Carlyle 17-19MM Flexi Ratchet Spanner (RWLBFL1719M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. RWLBFL1719M

A flexi ratchet spanner with 17mm and 19mm rings, two of the sizes cars use most for wheel nuts and bolts, on a long beam whose heads tilt through 180 degrees. The rings accept 6-point and 12-point heads, the 90-tooth ratchet moves on every 4 degrees, and a reversing mechanism switches between tightening and undoing.

Good to know

• Should I use it on wheel nuts? It fits 17mm and 19mm wheel nuts, but those are done up tight and must be torqued, so loosen them with a wheel brace and tighten to the handbook figure with a torque wrench.
• Where does the flex head earn its keep? Under the bonnet and under the car, where a straight handle would hit a pipe or panel; set the angle so your hand clears, but keep it straight for the first crack.
• Is a 90-tooth ratchet worth it? With a fresh bite every 4 degrees it keeps turning where the handle can only rock a little, which a coarser ratchet can't do.

Which one?

The live Carlyle 12 PT 17mm x 19mm 72 Tooth Extended Box Ratcheting Flex Double Box Wrench (CRWLBFL1719M) is the same layout with a 72-tooth ratchet; the Carlyle 17-19MM Ratchet Spanner XL Dblx (RWLB1719M) gives a stiffer fixed head.

Key features

• 17mm and 19mm ratchet rings
• Heads flex through 180 degrees
• 90-tooth ratchet, 4 degree swing
• Takes 6 and 12-point heads
• Reversing mechanism

Specification