Take a look at the image below. [IMG_8530] I need to get at the black cover nestled behind, and just to the left of, that corrugated metal clad line. To clear that line out of my way, I need to remove a 24mm x 5mm fastener from a banjo fitting. [ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54506322250_cf…

Would a tool like this work? [Ratchet Extension Drive Bar (1/4″-3/8″DR)] Tester

If you can get a box end wrench on it, smacking a hammer on the wrench shank near the fitting will sometimes break it loose. You can also slip another wrench onto the wrench on the banjo to gain leverage. Same for a breaker bar. Smacking each of them with a hammer can also help break it free.

From the demonstration, I speculate that Ratchet Extension Drive Bar doodad would work. It definitely can reach that banjo fitting bolt head, and ALSO eliminates the wrench swing arc problem. And with a wobble extension btwn that tool and a 24mm 6pt socket, maybe the fastener would relent. Problem …

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It never occurred to me to smack the shaft of the wrench. I’ll give that a try. Thanks for the tip! I put a long screwdriver on the side of the banjo connector and the bolt, mindful not to damage either with aggressive lateral impacts. Predictably, it had no effect. There is absolutely no room to …

Holy moly! I had absolutely no idea this sort of tool exists! Thanks for suggesting it. Ordered!

Hitting a wrench with a hammer is likely to result in a damaged tool, and unlikely to result in loosening a difficult fastener. And if you can get a wrench onto the fastener, you should be able to get a breaker bar or other means of extending the wrench in order to add leverage. Often times, as a …

I’m pretty certain thwacking a box-end wrench with a hammer is unlikely to result in a damaged tool. It seems a comparatively harmless way to deliver shocks to a stubborn bolt where the head isn’t accessible. Lateral whacks to fasteners is generally not good policy. Maybe this is your point, in whic…

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[image] carburatediron: I’m pretty certain thwacking a box-end wrench with a hammer is unlikely to result in a damaged tool. You are correct, I have beat the crap out of some of my wrenches over the years and never hurt any.. Besides, you can go buy a cheap wrench just for this job and if yo…

Soliciting Suggestions to Remove a Hard-to-Reach Fastener

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davesmopar May 13, 2025, 8:25pm 18

I learned a long time ago, sometimes it is easier/faster to remove something to have more room to work, then to work around it, even if the “manual” doesn’t mention removing said part…

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Soliciting Suggestions to Remove a Hard-to-Reach Fastener

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