Up Close: Assenmacher Specialty Tools 13mm Bypass Wrench, No. BY13

Jan. 22, 2024
Designed to access hard-to-reach Detroit Diesel Turbo bolts and nuts by maneuvering around obstructions.

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Application

The Assenmacher Specialty Tools 13mm Bypass Wrench, No. BY13, is designed to assist in removing and replacing hard-to-reach Detroit Diesel Turbo bolts and nuts as well as other applications requiring a 13mm wrench.

Features and benefits

  • Enables access to hard-to-reach places.
  • For heavy duty shops that repair Detroit Diesel engines.
  • Used to access bolts and nuts by going around obstructions that are in the way and would normally need to be removed or cannot be removed otherwise.
  • Made from forged steel.
  • Provides added leverage to 3/8” tools.
  • Also available in 10mm (No. BY10) and 14mm (No. BY14) sizes.

Origin

The company discovered how difficult it was to get to Turbo bolts after listening to heavy duty technicians and seeing it firsthand, so they decided to do something about it.

Manufacturing/engineering specifications

The wrenches are made from forged steel in their production facility in Taiwan.

Information provided by Assenmacher Specialty Tools (AST). 

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