[R-390] replacement for bristo wrenches

Jack Absalom kf4yio at charter.net
Mon Oct 17 09:34:27 EDT 2005


Hi Gang.

Great group here.
I am writing to tell you about a cheap temporary replacement for the 
bristo wrench.   Go to Sears  and in the tool departemnt, look for a 
small rack with Torx wrenches.   They are cheap (less than 3 bucks) and 
made by Craftsman.

look for "professional T8 X 2-1/2 torx.  they have a black handle with a 
red top.

They are a "LITTLE" loose but do work.  I think that if you ground off a 
little bit of the end it would fit better as they are tapered.  I have 
used mine during my R390A restoration and it seemed to work fine.

Give it a try.

Jack - KF4YIO  Ringgold, Georgai


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