GearWrench flex head wrenches

[RatLabGuy]

Anybody use these? On one hand boy it seems like it'd be convenient to have that flex head for either flat/straight approach or goofy off-angles.
On the other, if they're crappy I could see after awhile the pin getting loose and w/ it flopping around, losing alot of your torque o na really stuck bolt.

example

http://cgi.ebay.com/GEARWRENCH-TOOL...ryZ29527QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Blkvoodoo]

Gear wrenches are the bomb.....as long as you do not use them as final tighten or break loose on real tight fasteners. I've split the internal box on a few or galled the ratched mechanisim to the point it won't [ratchet].

The flex heads are ok, the pins wear and they become super floppy, a pain when you are in a tight spot that the gear wrench is good for but at an odd angle. I don't own any flex wrenches for this reason, have borrowed a few and experienced this.

a basic set of Gear Wrenches in addition to regular sets of long and short pattern wrenches are a good mix. I have a 1" gear wrench (reversable) that is the bomb for doing power steering pump pulley removal/install on Ford and GM.

Someday I'll reinvest in another full set, replacing the ones I have missing from the theivery a few weeks ago.

Kevin

 

[RatLabGuy]

Soooo.... I'm sorry is that a Yeah or Neah on the Flex Head option? Think I'll get the GearWrench either way, just debating this one feature.
I'm not a mechanic by trade, just work on my own cars/Toy, so don't forsee alot of heavy use (although I do tend to be kinda hard on my tools, hence tend to invest in quality).

 

[CLRracer]

daddy has the craftsman ones, both flex head and non. i personally couldnt justify the extra cost of the flex head ones if i were buying a set, but there are times when it has come in handy.

Duane

 

[Blkvoodoo]

Soooo.... I'm sorry is that a Yeah or Neah on the Flex Head option?

neither, it was an opinion based on personal experiance. your experiances may vary.

gear wrenches are a nice tool, for me the "flex" option is not a need ( as in, "I" have never found myself thinking that I need those tools for any particular application )

I have found there seem to be several different levels of 'quality' in the constuction of Gear Wrenches. Bought my first set off a tool truck, they were branded with said vendors parent logo, THEY SUCKED, I spread out the open end the first ime I used them (on a driveshaft bolt for a Toyota truck). took them back. Bought an actual "GEAR WRENCH" brand set from another tool vendor, no issues thus far.

Kevin

 

[rattlecanpaint]

One of the best tools in my tool box. Gear Wrench brand is the one to get. When you need 'em, they become worth their wieght in gold.