Knipex Pliers Saves Me $ special order Twin Grip adjustable mechanic tools tips tricks

[erat]

Vice grips over there feeling disrespected.

[shawnbarber]

sometimes put your airtools battery tools away that was a job for a ratchet where you can feel whats about to happen

[robertdinicola]

my little knipex either breaking it loose or breaking it off.

[ryanjeepman]

I'm so glad you completely stripped it with that battery ratchet so that you could pull out your fancy pliers and show them off

[plato]

Knipex makes fantastic pliers. A friend had their Channel locks in the plumbing shop I worked at and the teeth on their jaws are so sharp and hard that they grip where no other pliers will. I'm retired but I have their 16" and 12" channel locks. Awesome!

[matthewholzinger]

Look at your Torx bits. The ends are usually a little bit rounded. I ground mine flat. They sit a little deeper, and they also have a sharper edge for a better bite.

ADDITIONAL: I did this because I had two bolts in my van that had a very shallow head and 💩 load locktite. The bit kept jumping out and chewing up the head. They were too shallow for vicegrips or slip joints. So tight that I used my 1/2 inch ratchet. After they were out, they were replaced with regular hex bolts.

[roster]

I bought these pliers, it’s my go to tool on a daily, love knipex pliers

[ayoitssteve]

Yo grab some MAC RBRTs, those things are great, they work amazing for stripped heads. Theyre "extractors".

[jl]

Ahh yet again Galvanic corrosion wins the battle but not the war

[zeroheat]

I've got a 6" ridgid wrench that was gifted for Christmas as a Keychain accessory. I keep it in the trucks glove box. Perfect tool. Those knipex pliers i use solely for kindorf straps (strut clamps)

[Giannispri]

these twin grips are amazing! when it's time you bust them out the toolbox, you know they're a lifesaver

[RDspeedfab]

At first it stripped out. Then I got this more powerful tool and made sure it was stripped out.

[tcb]

The real take away: don't own an Audi that's out of warranty.

[trungtinvu]

VAG and their aluminium parts.... glad you were able to do the job !

[streetstyle]

That was the easy part!!! Now good luck separating those two lines that screw held together 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[NSoutdoorsman]

Spiral sockets for blue point would work really well too

[komitata]

What a mechanic. Thats why i fix my cars

[CarbonRevo]

Using the right tool the first time around generally makes a difference. Proper driver and a box end wrench would’ve removed that without stripping

[tobbeabc]

You can start by not using an impact on thoose screws so you can feel when they are about to cam out or snap

[Pork-Chopper]

A little bit of heat works too!
No need to be aggressive with the power
tools. A die grinder also can notch the screw head n use a long screwdriver with the square shank where you can use a crescent wrench on it. You get the picture.
Don't need no stinkin' fancy Knippex pliers...