Great advice!!! Another alternative, if you have access to a bench grinder, take a cheap/old crescent wrench and grind the sides down until it fits the application.

Either way, label it and hang it in your shed with other Subie tools!

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Can't you use an allen key for that particular task? Is there some advantage to using this?

 

Usually, holding the nut with a wrench while turning the hex works, but sometimes the hex is rounded out. You can fix the hex sometimes by drilling it a bit deeper so the hex wrench fits better but other times you’ll need a thin wrench.

 

Thanks for the answer. I will check my wrench collection, and remember this in case the need arises .

 

I just changed all 4 links. Because of the long thread sticking out and full of rust, the angle grinder was the only solution (front&back).
I used copper grease on mounting so the next time they come out easier....

 

I'm into bicycle mechanics, particularly vintage restoration. A good set of CONE wrenches are an essential component of your tool kit. Bicycle tools are a world unto themselves. I have an comprehensive rollaway of mechanics tools, but most of them find limited use in fixing bikes. Park Tool is the "Snap-On" of the cycling world.

And yes, agree that some of those oddball cycling tools have found use on my cars.

 

Thanks for this. I just checked some of my old bike tools and sure enough, I have an unmarked one with a 9/16'' end which is the equivalent of a 14mm. I just put it with my car tools