[TR] wrenches

[dave n]

has anyone had a situation where one of these S or half-moon wrenches were a 
must have?

-----Original Message----- 
From: Randall
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:41 AM
Cc: 'triumph list'
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Fuel Pump


> Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a galaxy much like our
> own, there was once an item known as a "c" wrench, which was
> a combination wrench in the shape of a "c," which would wrap
> around bulges like water pumps and fuel pumps and allow a
> mechanic to remove nuts obstructed by the item they held in
> place. I wonder whatever happened to them?

I don't recall seeing them in combination form, but the box end form seems 
to be alive and well.  Eg,
http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/wrenches-and-sets/half-moon-and-sets/metric/
Even available in ratcheting
http://www.gearwrench.com/gearwrench-9850-5-pc-half-moon-reversible-double-box-ratcheting-wrench-set-metric.html

Also the related S-wrench
http://www.amazon.com/Sunex-9940-S-Style-Wrench-5-Piece/dp/B000PGWSZ4/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_z

And distributor wrench
http://www.amazon.com/Vim-Tools-V118-Distributor-Wrench/dp/B000TQ522Q