Abstract: A wrench with a side drive mechanism that includes a wrench housing assembly having a wrench housing and a housing cover; a rotatable wrench socket, rotatably entrapped by the wrench housing assembly; a rotatable drive socket, rotatably entrapped by the wrench housing assembly; and an elongated worm gear coupling shaft, coupled between the rotatable wrench socket and the rotatable drive socket in a manner such that rotation of the rotatable drive socket causes rotation of the rotatable wrench socket; the rotatable wrench socket having a wrench socket cavity sized to receive a nut, the rotatable drive socket having a drive socket cavity sized to receive the square drive head of a ratchet wrench.