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Old 07-30-2013, 05:49 PM
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Flare nut wrench vs. "crow foot" socket?

Is a flare nut wrench basically the same as a "crow foot" socket?

Just wondering if they are basically interchangable.

They look very, very similar as far as I can tell.

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Old 07-30-2013, 06:12 PM
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I guess you could use a crowsfoot+ratchet or breaker bar as a flare wrench but the wrench is much handier.

But a crowsfoot will work in places where nothing else will.
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Is a flare nut wrench basically the same as a "crow foot" socket?

Just wondering if they are basically interchangable.

They look very, very similar as far as I can tell.
...not the same. A flare wrench has five sides rather that the two sides of a crow foot, so the flare wrench gets a better bite on the nut. Using a conventional open end wrench on a flare fitting nut runs the risk of rounding off the hex.

You can buy flare wrench heads that attach to the end of a socket wrench/extensions just like a crowfoot.

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Old 07-31-2013, 12:36 PM
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Crowfoot flare nut wrench

"You can buy flare wrench heads that attach to the end of a socket wrench/extensions just like a crowfoot."

I have a set of Metric and SAE crowfoot flare nut wrenches and use them often. Very hand tools.

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