This breaker bar is also comfortable to hold. It weighs less than breaker bars half its size and features a knurled handle to make sure you don’t slip. The drive head also features a spring-loaded ball-bearing that keeps the tool firmly in place. If you need a breaker bar that’s a little tamer, the Neiko ½ Inch Drive Premium Breaker Bar is a great choice. It’s similar in price, has the same size drive head but comes with a smaller handle.

The Olsa Tools Extendable Breaker Bar is unique because of the telescoping handle. While most breaker bars feature handles between 18 and 24 inches, this tool gives you options. Need to loosen a lug nut? Shorten the handle down to 16 inches. Need to break a rusted bolt? Extend the handle up to 24 inches. This is a design that’s hard to find anywhere else. At RS, we carry a vast selection of breaker bars in various lengths and sizes, from leading international brands like Bahco and RS PRO. ⅜ Breaker Bars Usage

A: 2 general rules: 1) When in doubt, use a bigger bar than you think you need. 2) Don’t use a bar with a smaller drive size than the fastener you’re working on. Why we like it: Our favorite feature of the ABN Extension Bar is its length. Instead of being the traditional 16 inches, the handle is an inch smaller, making it better suited for the smaller bolts and tighter spaces. A ½” drive is the most common drive head you’ll come across. This is because ½” drives are great for lug nuts. If you use a smaller drive head on lug nuts, you’ll end up stripping them out or breaking the bolt. ½” breaker bars can also be used on most suspension components and heavy machinery like tractors. This tool is unique because of the chrome-molybdenum drive head. Chrome-molybdenum is more ductile than other steel chrome vanadium, which means it’s less likely to shatter. This is why high-end breaker bars combine a chrome vanadium body with a chrome molybdenum drive head. With the best durability available at a low price, this is a phenomenal product. A: Its appropriateness for the job at hand. I’d encourage you to look at the fastener you need to loosen. What angle does the bar need to be at, and how far can it extend in that direction? Next, think about the fastener itself.

A: They work great! I most often use breaker bars for lug nuts. It is possible to break them from over-torquing. As advised above, apply the general rule of using more tool than you think you need to avoid breaking your bar. Q: Is there more than one size of breaker bar? EPAuto also loaded this tool’s drive head with a lot of features. The drive head can rotate up to 180 degrees, making it easy to get leverage in awkward positions. The drive head also features a spring-loaded ball-bearing that keeps the drive head from slipping off bolts. The best 40-inch breaker bar is the TEKTON Breaker Bar. It’s made with excellent durability, featuring a chrome vanadium body and chrome molybdenum drive head. Even if you place this breaker bar under a significant amount of pressure, it won’t bend or break.

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The Halfords Advanced 3/8” Drive Breaker Bar 15” is made from professional quality chrome vanadium steel and comes with a Lifetime Guarantee.