Spanner wrench for controls/jacks was: Hardware people

[merlin]

Anyone that works on small radios, What is the modern name for the tools to remove volume/channel switch/SMA antenna connectors.
My day, they were called spanner wrenches, but searcing those now, they are far from what I need.
TNX

 

[fxdscon]

Anyone that works on small radios, What is the modern name for the tools to remove volume/channel switch/SMA antenna connectors.
My day, they were called spanner wrenches, but searcing those now, they are far from what I need.
TNX

Is this what you're looking for? An X-Key Repair Tool....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT364AF/

 

[Hdc30474]

Is this what you're looking for? An X-Key Repair Tool....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT364AF/

I bought one of those. The same one. They are not the spanner wrenches we used to use. The tabs were too wide and had to be filed down. I made it work, but it was not ideal. I also had trouble finding a spanner wrench. I did not look any further when I got this one to work.

 

[MUTNAV]

Ignition wrench?
i don't remember what size and metric or SAE

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DR6RD882/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=8171af01a2fc02bfe244e4b4222aaf08&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1748574597&sr=1-3-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_2_title&pd_rd_w=m8Qle&content-id=amzn1.sym.8591358d-1345-4efd-9d50-5bd4e69cd942%253Aamzn1.sym.8591358d-1345-4efd-9d50-5bd4e69cd942&pf_rd_p=8591358d-1345-4efd-9d50-5bd4e69cd942&pf_rd_r=BFXQHACXYZ1E1M4PG8QA&pd_rd_wg=QiwiZ&pd_rd_r=cb5ae9b5-29bc-44bf-8c4e-4b7ed628ca9b

Thanks
Joel

 

[merlin]

@ fxdscon and Hdc30474
That is exactly the tool I am looking for.
No problem if I have to trim it a bit. @ MUTNAV Thats just a common wrench set, wont work for my need,TNX
I have my UV-K5 8 dismantled and hate to scruff up those nuts. Now if I can just find a good smo 8 pin test clip for eeproms, I can unbrick this thing back to normal.
TNX People.

 

[BinaryMode]

When I had to remove a nut like that I used what looks like this. It's not the best but worked in my case.

Is this what you're looking for? An X-Key Repair Tool....

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT364AF/

A TIG welder could engineer a better one...


It's funny, OP. Your thread title says "hardware people" and Ace is the place for the helpful hardware folks, but I bet this one would stump them. LOL