# Low Profile Ratchet and Socket Recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 22, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/low-profile-ratchet-and-socket-recommendations/184259 "2022-05-22T18:30:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/low-profile-ratchet-and-socket-recommendations/184259/13 "2022-05-25T00:39:50Z")
I had a difficult to remove nut experience a few years ago. You are welcome to read about it here, may give you some alternative ideas… Quick summary of what worked best in my situation, place vise grips snug on the nut, jaws oriented 90 degrees to the nut, twist the vise grip jaws with a wrench. An open end wrench where the jaws were oriented 90 degrees to the shaft would have worked too, but I didn’t have one. Best of luck. BTW, IMO you can never have too many tools. The only problem with owing a lot of tools, it seems like by the time most any semi-complicated job is complete almost all the tools you have are on the floor … lol … > [@Ideas to remove nut from bolt, clearance problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-to-remove-nut-from-bolt-clearance-problem/94777/14): > > If I understand the situation correctly, this is where I “leverage” slight_smile my flare nut wrenches. They are open about 1/4 of the circumference and so engage more of the fastener than an open end wrench but allow for clearance issues on one side of the fastener… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/low-profile-ratchet-and-socket-recommendations/184259)._