Favorite Crows Foot Wrench Type?
 

which do you prefer, open end or flare-nut?

for your computer?

Use a hammer on it then buy a Mac already.

rjp

The open end is more flexible, but he flare-nut type is stronger. They don't make both for no reason. I have to say it depends on the situation.

Flare nut. Less prone to slip. But open end has its place too. That you need to have both!;)

I only have one, and it's an open end. I bought it to replace the oil pressure sending unit on my old '88 3.2L. Worked like a charm, and was so thick that I don't think there was much flex.

maybe the question should be cast as how often you cannot do job XX on your German car with "just" the flarenut type (?)

or... how often you cannot do job XX on your German car with "just" the open end type b/c it will slip or not take the torque (?)

Somehow I have not had to buy a set of crowsfoot wrenches yet. That would be in over 50 years of owning mechanic's tools. I'd buy one on an as needed basis, or get a cheap set at Harbor Freight.

For anything on the 911 motor, I would buy what others say works the best for the particular application.

I got both. Use whichever one is appropiate for the use. The open end is usually easier to use.

The tool isn't usually the limiting factor. It's the nut/bolt head that is being turned that usually rounds off. An open crow's foot contacts the nut at two points. The "flare nut" type grabs it at four points, distributing the force over twice the area.

RW, if you were ever a member of the Greasy Hand Club it has now been revoked.
Jim

Snap-on makes an adjustable open end crow foot, one of the coolest little tools I have seen in a while. But I have both open and the flair nut type, both get used. just don't go cheap on theses you can cause more damage with poor quality ones than you may think. S-K, Craftsman, Wright, Mac, and Snap-on. All are a good choice

My favorite crows foot type wrenches are the type that are short, and attach to a 3/8" ratchet, or extension. They allow you to get into sheety tight places and really put some leverage on the nut/fitting. I usually use them for stuff like transmission/power steering line fittings. I I also have the wrench type crows wrenches, I think they are called flare nut wrenches that I used quite a bit for brake lines. I think that a regular box/ open wrench is the best tool for normal fasteners( bolts and nuts). One can never have too many tools in my book.