What Is the Purpose of an Open End "Angle" Wrench?

Apr 01, 2016 4 Replies

I'm always pleased to find a tool on the road, and doubly so if it's a primo brand such as Snap-On.



I just found a Snap-On V520B 5/8" open-end angle wrench, as their web site calls it. It looks like a typical open end wrench but with a more °extreme angle on the "jaw" portion - looks like about 45° rather than the typical 30°.



Can anyone explain why such an item exists? What purpose does it serve beyond that of the more familiar open end wrench?


It allows you to get an open end wrench onto a bolt or nut you can not get onto with a standard-offset open end wrench.

Sometimes a bolt will be tightened 15° more than usual.

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com posted for all of us...

Most users don't know about flipping open end wrenches...

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