That won't break the bank. I have the harbor freight special and it's okay... but I don't like the deflection I get under use. There's a nice SK at thetoolwarehouse.net, but it's about $45 on sale. Anyone got any favorites?

 

I just get a long peace of pvc pipe and stick it on the end of my breaker bar when i need to get a bolt off.

 

sounds like a good way to lose an eye. pvc will shatter when used like that. use a piece of steel or aluminum pipe.

 

I use a chain link fence post (galvanized steel tube) if and when it comes to that. Works great.

 

PVC as a breaker bar....ewww. I use a 2 foot long 1" diameter piece of black plumbing pipe from Lowes. Works great over an 18" breaker bar.

 

go to home depot/lowes whatever and get a stick of rigid metal conduit, EMT, or plumbers pipe. Cut to length then give away extras to you friends

 

Actually, I broke down and bought a 24" SK. That thing is a beast!

 

I use a craftsman with a 1" piece of rigid pip on it. and i can break any thing loose. if it done break loose it just breaks. here is a arp crank bolt that snaped as i was trying to take it out.

ARP crank bolt

 

Where did you buy the SK 24" breaker bar? I was hoping to by a 24" SK breaker bar, however the only one I can find on the SK website is 16". Thanks

 

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/SK-41654.html

 

The top one in the first pic looks like the one I have. Don't laugh, but it's a Great Neck 24" (if I remember correctly) breaker bar (Autozone brand). It was ~$16 and it has broken many stubborn bolts loose, especially crank bolts.

 

i have that harbor freight 24" bar too... it is kinda scary cuz it bends a little, but it's gotten the job done so far.

 

I'm using a 36 inch 3/4 drive bar, bought it locally for about 50bux
(around 40$ US)
still haven't had to use an extension on it

 

Lol I think I have the same ghetto bar on top as well. I've used it with my aluminum jack handle to get about 3 feet of leverage and it hasn't let me down yet.

 

I use my jack handle its like 4ft and it works.

Tony.

 

I got mine fron Nappa. I was in a hury and they were close. It was $50.

 

I also have used the jack handle on it.

 

I have a few different sizes of pipe that I use depending on the situation. A few weeks back I had one half of one of those steel jacking columns, about 4' long and maybe 3" diameter for removing, and retorquing my pitman arm nut on my dakota. Funny thing about it, I couldn't get a socket in there with any driver, so I ended up using this monster(and very tight and precise) stanley adjustable wrench that I got at walmart years ago. broke it free with that and a sledge hammer, then to retorque, had me and my brother estimating ~90 lbs of pressure 2 feet out on the pipe to estimate 180 ft/lbs ha

For the smaller big jobs, I have a just big enough around, and a couple foot long pipe that fits nicely over the std breaker bar, and I think adds alot of strength to the breaker bar as long as you slide it all the way on the full length of the handle.

Have a couple other lighter and medium pipes I use sometimes for different wrenches too. If I had to pay for all the high-quality tools all the time, I couldn't afford the cars to work on I do pretty well with my assortment of yard sale and some retail tools I've aquired over the years. I love the loaner tool services at the parts stores too, that's saved me a ton of times, especially pullers of all kinds that would cost a fortune to buy. I don't know if they loaner a long breaker bar like that, but maybe.

 

I just use the 2nd half peice of pipe on my jack with a craftsmen ratchet. Finally the ratchet broke and I got a new one at sears

 

i use a 36" long iron pipe i got from lowes really cheap.

works great for getting that crank bolt..... lol.