Tension wrench?

by **Lockdown27** » 11 Jan 2008 17:40

I have made about 10 already but they are all really really small.. I was at walmart today and say all the inserts are the same size.. Are the not making them big anymore? Even on my neibors big chevy.

by **Kaotik** » 11 Jan 2008 20:53

It sounds as if your not goint to be able to find them at your Wal-Mart, try visiting a few auto parts stores; such as Autozone, O'Reilly's, NAPA, and Quest.

Hopefully you will find better luck at those other autopart stores in your area. Good Luck!

by **josh0094** » 11 Jan 2008 20:56

the auto zone by my house is a good. is amazing how many wipers you find in there trash cans

by **Lockdown27** » 11 Jan 2008 21:27

Thanks man!

by **johnpsmith84** » 13 Jan 2008 13:12

you can also use coat hangers, but that is if you have a grinder the grind off the edges. i know they might be a little soft, but they last for a long time for me.

by **DPTR** » 13 Jan 2008 14:05

johnpsmith84 wrote:you can also use coat hangers, but that is if you have a grinder the grind off the edges. i know they might be a little soft, but they last for a long time for me.

If you heat them to glowing red, and then dip them in cool water they tend to be stronger.

by **Lockdown27** » 14 Jan 2008 21:45

Which is also known as tempering. I was walking in a parking lot today when I saw an SUVs back wiper.. its small but the inserts were huge.. Like the size of plumbing snake.. I thought I saw the owner and it would be weird if he saw me looking at his windshield wiper so I kept walking.. It was an older car.. So do they only make large ones on older ones? Can someone post a pic for me of a store bought brand?

by **josh0094** » 15 Jan 2008 0:10

i would say so, but ill get on doing some research

by **rekonstrukted** » 16 Jan 2008 11:52

all wiper blades i have seen are interchangeable. it just depends on the brand you get i guess. the small inserts seem to be more and more common, as i picked a few sets of blades out of an autozone trash can (they were _hanging_ out) and all of them had the small inserts.

the small ones here are 0.2 cm. (3/32 in.) wide, and they do fine as a tensioner for most locks i have encountered. the other inserts are 0.3 cm. (1/8 in.) wide and they aren't very common.

do you know the width of these "small" inserts you keep running into? i'm guessing they are 0.2 cm but i could be wrong. if they are 0.2 cm they should work fine as tension wrenches.

by **Lockdown27** » 16 Jan 2008 16:41

They just slip in the key way.. And for bigger keyways they don't even fit.
I will try to get around to measuring them. Until than thanks!

by **Gibraltar** » 20 Jan 2008 15:20

Look at my topic for thicker tension wrench that i made

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=29200

by **gstrendkill** » 20 Jan 2008 18:52

today i pulled up to a pump at the gas station and when i got out of my car i found 2 identical wiper inserts just laying there on the ground :shock:

. (the actual wiper blades were nowhere to be found

) i threw em in the back seat, pumped my gas and drove off

by **Lockdown27** » 20 Jan 2008 19:43

Nice! Well I needed to get new ones for my sisters car so I just kept her old ones.. There a lil bigger.

by **eSTRICTLYFOREIGN** » 12 Feb 2008 22:19

josh0094 wrote:the auto zone by my house is a good. is amazing how many wipers you find in there trash cans

I never thought of that!
I've got to try that :wink:

by **Raymond** » 18 Feb 2008 0:48

Okay folks,

Auto part stores are still the easiest choice. Also try used car lots where they have to finish out or detail a car before it goes on the sale line.

You want big wiper inserts? Try going to any place that services large trucks. Ex. : truck stops, moving companies, UPS, FedEx, City, County, & State maintenance garages, and any number of other trucking companies, etc.

In Texas where we have to have out cars inspected try any inspection station. Then check out the truck dealers.

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