Wrench Parts

At every working level, from large-scale industries to the trades and home DIY, professionals and hobbyists alike find themselves dependent on the use of wrenches for a variety of loosening and fastening tasks. As with any hand or power tool, it's essential that your wrench operates both safely and effectively. However, over time, performance can suffer as the inevitable effects of wear and tear come into play.

At RS, we stock a number of wrench parts for replacement, repair and upkeep of a variety of formats, so your key tools continue to deliver to the level they should. Built to a high standard and offering a cost-effective solution for every toolbox, shop our range of wrench parts today.

What types of wrench parts are available?

Our range is built to cover a wide variety of wrench repair and part replacement needs, with great value solutions available for a number of key wrench types:

• Torque wrench parts: we stock a number of torque wrench repair parts for ratcheting click type torque wrenches that are vulnerable to decalibration and debilitating wear over consistent, continued use. Typical replacement parts for a torque wrench include square drives, directional switches and head setting pins. For a complete solution, consider a torque wrench repair kit, or shop our individual torque wrench parts for specific fixes.
• Socket wrench parts: we also supply a variety of socket wrench parts for broader categories, including socket heads, universal joints and extension bars.
• Pipe wrench parts: with the teeth, jaws, springs and adjustment rings of a pipe wrench all susceptible to damage from constant use, it's a good idea to periodically refresh the components of the head to ensure consistent performance. Our pipe wrench replacement parts cover all bases of repair.
• Ratchet wrench parts: in many cases where a ratchet wrench jams, won't change direction or shows signs of rust, there is a simple route to repair. Our ratchet renewal kits are a cost-effective way to get your ratchet wrenches back to full working order, offering all the essential parts you need in one set.
• Adjustable wrench parts: we supply replacement wrench jaws for a variety of adjustable formats, including crescent replacement jaws for a number of our wrenches.

When should you repair a wrench? And when should you replace one?

Due to their regular use in heavy-duty applications, it's an inevitability that your wrenches will suffer from considerable wear and tear over time. In many cases, they can be repaired effectively, however it's not always cost-effective to do so. Thus, understanding when a wrench is worthy of repair or when it makes more sense to simply replace it is key to getting value from your tool sets in the long term.

Because different wrench types can sustain different types of damage, it's important to understand what warning signs to look out for. These can range from simple indicators like a worn-down socket head through to device-specific issues like a directional switch breaking on a torque wrench.

Of course, if you use a number of wrench types regularly, or you don't have extensive knowledge of their anatomy, it can be difficult to track specific issues. In these instances, we'd recommend monitoring your tools from a few general perspectives:

• Regular inspection
• Quality of work delivered
• Length of ownership

If you identify a fault, we'd recommend using a 50% cost rule to decide whether to repair or replace your wrench. If the price of the fix is less than 50% of the wrench's purchase value, it's likely more cost-effective to repair it. If that cost is over 50%, it probably makes more sense to replace the tool as a whole.

Find the wrench parts you need with RS

As one of North America's biggest suppliers of electronics and tools, we're confident you'll be able to find what you need in our wrench parts range. As ever with RS, you can expect the highest standard of build quality and exceptional value from every tool we deliver and supply.

Take a visit to our expert content hub if you'd like to know more about the RS product catalogue and how to get the best from it. If you'd like some advice on wrench parts, or have any other query relating to our products, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service team today.