Pliers are used in automotive repair tools to clamp, secure, bend or cut materials.
There are many kinds of pliers, carp pliers, wire pliers, needle-nose pliers, flat nose pliers, etc. Different kinds of pliers are suitable for different parts and disassembly, we come to know one by one.
1. carp pliers
Shape: The front of the pliers head is flat mouth fine teeth, suitable for pinching small parts, the central notch thick and long, used to clamp cylindrical parts, can also replace the wrench to screw small bolts, nuts, the cutting edge of the back of the mouth can be cut wire.
The use of carp pliers: a piece of pliers body has two holes through each other, a special pin, the operation of the pliers mouth opening can be easily changed to adapt to clamping parts of different sizes.
2. wire cutters
The purpose of wire cutters is similar to that of carp cutters, but the pins are fixed relative to the two pliers, so they are not as flexible in use as carp cutters, but the effect of cutting wire is better than carp cutters. The specifications are expressed by the length of the cutters.
3.needle-nose pliers
Because of its slender head, can work in a small space, with cutting edge can cut small parts, can not use too much force, otherwise the mouth of the pliers will be deformed or broken, specifications to the length of the pliers to express.
4. flat nose pliers
It is mainly used to bend sheet metal and wire into the desired shape. In the repair work, commonly used to install pulling pins, springs, etc.
5. curved nose pliers
Also known as elbow pliers. It is divided into two kinds: handle without plastic sleeve and with plastic sleeve. Similar to needle-nose pliers (without cutting edge), suitable for use in narrow or concave working Spaces.
6. stripping pliers
Can peel the insulation layer of plastic or rubber insulated wire, cut off different specifications of commonly used copper, aluminum core wire.
7.wire cutters
A tool used to cut wire. Generally there are insulated handle bolt cutters and iron handle bolt cutters, and a pipe handle bolt cutters. Among them, electricians often use insulated handle bolt cutters. Wire cutters are usually used to cut wires and cables.
8.pipe pliers
Pipe clamp is a tool used to grip and rotate steel pipe, clamp the pipe so that it rotates to complete the connection.
Finally: Some precautions for using pliers
1. Do not use pliers instead of wrenches to tighten the threaded connectors above M5, so as to avoid damaging nuts or bolts;
2. When cutting off the metal wire, be careful that the steel wire jumps out and hurts people;
3. Do not cut too hard or too thick metal, so as not to damage the pliers.
4. Do not use pipe pliers to disassemble hex bolts and nuts to avoid damage to the hex.
5. It is forbidden to disassemble pipe fittings with high precision with pipe pliers, so as not to change the roughness of the workpiece surface.
Post time: May-30-2023