10&11mm brake pipe spanners....

[steveo3002]

any suggestions for a good brand 10 /11mm brake pipe spanner?

alot of sets have the 11mm missing or are really short on the small sizes

looking for good quality..prob not snap on prices though

[Hintza]

looking for good quality..prob not snap on prices though

Surely a brake spanner will not break the bank (no pun intended). Good quality tools are hard to come by, I seem to break spanners with great regularity, probably becuase I have never bought snap on.

[anewman]

Halfords have Laser branded ones. I mentioned them in the trade card thread. I think they're about £3.19 trade card price, see http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_16 7767_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__varient__categoryId_106186 _crumb_33958-76859-90872_parentcategoryrn_90872

I'm no expert on tools but the metal is very thick, and it looks well polished, and when I put it on the nuts it only just fit suggesting a low likelihood of rounding the nuts off.

[steveo3002]

right..the local halfrods had some really naff looking ones , i might keep an eye out for the laser ones

[Pew Pew Pew Lasers!]

Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.

[goldspanners]

Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.

totally agree with this.
have you tried ebay? if you can wait for the spanner that is,try finding a britool,facom,halfords,snap on,mac tools, blue point,draper proffesional. or get a good pair of irwin vice grips,work for me every time!

[thescouselander]

I have loads of Halfords branded tools, they are pretty good and are definitely good enough for the average DIY user.

[mrtg0525]

Halfords tools are extremely good quality and have a lifetime warranty. You'll not get much better without spending a lot more.

Just make sure that you buy the Halfords Professional stuff, the rest doesn't have the lifetime warranty.

@OP - keep an eye out for second hand ones from a known good manufacturer on ebay, like Snap-On, Blue-Point (industrial version of Snap-On), Beta, Britool etc.

[steveo3002]

yeah i might have to wait for a 2nd hand snap on i think

seen a hazet one thats 10&11mm on ebay...might have a bid on that

[goldspanners]

yeah i might have to wait for a 2nd hand snap on i think

seen a hazet one thats 10&11mm on ebay...might have a bid on that

hazet stuff is ok,ive got one hazet spanner,i know ford use these in thier spanish factory.:D

[scbk]

Just go to a local tool shop, should have brands like laser, draper, teng, all of these are good makes and do a wide range of tools

There's also silverline, cheap make, low prices. Some tools are absolute cr*p but some are not too bad. Pick tem up and have a feel. Silverline also offer a guarantee, think it's lifetime on most tools

[tomstickland]

I've always used Meole grips because old pipe nuts are so tight that they round off even with brake spanners

[steveo3002]

well i did end using mole grips as the spanner i own now isnt a good enough fit...seems a shame to ruin fittings with mole grips though

[anewman]

well i did end using mole grips as the spanner i own now isnt a good enough fit...seems a shame to ruin fittings with mole grips though
Get some new ones :) http://www.jhmbuttco.com/acatalog/Shop_Brake_Pipe_Fittings_130.html is the cheapest place I have found for a place on the net.