DIY: Serpentine Belt EZ-Tool (<$2) & Routing Topic is solved

[abscate]

$.90 huh? I've got you beat. $.75, and you get it back

In Canada this is only 48 cents and you still get it back.

[abscate]

Don't know if this type of crow bar is widely available in the US but it's cheap and works great for this belt tensioner;
https://www.biltema.no/en-no/tools/hand ... 2000041645

You can’t buy that here, it’s considered a dangerous weapon. I’m glad we are in a country that doesn’t let people buy weapons they don’t need.

[LOB]

Don't know if this type of crow bar is widely available in the US but it's cheap and works great for this belt tensioner;
https://www.biltema.no/en-no/tools/hand ... 2000041645

You can’t buy that here, it’s considered a dangerous weapon. I’m glad we are in a country that doesn’t let people buy weapons they don’t need.

Abscate gotta be Larry David, Ricky Gervais, G. Seinfeld, Bill Burr transformed into one funny guy

But seriously, there's a lot of tools that are more or less specific to Europe or the US. The swedish style adjustable spanner for instans. And, this crow bar is really perfect to loosen the serpentine belt, cheap and take no space lying in the trunk.

[Sveedy]

I happen to have a pry bar like that, but I'd like to see a pic of a Swedish style spanner.

[kallekula]

I think this is the spanner being mentioned:

[bmdubya1198]

Abscate gotta be Larry David, Ricky Gervais, G. Seinfeld, Bill Burr transformed into one funny guy

But seriously, there's a lot of tools that are more or less specific to Europe or the US. The swedish style adjustable spanner for instans. And, this crow bar is really perfect to loosen the serpentine belt, cheap and take no space lying in the trunk.

I'm almost surprised it's not considered a dangerous weapon here

But yes, they're widely available here. These pry bars are very basic, useful tools that everyone should have.

This Swedish spanner? Harbor Freight recently starting carrying it. https://www.harborfreight.com/swedish-p ... ipe+wrench

[Sveedy]

I think this is the spanner being mentioned:

Other than the calibrations, I don't see much of a difference between that one and the drawer of adjustable wrenches I have.

Abscate gotta be Larry David, Ricky Gervais, G. Seinfeld, Bill Burr transformed into one funny guy

But seriously, there's a lot of tools that are more or less specific to Europe or the US. The swedish style adjustable spanner for instans. And, this crow bar is really perfect to loosen the serpentine belt, cheap and take no space lying in the trunk.

I'm almost surprised it's not considered a dangerous weapon here

But yes, they're widely available here. These pry bars are very basic, useful tools that everyone should have.

This Swedish spanner? Harbor Freight recently starting carrying it. https://www.harborfreight.com/swedish-p ... ipe+wrench

That is a weird pipe wrench. I can't see being able to put much force on that rod part of the handle, which is what your usually doing with a pipe wrench.

[Sveedy]

This one was given to me as a Christmas present over 55 years ago. Its been used from my childhood working on bicycles to my senior years working on Sveedy. Odd one so it never leaves the shop.

[850oldschool]

CTA 1071 tool is $17.62 from FCP:

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... 0-cta-1071

I'd been improvising for years and they finally got me.

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The Swedish pipe wrench looks very intriguing, but every time I use this tool I marvel at quick and easy it is. Price is up to $18.99 now, but still well worth it.

[kallekula]

It's a swedish invention, I think that was what he meant.
But, a Swedish pipe wrench I've never heard about . Hf probably made that up.

I think this is the spanner being mentioned:

Other than the calibrations, I don't see much of a difference between that one and the drawer of adjustable wrenches I have.

Abscate gotta be Larry David, Ricky Gervais, G. Seinfeld, Bill Burr transformed into one funny guy

But seriously, there's a lot of tools that are more or less specific to Europe or the US. The swedish style adjustable spanner for instans. And, this crow bar is really perfect to loosen the serpentine belt, cheap and take no space lying in the trunk.

I'm almost surprised it's not considered a dangerous weapon here

But yes, they're widely available here. These pry bars are very basic, useful tools that everyone should have.

This Swedish spanner? Harbor Freight recently starting carrying it. https://www.harborfreight.com/swedish-p ... ipe+wrench

That is a weird pipe wrench. I can't see being able to put much force on that rod part of the handle, which is what your usually doing with a pipe wrench.