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Do I need impact sockets

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May 21, 2017, 01:02 AM
Excam_Man
Do I need impact sockets
Impact sockets.

As to the "torque sticks"... they will NOT protect from over tightening the lugs when used with a battery operated impact tool.

They work great with the 12v car 'wind up and hit' impacts. Just let it wind up and keep going until the nut quits turning and it should be GTG. However, I would test this process with your particular impact. But it worked great with the old/cheap one I had.

When using the torque sticks with an air impact, one must adjust the air pressure for the impact to achieve the correct specs.




May 21, 2017, 01:04 AM
OKCGene
Seriously! You can get hurt, and hurt badly, when a chrome hand socket shatters when used on an impact gun. Don't do it.
May 21, 2017, 01:59 AM
Tommydogg
You might need a 3/4 inch drive ratchet set! I bought a Craftsman Set probably around 95 or 6. Uray once in a while I have to break it out. Freaks out the casual observer! Don't need an impact wrench for these!


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May 21, 2017, 06:23 AM
Black92LX
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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
It's kind of wild that to get reasonably priced US made decent quality sockets you have to go through the Chinese import king of stores.

I've picked up several Pittsburgh hand tools to replace my Craftsmen tools when they finally give up. I've yet to be disappointed.


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Pittsburgh tools are made in China and Taiwan I do believe.


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May 21, 2017, 07:23 AM
egregore
In 40 years of working with tools, I have had one socket break apart with an impact gun, and it was an impact socket. You can, however, crack a non-impact socket, but usually not right away. Having said that, all my ½" drive sockets, except for certain special uses (example, thin wall for some differential pinion nuts) are impact.
May 21, 2017, 08:23 AM
jimmy123x
Yes, you should have impact sockets working with an impact wrench with that torque.

I bought a set of Harbor Freight impact sockets 10 years ago, they seemed strong enough and I didn't have any issues with them other than they were thicker than other brands (so might have issues getting in really tight spots with them IE wheels).
May 21, 2017, 08:44 AM
Mars_Attacks
I've never had a problem with Harbor Tools impact sockets.

I knocked the front main pulley off the truck changing the timing belt and removed the transmission for the clutch job without any problems and the cross member was on really tight.

Knocked off many heads with them.


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May 21, 2017, 08:59 AM
ArtieS
Of course you do! Everyone needs impact sockets.

I have the Harbor Freight ones and they have been great. I took an old rusted bush hog apart with them. They survived a 750 ft.lb. impact wrench, and when that didn't do it, they survived my 30 year old, 6 foot tall 220 pound neighbor and a 24 inch breaker bar. They are damned tough tools.



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