How Do I Use an Allen Key
Allen Keys Work Like Most Other Screwdrivers and Wrenches but with a Few Nuances. You Can Use Them by Placing One of the Ends Inside a Fastener with a...
Allen keys work like most other screwdrivers and wrenches but with a few nuances. You can use them by placing one of the ends inside a fastener with a hexagonal socket head and turning it. Turning the Allen key clockwise will tighten the fastener, whereas turning it counterclockwise will loosen or remove the fastener.
How do you tighten a screw with an Allen key?
- Pick up the Allen wrench.
- Stick the end into the hole that looks like a 6 sided stop sign.
- Turn clockwise to tighten and counter clockwise to loosen.
- Voila! You did it!
Which way do you turn an allen key to loosen it?
*counterclockwise to loosen, clockwise to tighten.
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