E torque spanners??

RAY OF THE ROVERS · 9th June 2016, 14:48

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between an E torque spanner and a standard ring spanner? I need to change my pas pump, and to do this l need to get a spanner on the belt tensioner, which after reading the posts on here seems to be a bit of a swine. So l looked up long reach 24 mm spanners on eBay and up came a 400mm long E24 flat ring spanner. Which looks like it might do the trick, has anyone had any experience with these? Or am l over complicating things..

Bigal2218 · 9th June 2016, 15:30

The E prefix to the size relates to an external TORX type spanner size. (For more in-depth detail go to Wikipedia.)

RAY OF THE ROVERS · 9th June 2016, 16:49

Aahh. Yes now l see. Couldn't really make it out with the eBay picture. Not suitable. At all. So back to the good old combination spanner. Thanks.

9th June 2016, 14:48	#1
RAY OF THE ROVERS Avid contributor rover 75 tourer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Burnley Posts: 103 Thanks: 35 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	E torque spanners?? Can anyone tell me what the difference is between an E torque spanner and a standard ring spanner? I need to change my pas pump, and to do this l need to get a spanner on the belt tensioner, which after reading the posts on here seems to be a bit of a swine. So l looked up long reach 24 mm spanners on eBay and up came a 400mm long E24 flat ring spanner. Which looks like it might do the trick, has anyone had any experience with these? Or am l over complicating things..

9th June 2016, 15:30	#2
Bigal2218 Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beckenham Posts: 88 Thanks: 6 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	E torque spanners?? The E prefix to the size relates to an external TORX type spanner size. (For more in-depth detail go to Wikipedia.)

9th June 2016, 16:49	#3
RAY OF THE ROVERS Avid contributor rover 75 tourer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Burnley Posts: 103 Thanks: 35 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Aahh. Yes now l see. Couldn't really make it out with the eBay picture. Not suitable. At all. So back to the good old combination spanner. Thanks.