What the hell is this?

[6]

I'm a pretty good mechanic.. but this has me stumpered.

It looks like a tool to plug ratchet end into a ratchet end. God only knows.. I can't think of a use for it.

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Both ends are a receiver for a male 3/8" drive. I can think of zero practical use for this tool... Except maybe playing ratchet wars. Plug your ratchets into each other and apply force till one brakes, then continue with another ratchet. The last man standing is the strongest ratchet and then you know..m

Anyone?

[Captain 80s]

Its just a gripper attachment to insert on your extension to spin with your finger in places where you don't get a good throw with the socket wrench. Get it down by "finger" then use your limited swing to apply the torque at the end.

[Captain 80s]

Some extensions have them, but the larger diameter of that adapter could be nice.

[6]

Its just a gripper attachment to insert on your extension to spin with your finger in places where you don't get a good throw with the socket wrench. Get it down by "finger" then use your limited swing to apply the torque at the end.

It's not. It can't hold a socket. It's only female. If you stick it on the end of the extension you are just left with a female.

[Captain 80s]

Oh yeah... duh. I suppose it could hold one of those extensions that has a socket built in to the end?

Edit: no it can't dipshit. I got nuthin.

Wow... must be Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend. I'm not firing on all cylinders.

[Captain 80s]

There must be specialty tool that has a male socket plug and that's out of a kit?

Or like you said, it's socket wrench Thunder Dome!!! 2 wrenches enter...

[DrPMC]

An adaptor to use a 3/8” drive tool to turn a square headed bolt of that size? I think some old machine tools, perhaps lathes have such fittings? (See https://www.myford.co.uk/acatalog/K3...HES--2267.html)

[bitzz]

It's for a GM distributor wrench
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[squirrelman]

It's for a GM distributor wrench
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do new cars still have distributors ?

[6]

It's for a GM distributor wrench
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YESSSS!!!
and now we know.

The mystery is solved. Wish i had the wrench. i made one.

[BillnOroville]

I remember drain plugs used to have a square nut sticking out maybe they figured a socket for them.

[bitzz]

I guess I'm old.
My car has a distributor, that you would use that wrench on...but I don't (the smart guy replaced the hold down bolt with a header bolt a LONG time ago)... and it has square head drain plugs with NPT thread.
1984 Olds Cutlass G body assembled in St. Terese PQ, so the body has metric fasteners and the motor and trans has UNC fasteners.
Not as bad as working on a Norton Commando. Every wrench I own on the floor here and still taking crap off with vise grips.

[rpcraft]

Oddly enough I was just digging through a tool box my dad was gifted and it had one of those distributor wrenches in it. He gave it to me because it would have been a spare for him. It's a great tool to have in the toolbox for older vehicles that still have a distributor. I was happy to get it, then immediately forgot it and a whole box of other tools when I left... DOH. Oh well, just more to grab next time I am there.

[6]

I guess I'm old.
My car has a distributor, that you would use that wrench on...but I don't (the smart guy replaced the hold down bolt with a header bolt a LONG time ago)... and it has square head drain plugs with NPT thread.
1984 Olds Cutlass G body assembled in St. Terese PQ, so the body has metric fasteners and the motor and trans has UNC fasteners.
Not as bad as working on a Norton Commando. Every wrench I own on the floor here and still taking crap off with vise grips.

Last time I needed a distributor wrench I took a wrench, cut it in half, welded it back together at an angle and thay was that. It's in the box somewhere.

[rpm10k]

be great for comparing torque wrenches to each other if you have a known tested one and want to check another.