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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => MECHANIC HAND TOOLS WE USE => Topic started by: ron350 on May 29, 2021, 10:33:03 PM

Title: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on May 29, 2021, 10:33:03 PM: I have a Bonney 5/8 – 11/16 flare nut wrench that I like and would like to find the matching ½ - 9-16 version.

I like this one because it has a wide beam and is only 6 inches long. The part # is stamped on the backside of the wrench EF2022H.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on May 30, 2021, 09:31:08 AM: I don't see many of the 6-point flare Bonney's but I'll keep my eyes open for you.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on May 30, 2021, 12:15:25 PM: Thank you.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on May 31, 2021, 01:32:31 PM: Could this flare wrench fill the bill?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174770037013?epid=1628452337&hash=item28b11b2115:g:auQAAOSwwalgmqMy
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on May 31, 2021, 05:25:37 PM: I was about to order that Bonney EF-1618H and then saw this one that looked like it was in better shape.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/133575569277?epid=1628452337&hash=item1f19b96f7d:g:qa4AAOSwLAtfruIg

I ordered it before I noticed he does not take returns but if it looks like the pictures it wont matter. I don’t know any thing about Bonney wrenches hope the handle section has rounded sides like my EF2022H.

Thanks
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on May 31, 2021, 06:59:49 PM: Doing what I can to enhance the Bonney community! :)
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 05, 2021, 07:48:33 PM: Bonney at Harry J. Epstein?

I was looking for a Bonney EF-1214H and found one at HJE but when I click on the picture it looks like the finish (plating) is all messed up.

https://www.harryepstein.com/6-pt-flarenut-wrench-bonney-3-8-x7-16.html

I have never ordered from HJE so I don’t know how they handle pictures.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: goodfellow on June 05, 2021, 07:53:02 PM: Quote from: ron350 on June 05, 2021, 07:48:33 PM
Bonney at Harry J. Epstein?

I was looking for a Bonney EF-1214H and found one at HJE but when I click on the picture it looks like the finish (plating) is all messed up.

https://www.harryepstein.com/6-pt-flarenut-wrench-bonney-3-8-x7-16.html

I have never ordered from HJE so I don’t know how they handle pictures.

Call them up. They're great folks to deal with, and they'll answer your questions over the phone.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 05, 2021, 08:17:30 PM: Thanks Goodfellow.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 07, 2021, 10:21:16 PM: I received the Bonney EF-1618 from ebay and it is not like my old RF2022H.
The EF-1618H is polished chrome with no offset just a flat wrench.

My old EF2022H is satin finish with a healthy offset on both ends and slightly shorter average.

Is this old 40 + years old EF2022H (no dash) some kind of oddball government wrench or what. All of the Bonney EF wrenches I see on ebay are polished chrome with no offset?
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on June 07, 2021, 10:29:13 PM: Well, I have a pair of the smaller offset flare ends, in staggered sizes. Satin finish.
As well as flat flare ends, in satin finish.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: DeadNutz on June 07, 2021, 11:11:17 PM: I don't know what years they did the satin finish but I bought a stock of NOS Bonneys and the metrics were the satin finish and the SAE were full polish. It looks there is a good difference in the beam width between the 2 wrenches.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 07, 2021, 11:20:25 PM: Those are nice but I was hoping to find more 6 point offset wrenches.

Without that EF2022H I could not have changed the power steering hose on my truck. The short length and the offset was just right to access the back of the PS pump.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 15, 2021, 01:08:06 PM: Received 3 Bonney flare nut wrenches from Epstein’s the other day. All 3 are poliched chrome and look really nice. Thought it was strange that Epstein’s did not have any packing in the priority mail cardboard box.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on June 15, 2021, 05:17:30 PM: My Loc-Rite flare wrenches have gotten brass compression nuts off of water lines that were so mangled by a prior technician that standard flare wrenches were rounding off instead of turning them.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ron350 on June 25, 2021, 07:06:18 PM: Is this Bonney EF2022H a factory second or has the openings been filed back. I have never seen the openings on a flare nut wrench look like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293067011728?epid=1422968543&hash=item443c27b690:g:qYcAAOSwtx1cdWL~
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on June 26, 2021, 10:05:37 AM: Yeah they do look a little unusual, but I don't have any 6 point Bonney flares to dig out and look at closely so it's possible they came that way.
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: ToolManJ on July 22, 2021, 07:46:43 PM: Here's 2 metric ones I picked up rescently. They look normal like mine as far as I can tell.

(https://i.ibb.co/qyRhZYn/20210722-204259.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2njRb36)
(https://i.ibb.co/7pVt97h/20210722-204245.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ks7x1Cn)
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on July 23, 2021, 09:56:38 AM: Nothing feels quite like a new Bonney acquisition! :93:
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: bonneyman on July 31, 2021, 11:16:14 PM: I was gifted a pair of 6 point Bonney double flare wrenches this week. Will become users for sure!
Title: Re: Bonney 1/2 – 9/16 flare nut wrench.
Post by: Uncle Buck on January 05, 2023, 09:11:04 PM: Quote from: goodfellow on June 05, 2021, 07:53:02 PM
Quote from: ron350 on June 05, 2021, 07:48:33 PM
Bonney at Harry J. Epstein?

I was looking for a Bonney EF-1214H and found one at HJE but when I click on the picture it looks like the finish (plating) is all messed up.

https://www.harryepstein.com/6-pt-flarenut-wrench-bonney-3-8-x7-16.html

I have never ordered from HJE so I don’t know how they handle pictures.

Call them up. They're great folks to deal with, and they'll answer your questions over the phone.

Very true, I have been there a number of times through the years and have nothing but kind words for these folks. Family owned and several of those guys I have bought from since the mid 1980's.

They have no equal!