Hand tools
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Topic: Hand tools
Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Hand tools
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 2:21pm
| 13 mm socket pulled off a 10" ext today while I was working on a hard to reach bolt . Luckily it was a deep well and I managed to fish it out with a magnet . Taped it to the ext after that . Wonder how you fellas deal with this ? I feel sorry for today's auto techs . Thanks !! |
Replies:
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 2:44pm
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Tape works. Not all tools are created equal.
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 3:08pm
| Thanks Clay , how'd you know I was using a Harbor Freight socket ? Oh well |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 5:03pm
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med strength Locktite BEFORE you begin... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 5:25pm
Take a center punch and make a few booger marks on the extension, to deform it a little to make it a little harder to slide a socket off... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 5:42pm
| I have a Dewalt corded impact wrench I can't get a socket off of! socket is not a HF one either! had to buy another impact to use. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 8:11pm
| Thanks Dave, center punch idea sounds good to me |
Posted By: Dirt Farmer
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2023 at 1:05am
| Hey Shameless, take a small punch through the hole on the socket and push in on the ball or lock mechanism on the arbor. Had one of them impacts once that had a locking pin rather than a small ball to hold the socket, was never so glad to "misplace" that tool, always another trip back to the toolbox to change a socket. Hope this may help you out. Glad to have you back on here and hope you're staying healthy. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2023 at 6:54am
| My HF Impacts tend to LOCK the sockets on, have to take a hammer and drive across the lock ring as is too tight. |