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Dec 8, 2014 | 10:21 AM

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Twistnride

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A left handed,SAE/Metric crescent wrench handles all that crap.

Dec 8, 2014 | 10:31 AM

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heybaylor

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Twistnride

A left handed,SAE/Metric crescent wrench handles all that crap.

didn't know they made a combo crescent wrench.?
Mine is just SAE

Dec 8, 2014 | 10:47 AM

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ynots

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Having a ratchet that could tighten and loosen nuts and bolts is genius!

Dec 8, 2014 | 10:50 AM

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hdbob2006

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Twistnride

A left handed,SAE/Metric crescent wrench handles all that crap.

I've hunted all over for one.Where can you buy them?? I had a reversible jacket once....
Also looking for a reversible pipe wrench.

Dec 8, 2014 | 10:53 AM

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OLDDEADEYE

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Dec 8, 2014 | 11:13 AM

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ohiomike

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Harley`s always making things difficult with special tools. just barely got enough room in toolbox for my Philips screwdrivers for tightening and my Philips for looseining and my regular screwdriver for tightening and my regular for loosening and my set of tightening allen wrenches and my looseinging allen wrenches it goes on and on......

Dec 8, 2014 | 01:16 PM

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PPBART

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDDEADEYE

Yeah the question is kinda stupid, unless they are talking about torque wrenches.

LOL! Yes, the original letter was about torque wrenches; I fixed my OP.

Dec 8, 2014 | 01:29 PM

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smokindownthehwy

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Originally Posted by PPBART

"Why is a reversible ratchet important? There are a few fasteners with a left-hand thread on Harley-Davidsons."

I don't think I've run into any of those in my limited wrenching. Can anyone identify?

All of my torque wrenches are click style reversable ratchet wrenches and work on either right or left handed threads. I wasn't aware of any that weren't.

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Dec 8, 2014 | 02:59 PM

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Twistnride

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From: Oroville,Washington.

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Originally Posted by ohiomike

Read the manual. All you gotta' do is switch hands. Then they will work in both directions. Righty........tighty. Lefty............loosey. Simple,huh?

Dec 8, 2014 | 03:05 PM

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Twistnride

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From: Oroville,Washington.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hdbob2006

I've hunted all over for one.Where can you buy them?? I had a reversible jacket once....
Also looking for a reversible pipe wrench.

You can't buy them. I custom make them. But only 1 every ten years,when the moon is in Pisces,and Saggitarius cornholing. Gets complicated. My pipe wrench handles SAE,Witworth,and Metric,so it's extra badass. There will be one up for auction, with Jerry Lee's Duoglide.

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