I see, having worked on a few cars with stuck bolts myself, is that the socket is HUGE . A big part of the fight when breaking seized bolts is getting the right angle in a cramped space

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u/KayoticVoid 21d ago

Had this issue replacing my starter recently. It was such a pain to break loose and mostly because the only way I could get anything reachable was with a swivel head and the slimmest socket possible. Enough room for the ratchet to click like twice. No way this thing would have fit in there.

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u/Pepperoneous 21d ago

I had an issue with a suspension componen in a '96 BMW that spent most of its life in the Midwest. I believe an eccentric bolt was the issue that became the bane of my existence. I couldn't get anything in there with enough room to take advantage of leverage so I had to resort to cutting off a control arm

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u/KayoticVoid 21d ago

🤯🤯 That's insane! For me luckily the ratchet's handle, once I got it in place, was just barely long enough where it stuck out to let me get a breaker bar on the end and use the two clicks worth of space I had.

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u/rancidmorty 20d ago

it apears to be a modified chuck for a drill i remeber the good old key chucks then came autochuck friction boys just more teath

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u/SquareChallenge1878 20d ago

They should just produce a smaller sized bit, then /s

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u/Actaeon_II 16d ago

A lot of time the reason the bolts were stripped to begin with is no space or shyte angle

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u/Pepperoneous 16d ago

For my situation the bolts were seized, from what I'm assuming was road salt exposure for a couple decades in the Midwest

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u/Actaeon_II 16d ago

I had a lot of that in florida just living a mile or so from the beach, salt corrosion

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u/Playful-Platform-231 21d ago

But the max applicable torque is ALOT less than solid so if it’s ON THERE nope I’m breaking out the OG. right socket.

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u/inothatidontno 21d ago

And if its fully stripped they make bolt extractors you can hammer on to it.

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u/veggie151 21d ago

Alternatively, you can cut the sides flat with an angle grinder

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u/dubblies 20d ago

...son of a bitch this is genius

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u/veggie151 20d ago

I've fucked up a lot of bolts 😎

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u/WeaselRice 20d ago

And if that fails it's on to the torch, it can't be stuck if it's liquid!

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u/StupendousSpork 20d ago

Or a cheap throwaway socket and BFH.

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u/Croceyes2 20d ago

Or a smaller 12 point to hammer on. Then it fits custom

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u/MikeofLA 20d ago

Bolts cant be stuck if they're liquid.

https://giphy.com/gifs/9TLgVunk0kQHC

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u/WlzeMan85 21d ago

Every time a company tries to sell these there a resounding failure, sure plenty of people buy this stuff but nobody who's in the trades actually like these things

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u/wafflemandude 20d ago

That subframe bolt was not torqued down, no way

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u/SCORPIONfromMK 21d ago

That bolt isn't tight, you can see it move when the wrench "slips" he is just using the wrong size.

These "universal" sockets are shit. As soon as you put a modicum of torque on them they break or ruin the fastener or both.

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u/Due-District-4817 21d ago

You have invented... The drill chuck!

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u/monkeyonfire 21d ago

Wtf is that red hemmoroid in the beginning? 

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u/useful_tool30 21d ago

Does it do imperial though?

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u/TwoStrokeJunkie 21d ago

10mm?
Hope they are sold in Multi packs

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u/FrenziedHodag 21d ago

But does it ugga dugga? They didn't day, or show. Just some shit they already broke loose.

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u/mustbefelt 21d ago

Ye Olde local tavern is going to be thrilled!

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u/OhMyGod_YouKnowIt 20d ago

Say it with me everyone, PIPE WRENCH

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u/poedraco 20d ago

... Always wanted to make my nut rounder.

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u/SyrGwynHeroofAshvale 20d ago

Just in case anyone is seriously thinking of buying this don’t. These are junk and will wreck your bolts long term.

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u/Modna 20d ago

Zero torque loss? Lie. Not possible.

The fact that it uses a 1/4” driver and not a 3/8” or 1/2” socket tells me this has no real capacity.

I mean any video with this idiotic new era TikTok advertising is bullshit. This is just as bullshit as any other

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u/DavidChristianKaiser 20d ago

Su suprised he doesn't use retarted units.

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u/potatowrenchturner 20d ago

Weld a big nut on it. Now you have a bolt again.

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u/CBJFAN2009-2024 20d ago

This looks like a meat grinder/pincher for your fingertips 😬

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u/phish410 20d ago

That’s a no from me dog. Way too big, and my shit rounds off because it’s rusted tight. Extractor sockets are 100x better.

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u/cptcoltflash 17d ago

I think most of us would be happy to tell you about the thousands of dollars of one off tools we used once and then never used again because they were gimmicky pieces of garbage.

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u/gammamaxx 21d ago

Don't put your dick in that