Plierench

**dsjhomestead** · May 19, 2021, 10:24 AM

I picked up a 1940ish Plierench set. It's got some rust on the interior. I was wondering if anyone knew how to do a breakdown of the tool to clean it, or if it's a small toothbrush job with the Oxycilic Acid bath.

TIA

Dave

**mklotz** · May 19, 2021, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by dsjhomestead

I picked up a 1940ish Plierench set. It's got some rust on the interior. I was wondering if anyone knew how to do a breakdown of the tool to clean it, or if it's a small toothbrush job with the Oxycilic Acid bath.

TIA

Dave

Have you tried Google and/or Youtube? This guy...

shows how to remove the movable jaw, for instance.

Hopefully, your restoration efforts are for display; a decent complement of combination wrenches and sockets will be a lot better than this tool for working on nuts.

**dsjhomestead** · May 19, 2021, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by mklotz

Have you tried Google and/or Youtube? This guy...

shows how to remove the movable jaw, for instance.

Hopefully, your restoration efforts are for display; a decent complement of combination wrenches and sockets will be a lot better than this tool for working on nuts.

Thanks for the link!

Mostly it's for display, but it also takes up a lot less space in my farm belt than combo wrenches and sockets. Mainly just there if I have to fix something on the fly in the field and put it back together right when I get back to the barn/shop

**IntheGroove** · May 19, 2021, 07:17 PM

Mine are like new...

**Toolmaker51** · May 19, 2021, 11:05 PM

Marv's right about real wrenches, and djshomestead correct toting a belt load of tools. The PlierWrench advantage is an outsized capacity for it's overall length and thickness. Mine hung on the tool wall in Montgomery Ward Hayward or Alameda, CA. And the only thing I could find large enough for a loosened motorcycle fork tube bolt, right at the triple tree.
The spring loaded handle jaw adjustment still surprises me; for not being copied more often.