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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
I've worked on a couple of concepts like that.
Problem that you run into is the torque does not translate the way you think it will.
Something like that can work if you crack the nut loose first otherwise the torque is translated back to the wrench and all that happens is the wrench rotates around the nut or the tool just twists.
Make sense?
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Yep, I know exactly what you mean. I always use a regular boxed end wrench to crack the glow plugs loose, then use a gear wrench to "spin" them out. No torque required... in fact they spin so loose there is sometimes not enough resistance to get the gear wrench to work. It's very slow with only 3mm of side to side... I just need something to spin them out faster once they're loosened