The automotive aftermarket is chock-full of innovating companies. But for something as old as hand tools, innovation or improvement are few and minor. Quality materials and built to last, most certainly, but as the old saying goes; “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Well, when we stopped by the GEARWRENCH Tools booth at the 2022 SEMA Show, we were pleased to see a totally different approach to crafting quality hand tools.
I first got my hands on a set of handy GEARWRENCH ratcheting wrenches as a Christmas gift from my gearhead father probably twenty years ago. I immediately became a fan because it made for easy work. Since then, they have continued to evolve common hand tools to make them more useful, and more importantly, easier to use. Apex Tools, the parent company of GEARWRENCH, actively pursues and facilitates innovation through its Inventor Connect hub. Some of these include breakthroughs focused on pass-thru tools, sockets, screw/nut drivers, pliers, and specialty tools.
Back in the SEMA booth, the GEARWRENCH PitStop mobile product demo and display tour rig was all set up showcasing nearly 5,000 hand tools. The large space was completely packed with show attendees and even had a Ford Mustang getting a complete RTR makeover, using GEARWRENCH tools of course.
The RTR Mustang build began in the booth on November 1 and was completed by the last day of the show.
Tool Specialist Bob Fohl enthusiastically walked us around the fresh new products that they were excited about and we were pumped to see. The highlights include their Bolt Biter Sockets and Screw Extractors, a new and improved Torque Wrench, 120-tooth flexible-head ratchets, and of course the famous ratchet wrenches.
GEARWRENCH Bolt Biter Sockets
These Bolt Biter Sockets extraction tools can get you out of a serious jam. After consulting with professional mechanics and industrial technicians, GEARWRENCH went to the drawing board to redefine the traditional extraction socket. Bolt Biter extraction sockets grip instead of cut into fasteners. Because of this, they don’t wear and nothing will get jammed in the socket. And, they last ten times longer than traditional extraction sockets even when used with an impact gun. They can both loosen and tighten and even have “minus-sizes” designed for severely worn fasteners and come with a lifetime warranty.
GEARWRENCH offers these as individual sockets and in a variety of kits. The 31 Piece 3/8″ Drive 90T Ratchet and Bolt Biter Socket…
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