Walton Tools
About Walton Tools
When a broken tap, stripped screw, or snapped pipe threatens to turn a routine job into a costly nightmare, professionals across the automotive, mechanical, and plumbing trades have reached for one name for more than a century: Walton Tools. Since 1908, the Walton Company has been the leading manufacturer of tap removal tools in the world. That kind of longevity isn't accidental — it's the result of consistently engineering tools that solve real-world problems without compromise.
A Legacy Built on Precision Extraction
Automotive, plumbing, and mechanical pros have depended on Walton's American-made hand tools to solve frustrating challenges for more than 115 years. The brand's reputation was forged on a deceptively simple but brilliant idea: instead of drilling out a broken tap and risking thread damage, use precisely engineered hardened-steel fingers that engage the tap's own flutes to back it out safely.
Walton Tap Extractors let you remove broken machine screw and hand taps, pipe taps, and STI taps without drilling, lasers, damaged threads, scrapped parts, or repair inserts. Tap extractors are available in every tap size — both inch and metric — as handy sets or individual pieces. This breadth of coverage means a technician is never left searching for an obscure size mid-repair.
The REPS Line: Beyond Tap Removal
Over the decades, Walton added the "REPS" line of Pipe, Stud & Screw Extractors and Tap Extensions for both machine and hand tapping to their original tap extractor offering. The REPS line brings the same precision-extraction philosophy to broken pipes, damaged studs, and seized screws. Walton REPS tools remove broken pipes, studs, and screws quickly and easily, without costly damage to expensive machinery and mating fittings.
For technicians dealing with seized or sheared fasteners, Walton's screw extractors are an essential addition to any professional toolbox. Built with the same hardened-steel construction that defines the entire Walton line, these tools bite into damaged fastener heads and back them out cleanly, preserving surrounding threads and hardware.
Tap Extensions for Hard-to-Reach Work
Walton Tap Extensions extend the reach of regular-length taps to tap in deep holes and awkward locations, with square and round sockets that conform to leading tap sizes — suitable for both machine and hand tapping. This makes them indispensable in engine bays, frame repairs, and tight mechanical assemblies where standard-length taps simply can't reach.
Why Pros Choose Walton Tools
- Over 115 years of manufacturing expertise focused exclusively on extraction and threading solutions
- American-made quality with hardened steel construction throughout
- Coverage in every tap size, both inch and metric, in sets or individual pieces
- A complete ecosystem: tap extractors, REPS screw and pipe extractors, and tap extensions
- Trusted by automotive, plumbing, and industrial professionals worldwide
Whether you're a seasoned machinist, a professional mechanic, or a plumber facing a broken pipe fitting, Walton Tools delivers the focused, time-tested solutions that get the job done right — without sacrificing the surrounding material.