5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
By
gordon j.
Date: February 23, 2024
Held nuts that were too tight for conventional wrenches and were starting to get rounded. Good to have in the shop. Vise-Grip quality, noticeably better than knock-offs, and I have both.
Rating: 
[5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Larry Welch
Date: November 23, 2023
Exactly what I needed! I work as a Toyota technician, and holding an inner tie rod isn't an easy task when doing a front end alignment. My best wrenches will round over when I have a stuck jamb nut. I started using a pipe wrench to hold the tie rod, but that really scars the metal. I have been looking for a good alternative and this is PERFECT! Holds better and doesn't eat up the metal.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
theheadliner
Date: August 30, 2023
Greatest wrench made for breaking hex head nuts loose. It is physically impossible to slip.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Ed
Date: August 20, 2023
For undersized, rounded off, rust fused brake lines and bleeders, this little tool is usually my go to now.The only time it wasn't of use is on my rear drum bleeder valves, but that's not the tool's fault, there's just no good way to get on them since the wheel cylinder is basically sunk into the rear backing plate.But I still love this locking plier. In fact, I bought the 7LW and the 10LW to go with this 4LW so I now have the set.The Good:Irwin is a well known brand name with a reputation for quality tools, this 4LW is no exception.Feels sturdy in the hand, even for its small size.Crisp action on the locking mechanism.Hex key slot on end of knurled adjustment knob for further tightening.Good grip on rounded off nuts/bolts/fittings/bleeders.The Bad:Nothing to Report.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
JOE
Date: July 19, 2023
Smaller than I expected. But the quality you can always expect from vice grip.
Rating: 
[4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Gary m Green
Date: May 23, 2023
have had one pair for years .A go to piece of visegrips.Very useable
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Don
Date: May 19, 2023
great tool when you are unable to use a six point on a bolt head
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Chaos
Date: February 08, 2023
Old power steering hose. Tried using my flare nut wrench on it, started to round the corners off the nut. Clamped this on tight, a little muscle, and it finally came loose! The tool I never knew I needed.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
New Fan
Date: February 08, 2023
Old power steering hose. Tried using my flare nut wrench on it, started to round the corners off the nut. Clamped this on tight, a little muscle, and it finally came loose! The tool I never knew I needed.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Anthony Ward
Date: February 07, 2023
Irwin tools are some of the best out there. These locking pliers are going to be used to help remove brake caliper bleed screws, as they can be a pain to get out. I will be ordering the larger pair of these. These pliers are great for when you need them.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Jon Tolo
Date: January 07, 2023
Soft or rusty as most brake fittings are won't make a difference using this tool. My only recommendation is to heat the fitting up first if it's really stuck, as this tool will not let go and snap it off.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
James David Ferguson
Date: January 07, 2023
There are some specific uses for these, such as removing stuck brake caliper bleeder screws. They are small and don't really need much force to remove.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
r
Date: December 12, 2022
Just bought 2 more as gifts. Best vise grip ever.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
tcfeet
Date: November 11, 2022
This tool removed a rounded off brake line nut in 15 seconds !!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Tai
Date: October 30, 2022
It's very good at hex. Other than that it's kinda useless. I got this one for holding one end of a bolt while I fasten the other hands free. Use to do it with two wrenches one hand on each.Got this then I just clip these on one side and go to town on the other side.Sadly these only work with hex. And some of my fasteners are square. I carry a normal jaw vise grip now but this is a great tool if you have a bunch of hex fasteners. It's not as versatile as the regular jaw versions and sadly these have a range of what sizes they can lock onto.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Carolyn
Date: October 29, 2022
When I ordered this I thought it was just a small vice-grip. As a plain jane vice-grip it does the job just as well as any other decent quality small vice grip. Its specialty lies in the curves of the jaws. It can clamp onto to any small hex, metric or SAE/imperial, eliminating the need for a myriad of small hex parts for small/quick jobs. It can also clamp on to a bolt or screw that is stripped or that can't be reached with the usual tool.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
f8ldzz
Date: September 28, 2022
As the description says, it's the 4LW model.Overall length of tool is 4.75.I believe this is the smallest model that Irwin / Vice-Grip makes.This will handle the smallest of fasteners.There are larger 7 and 10 models...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Byron
Date: September 12, 2022
This looks like it could be the perfect tool for stuck brake line fittings, but you'd be wrong about that like I was. It catches two faces of the nut just fine, but the rounded nub on the opposing jaw doesn't provide enough surface area and just serves to round off the nut. One day someone is going to make parallel jaw locking pliers that will properly clamp a brake line fitting. I can't believe that tool doesn't exist yet.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
[4 of 5 Stars!]
By
Kep
Date: August 22, 2022
It's fairly small so it's able to get into tight ish spaces. So far it's done a good job on old rusted bolts. Got it for 13 bucks so can't complain
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
By
Robert N-S
Date: August 11, 2022
I can not believe how well these work I bought some flair nut wrenches along with this they couldn't get it done this thing saved the day.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]