With this rubber Strap Wrench from Ikelite, you will be able to grip and remove threaded lens ports and extensions that utilize a waterproof seal. When these components are put under pressure during a dive, it is often difficult to unscrew them from the camera housing or from each other. The wrench gives you additional leverage for disassembly. It is compatible with a wide range of ports and extensions, including Ikelite's Modular Port System and compact digital housing ports.
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Caveat emptor! Despite the description framing this as a specialty photography tool, it is literally a HARBOR FREIGHT STRAP WRENCH. It even has the brand name "PITTSBURGH" stamped right on the side! If you zoom in on the product photo, it is clearly visible (a detail I unfortunately missed). The fine print on Ikelite's own website directly admits: "This product is not made by Ikelite." They are literally buying discount hardware tools, slapping on a fancy description, and charging four times the price. Ikelite didn't even bother to put their own logo or name on the tool anywhere! To be fair, the item suits its intended purpose perfectly. In fact, it works just as well as the one from Harbor Freight (because it IS the one from Harbor Freight). Ordering an Ikelite from B&H and receiving this felt exactly like buying a box of "dual-ended, lint-free swabs for detail cleaning of precision optics" and getting generic Q-tips. You can buy a two-piece set of THESE EXACT WRENCHES at Harbor Freight for $4.99. So, paying this price for a single one is a 4X PER-WRENCH MARKUP. I have been a loyal B&H customer for years. Although it likely just slipped past their team, this experience has definitely shaken my faith in B&H. To quote the classic line: "I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed." TLDR; Keep your cash, skip the photo markup, and go straight to the hardware store instead.
My usage actually needed a thinner strap. I managed to unscrew a part of the lens body that wrecked the lens. Straight up my fault. What I needed was a thinner strap. I kind of wrecked my lens.