Ring Spanners - Liddle's?

Outside of Liddle's they were advertising a set of ring spanners that looked perfect for undoing top nuts, they had a really big neck on them and were 2.99!!! obviously cack quality but might be worth a shot. My store had sold out though [:^(]

 

Have a good look at the ring end of them, usually the casting is so crap they're mishaped. Notice it more on the smallest ones

 

They'll be rubbish at that price. 10 Drapers will be far more worth having.

 

i've got a couple sets, absolutely spot on

Ideal for using and abusing.

Their pliers etc aswell are as good, usually justthe generic Draper/sealer type stuff you see rebranded all over the place but dirt cheap.

 

I know they are going to be crap for 2.99, but i bought drapers and it couldn't get near my top nut!!!! the liddle's one's have a massive neck on them by the looks of things so could be worth a punt

 

Teng drop end ring spanners fit inside the top caps perfectly, got mine from www.teng.co.uk and theyre really nicely made.

 

For 2.99 they won't be the best, but the other side of that is, if you end up grinding the heads down to make them fit, or cutting/welding them, then there's not much to lose ...

(as long as you wear goggles in case they shatter).

 

Halfords do a the perfect tool for top mount nuts...

Vortex ratchet set.

Hollow ratchet, so you can still hold the rod with an allen key.

 

i got a set , seem rather good ,finish is a bit rough tho

 

cant believe how people struggle so bad...any old set of market cheapies will do for the diy user on those top nuts

had a set of pooters for years that i use on the top nuts...never had a problem and theyre el cheapo if one decides to break

 

or a cheapo machine mart 12v impact gun

 

MM impacts are rather good tbh good quality for the price

 

are those MM impact guns good for removing hub nuts?

 

connect the clarke 12v impact to a car with the engine running and i would say it would remove any nut!! lol

mine is awsome! 22 inc VAT if for nowt!

 

Its Lidl. For 2.99 id say they are worth a go.

 

Doubt they have any left now at lidl, anyhow you don't want to use an impact tool on a strut top nut unless its already leaking or something.

 

I always keep 1 or 2 sets of cheeeepy spanners/sockets in the garage just incase I need to weld 1 to a nut to get it loose or some such thing. view them in the way you would view disposable latex gloves.

on the other hand I did end up with 3 stitches in my finger when a cheap socket I was using to do up a ball joint fractured and I punched the edge of the wishbone

 

Whats the bother with getting top nuts off.... Big plug wrench, associated spanner on the plug wrench and allen key thru the middle - works every time without a prob

 

couldnt agree more i always use a plug socket never failed me yet

 

It took me a while to figure that one out tho and prior to that there was ALWAYS blue air and skint knuckles!