5 reasons home mechanics keep one of these in the truck

Turn the bolt you can't reach. Without pulling the engine apart to get there.

A hand guiding the bar onto a buried bolt
1

It turns the bolt you can touch but can't turn.

Short ratchet, no leverage. Long one, no room. You know the spot. This bar slides into the gap flat, and your ratchet turns that bolt from over a foot away.

A line of bare engines on an assembly line, open on every side
2

Nothing comes apart to get there.

Cars are built for easy assembly. Not easy repair. That bolt went in on the line with the whole bay open. Now the guide says pull the intake or drop the subframe... for one bolt. With this, the bar goes in, the bolt comes out, and the engine stays together.

3

Your hands stay where there's room.

There's a chain inside the bar. Your ratchet turns one end, the socket turns the other, one to one. The bar never swings, so it fits where no ratchet head can. Your knuckles stay out of it.

The bar leaning on a Jeep tire, a socket on one end and a ratchet on the other
4

It works with the sockets you already own.

Three adapters in the box: 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch. The head is just 18 mm (0.7 in) thick, about the width of a finger. Rated to 53 ft-lb.

A man in his driveway wiping his hands after the job, the bar resting on his truck's fender
5

The five-hour shop quote stays at the shop.

Most of a five-hour quote is pulling stuff off to reach one bolt. That's the part you keep. One bar, and the job stays yours.

Before you buy

It doesn't bend. It needs a straight line to the bolt.

Max 53 ft-lb. Hand ratchet only, no impact guns.

Seized bolt? Break it loose with a breaker bar first.

30 days. Not for you? Send it back, used or not.

Cold Start Deal
Brim

ReachDrive

The bar with its three adapters and sleeve on a garage counter

Pick your set

In the box
Long bar1×
Long bar
15.4 in
Three adapters1×
Adapter set
Sleeve1×
Sleeve
25 mm
Free shippingMost picked
In the box
Long bar1×
Long bar
15.4 in
Short bar1×
Short bar
9.8 in
Adapter set2×
Adapter sets
Sleeve2×
Sleeves
One shop job: $1,045 in labor for a job you could've done yourself.Yours for good: $99.99
Free shipping2nd pair half price
In the box
Long bars2×
Long bars
15.4 in
Short bars2×
Short bars
9.8 in
Adapter sets4×
Adapter sets
Sleeves4×
Sleeves
Get my ReachDrive
✓  30-day returns ✓  High-carbon steel chain and body ✓  Fits 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 in sockets

$1,045 = a real buyer's shop bill: 5 hours of labor at $209 an hour, for a part he could get a wrench on but not turn.

Specs
Long bar390 mm / 15.4 in, 18 mm wide, chain drive
Short bar250 mm / 9.8 in, 18 mm wide
Head38 mm wide, 18 mm (0.7 in) thick
Rated torque53 ft-lb (72 Nm) max, both bars
MaterialHigh-carbon steel chain and body
Use withA hand ratchet only. No impact guns: a chain runs inside the bar, and impact blows wear it out.
In the boxEvery bar comes with its own adapter set (1/4, 3/8, 1/2 in) and 25 mm sleeve

Shipping & returns
ShippingUsually 1 to 2 weeks. It can vary with stock, your location and holiday delays.
ReturnsYou have 30 days from the day it's delivered to send it back, used or not. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility.

What am I paying for?

A high-carbon steel chain and body, rated to 53 ft-lb. The 3 adapters (1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 in) and the sleeve, so it works with the sockets you already own. And if you don't like it, you have 30 days from delivery to send it back, even after you've used it.

Questions?

Not sure it fits the job you have in mind, or have a question about your order? Just send us a message. We're happy to help.

support@brimessentials.com

Your car. Your bolt. Your hands.

Keep the engine together. Keep the job, the money, and the skin on your knuckles.

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