Thin profile socket/ratchet wrench needed

[eljainc]

Hello,

I am trying to find a wrench that will will drive a 5/16" hex screw. I would like a ratcheting type wrench. It should not be a right angled wrench but a straight one. I only have about 2/3" clearance to work with.

Any ideas?

Thanks Mike

[Tom Kendrick]

[mm]

I can't follow you at all, not right angled, straight, socket.

But Home Depot for a while had and probalby still has in the tool department a socket wrench handle that would also twist the socket by twisting the handle, so no motion was needed by the handle itself.

[aasberry]

Here is one solution.

[Limp Arbor]

Get a side terminal battery wrench. Most auto parts stores sell them.

[mkirsch1]

In those cases I just suck it up and grab the regular old combination wrench. Takes longer, but takes less time and money than searching for a specialty tool to do the job "conveniently."

While you're sitting here waiting for someone to recommend the magic tool, I'm done tightening the screw and I'm off to my next job.

[Stormin Mormon]

Auto parts store, get a battery terminal wrench. They come in 5/16 or 10mm.

[JoeSpareBedroom]

That's the perfect solution. I believe Craftsman makes a similar series of tools.