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Warning: I tried a new brand of 3/8" drive socket on a stuck sheave bolt and it rounded off
It was a 'Pro-Grip' socket from a truck that came by the shop last month. I was working on a Dover MRL in a downtown Phoenix office building and put some real torque on it. The socket just gave way and left the bolt head totally smooth. Learned that sometimes the old, beat-up tools you know are better than the shiny new ones you don't. Anyone have a go-to brand for sockets that can take a serious beating?
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aaron70815d ago
Watched my buddy try one of those fancy "no-slip" wrenches on a frozen caliper bracket bolt last winter. He leaned into it with a cheater pipe and the whole jaw just spread open like a flower. Had to torch the bolt out in the end. Made me swear off any tool that needs an infomercial to sell it. My old, greasy Craftsman sockets have never done me dirty like that.
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uma_baker9915d ago
Ever try hitting the bolt head with a hammer first to shock it loose? Sometimes that little bit of vibration breaks the rust free before you even put a wrench on it.
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