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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 05:19 PM
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Irwin bolt grips- worked perfectly on a very stubborn caliper bolt which was not budging!!
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 05:28 PM
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I'm intrigued! How do they work? Are they tapered inside?
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 05:36 PM
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How much are they,where to buy from?
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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£20 from tool station. They have a kind of rose shaped twist like this that digs in
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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These are mega, work really well.
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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for them to work properly you need to hit them onto the rounded head so they cut into it. Had a set of these for years, especially for turbo/exhaust nuts/bolts
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 06:37 PM
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http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-bolt...et-5-pcs/96028

http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-bo...6-pieces/6083d
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 12:23 AM
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My mate just hammers a size smaller socket on but, works most of the time.

But these might be handy.


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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 06:18 AM
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Used my set more times than I can remember now and always take them with me when working on subarus away from home
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