# Wrench Safety

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789 "2007-09-18T12:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![lom1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/898d66/32.png) [@lom1021](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lom1021)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/1 "2007-09-18T12:58:12Z")

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How To Use a Wrench Safely

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**Author:** ![grampy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@grampy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grampy)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/2 "2007-09-18T20:21:48Z")

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Is this some kind of joke???

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**Author:** ![TJScott2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TJScott2012](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TJScott2012)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/3 "2007-09-19T01:26:08Z")

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first, you hand it to someone else, please!

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/4 "2007-09-19T01:35:32Z")

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Either fell out of his chair or is a troll. Ignore.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/5 "2007-09-19T02:35:55Z")

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He meant well. This forum messed up and lost many of the posts.  
See here: [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/371013.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/371013.page)

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/6 "2007-09-19T04:11:02Z")

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I thought it sounded funny. That link clears it up a bit and the OP is right; one always tries to pull, never push, a wrench.

If pushing is a necessity, the palm of the outstretched hand should be used rather than wrapping the wrench up with the fingers.

Other than that, avoid flaking chrome and aim carefully when throwing one. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Litahni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7feea3/32.png) [@Litahni](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Litahni)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/7 "2007-09-19T15:23:09Z")

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Righty-tighty, lefty-loosy

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4789/8 "2007-09-20T01:23:08Z")

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Ah, so there WAS a post behind that header after all.

Definitely pull only. UNLESS, there’s no choice but use extreme caution.