Choke Cable

[exlkrs]

Oh joy of joys. Had to dig deep in the depths of my box here. Filed under 'Not used this Millennium' was this little life saver. Ahh, that's better...

[philthehill]

The above is a Sturevant Richmont Torque Products spanner for use with their torque wrenches. As used in the space and aero industry.
Reputably the best torque wrenches you can get.
I have three Sturevant Richmont torque wrenches for different torque settings and a good selection of sockets/spanners including pipe spanners of the type shown above.
All given to me by someone who worked in the aero industry upon their retirement.

[exlkrs]

I have a good selection too Phil, again given to me by someone who retired from Woodford.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Nothing to do with a choke cable, then.

[philthehill]

Of course it has.
Now you know where to get the special spanner for doing the choke cable back nut.
or you could cut down a flare nut spanner to suit.

[ManyMinors]

Why do you need a special spanner? I've always managed to undo it with a perfectly ordinary spanner and a little care

[philthehill]

With a cut down flare nut spanner the job is much easier to do and the spanner fits nicely over the choke cable and around the back nut.

[Bill_qaz]

Or cut a slot in a ring spanner if you don't have pipe spanner

[ManyMinors]

I've never needed anything more than a simple open ended spanner to undo that. It isn't a part which suffers from rust or is difficult to undo. Access is slightly restricted but no more than lots of other things and, for me it isn't really a job which needs doing often enough to warrant keeping a special tool

[myoldjalopy]

Nice if you happen to have one though.................

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Whatever next, autochokes?!?

[Bill_qaz]

Artichokes is this the cookery section.
OH dam the auto correct