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A monkey wrench was a hand tool with adjustable jaws for turning nuts of varying sizes.

In 2267, James T. Kirk described sabotaging a disintegration station on Eminiar VII as "throwing a monkey wrench into the machinery." (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")

In a vision experienced by B'Elanna Torres in 2376, the Klingon equivalent of a monkey wrench was found lodged in the port nacelle of Torres' shuttlecraft. (VOY: "Barge of the Dead")

The script for the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Time's Arrow, Part II" describes Samuel Clemens' unexpected presence aboard the USS Enterprise-D as a monkey wrench. [1]

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