Tubular Wrenches

Zewnten · Apr 18, 2022

So I ordered up a set of used tubular wrenches and I've got a snag. The wrenches 1 5/8 and below have one size tube end, but 1 3/4 and above a larger tube is required. When I go to order a tube handle they say one tube fits all sizes. What am I missing?

1 5/8 and 1 7/8 for reference. Sorry if the picture is huge I'm on mobile.

Tyler d4c · Apr 18, 2022

Snap on guy or if your not picky a piece of well fitting pipe

terex herder · Apr 18, 2022

Different size on each end?

funwithfuel · Apr 19, 2022

Yeah, Snap-On played that game on the 3/4 drive equipment years back. One handle was 13/16 the other 15/16 then they phased out the smaller. You really had to throw a fit to get them to warranty out all your drive handles and heads to the new standard. I'm guessing that's what you're up against. You might try ebay for NOS or good used.

Zewnten · Apr 19, 2022

terex herder said:
Different size on each end?

That's what I was wondering.

funwithfuel said:
Yeah, Snap-On played that game on the 3/4 drive equipment years back. One handle was 13/16 the other 15/16 then they phased out the smaller. You really had to throw a fit to get them to warranty out all your drive handles and heads to the new standard. I'm guessing that's what you're up against. You might try ebay for NOS or good used.

They're all from the same time of manufacturing as I can tell. Otherwise I would agree.

Tyler d4c said:
Snap on guy or if your not picky a piece of well fitting pipe

That was basically the plan.

Bluox · Apr 19, 2022

Check with Williams tools, they make that line of wrenches and may have the smaller handles.
Snapon wrenches make the handle size break at 1 5/8", below 24" handle above 36"handle.
Bob

excavator · Apr 19, 2022

Which handle are you looking for? the smaller or larger diameter? Which part of the earth are you located on?

Zewnten · Apr 19, 2022

excavator said:
Which handle are you looking for? the smaller or larger diameter? Which part of the earth are you located on?

Both apparently, my original thought was to use a jack handle but it's too big for the small ones and too small for the big ones. So I'm trying to figure out if the factory handles have both sizes built in or of I need separate ones but there's only one part number.

excavator · Apr 19, 2022

As far as I know there was never one handle that fit both. The smaller handle was about half the length of the larger one. I will have to check in the morning as far as dimensions. I think I have several extra small ones.

Vetech63 · Apr 20, 2022

I keep 7 different OD, wall thickness, and length pieces of pipe on my truck for just such occasions

joe--h · Apr 20, 2022

But but but, it doesn't say Snap-On !!!!

Joe H

JLarson · Apr 21, 2022

A paint pen can fix that lol

Zewnten · Apr 22, 2022

excavator said:
As far as I know there was never one handle that fit both. The smaller handle was about half the length of the larger one. I will have to check in the morning as far as dimensions. I think I have several extra small ones.

Realized I missed your question, I'm in Colorado. Do you know what the outer diameter of the smaller handles?

excavator · Apr 25, 2022

Here is a page out of the 1987 SnapOn catalog listing all the sizes and lengths of the handles. I'm not sure when they changed sizes but this shows the 36B ID as 1 1/8" and my 2014 catalog shows it as 1 9/64 so just a bit different.

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