I love those wrenches, just never found them for sale. I just have the ratchet wrenches with the hinge on the head. They are good, but these would work better in tight access areas with the stand off they have. Nice!
Neil.
What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved
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scot850
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
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2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
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1998 V70 XC - Sold
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Agreed. I had been hunting for the 7mm for quite a while, and already had 8mm up to 17 or 19mm from previous shopping.
1997 855 GLT (Light Pressure Turbo) still going strong. Previous: 1986 240 GL rusted out in '06, 1985 Saab 900T rusted out in '95, 1975 Saab 99 rusted out in '95, 1973 Saab 99 rusted out in '94
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What is on the other end? I can't seem to find a 7mm swivel wrench like that. Smallest I can find is the 8 x 9mm double ended variant.
Neil.
Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
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This is my close quarters best friend , from Tekton in GRR Michigan
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TEKTON-Folding ... d_source=1
Sorry for uk link, I’m traveling
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TEKTON-Folding ... d_source=1
Sorry for uk link, I’m traveling
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On this one, the other end of the 7mm is a 6mm. I think I've also seen another version with a 1/4" on one end and a 7mm on the other end.
1997 855 GLT (Light Pressure Turbo) still going strong. Previous: 1986 240 GL rusted out in '06, 1985 Saab 900T rusted out in '95, 1975 Saab 99 rusted out in '95, 1973 Saab 99 rusted out in '94
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Those are in my book really old school wrenches, lednycklar I call them, I have one for 16/17mm which I ended up cutting in two in order to get into a tight spot on another car. My dad has a bunch of them. I should buy a set too, they come in handy.
Cheap set for 21 euros

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Interesting they are labelled Biltema! Long time since I did any business with them. They are very handy tools for sure. I haven't seen anything that cheap though. Temu/Ali Express have them but they are not as cheap as they used to be!
Abscate, I have something similar in 1/4"/ 3/8" / 1/2" options, part of the reason I have not invested in the other wrenches as of yet. However, I find as I can't lock the flex head on these shorties, they can sometimes be difficult. I guess if I bought better ones maybe they would be better. So many tools!
Neil.
Abscate, I have something similar in 1/4"/ 3/8" / 1/2" options, part of the reason I have not invested in the other wrenches as of yet. However, I find as I can't lock the flex head on these shorties, they can sometimes be difficult. I guess if I bought better ones maybe they would be better. So many tools!
Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
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The beauty of that folding one is it is long enough to get good torque to crack a nut, then you fold it to palm size and zip it off with no swing space needed.
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Seems like it’s sold under the name “walker” here.850 LPT wrote: ↑04 Nov 2025, 15:35So I was wrong, it was a Starla brand exhaust. This is the one I used on 2 of my S70's, but it looks like it is not available right now.
But that might be different in Europe, I don't know.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... 70-290-517
I’ve switched back the ferrita exhaust with the oem and will try the starla/walker branded one when the oem is shot.
1/2 a shitbox V70 1998 2.5 NA
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Had an s70 sitting in a field with no start for a little over a year. Put a new throttle air intake on it and a good battery. She started within 2 revs and ran mint. Now I’m debating if I will use that engine for my engine swap into my 98 v70 which was the original purpose for the 300$ car.
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1998 V70 N/A Auto New full restoration project (Water pump thrown at 404K Km)
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1999 S70 T5 Auto(Project) (planned to be fixed)
2000 S70 SE M Learning platform (planned to be driven one day)
2008 S60 2.5T Auto (Sold)
2012 Honda Pilot AWD Touring (Daily)
1998 V70 N/A Auto New full restoration project (Water pump thrown at 404K Km)
1998 V70 N/A Auto (Workhorse) (Tree to driver B pillar
1999 S70 T5 Auto(Project) (planned to be fixed)
2000 S70 SE M Learning platform (planned to be driven one day)
2008 S60 2.5T Auto (Sold)
2012 Honda Pilot AWD Touring (Daily)
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