does anyone know what the purpose of this really thick wrench is?

i have some other miscellaneous parts maybe you can help identify.

if any of you could use them, you can have them for the cost of postage.

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1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Not a mb wrench. Carb kit? Valve seals. Valve guides. head bolts.

The valve guides have some value if you can identify what they are for. the head bolts too if someone needs them.

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Wrenches like that are usually thick because they are made of weak material. With weak material it takes more meat to have any strength at all.

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OK thanks.

as far as the head bolts, maybe i will use them as tent spikes!

the valve stuff is supposed to be for a w123 300td. free to anyone who could use them.

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1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Any brand name on that wrench?

yeah, R-U-S-T

Don- are you still down there by Orlando?

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Rod,

The wrenches are thicker, square made for older square- not hex- nuts for farm use or use with large flat washers securing wood, like picnic tables. They date from 1900-1950s..

They have no special value and they are annoying because they don't list size on them.

You can soak them in vinegar or wire wheel them and paint them black, sell them on E-bay for 5.00 each.

I could use the 123 stuff for my next project, which will be a 300td, let me know by PM.

Thanks

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

I have some of those old wrenches out in the barn. I think my dad or grandfather used them for cinching down big bolts through railroad ties used as pasture fence corner posts. Mine look to be a little bigger than that one. No brand or measurement indicated.

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One of the keys to the weakness of the metal is the shoulders on the wrench where the opening is. You can try to use these to undo a nut they fit and they will not break but the metal is so soft they will just round out and slip off.

There was once a factory in Dallas that made tools like this as their economy line. They just put in a blank of metal and stamped them out, then threw them into a giant tumbler that rolled them around with a bunch of other wrenches to knock the rough edges off. It was, let's say..... noisy.

They sold a lot of 'em to oil field companies and railroads who bought them with the thought in mind that if they supplied high quality tools to their employees the employees would just steal them. No one would think of stealing tools of this quality and appearance.

The fear of them being swiped was also why they were so ugly. It was called 'The Crow Effect' based on studies that showed Crows would pick up shiny objects but not dull looking ones.

Yup, I live right behind Cinderella's Castle. No joke, if it wasn't for the trees I could see it.

You have OM617 parts, gasket set for block-crankcase, head bolts, valve stem, valve stem seals, etc.

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