SOCKETS & DRIVES, EXTENSIONS, ADAPTORS

SOCKET DRIVES

MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO TURN MOST NUTS OR BOLTS, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT FIT, IS WITH A SOCKET AND IT’S DRIVE.

CHOOSE A SOCKET IF YOU CAN MAKE IT FIT YOUR APPLICATION.

DRIVE SIZESDRIVE SIZE REFERS TO THE SQUARE

OPENING IN THE BACK OF A SOCKET USED TO TURN THE SOCKET.

COMMON SIZES ARE 1/4”, 3/8”, 1/2”, & 3/4” ON TOOL TEST

1/2”

LARGER DRIVE SIZES INCLUDE 1”, & 1-1/2”

RATCHETS

PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON METHODUSED TO DRIVE SOCKETS

$80 1/2”DRIVESNAP-ON

RATCHETS

WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING RATCHETS, WE MEAN THAT IT FREE WHEELS ONE WAY, BUT LOCKS UP THE OTHER.

MOST RATCHETS ARE REVERSIBLE.

TO REVERSE

RATCHETS

SINCE IT RATCHETS, WE CAN QUICKLY TURN THE NUT OR BOLT ONE WAY AND WITHOUT REMOVING, “RATCHET” THE HANDLE BACK AND TURN IT SOME MORE.

MUCH FASTER THAN TURNING THEBOLT OR NUT, THEN REMOVING THETOOL, REINSTALLING AND RE-TURING.

1/4”, 3/8”, & 1/2” DRIVE RATCHTES

NOTICE THE BALL IN THEDRIVE.

IT IS SPRING LOADED TO HELP HOLD THE SOCKET ON THE DRIVE.

ALSO NOTICE THEHANDLES GET LONGERWITH BIGGER DRIVESIZES. MORE LEVERAGEFOR LARGER SOCKETS.

OTHER RATCHETS

FLEX HEAD RATCHET

- MUST PUSH BUTTONTO RELEASE BALL TO REMOVE SOCKET

OTHER RATCHETS

STUBBY RATCHETS FOR WORKINGIN SMALL AREAS. NOT AS MUCH LEVERAGE.

THUMB WHEEL RATCHETSFOR WORKING IN EVEN LESS SPACE.NUT OR BOLT MUST NOT BE VERY TIGHT BECAUSE OF VERY LITTLE LEVERAGE.

OTHER DRIVES

SPEEDER HANDLE - USED TO TURNSEVERAL NUTS OR BOLTS QUICKLY.VERY LITTLE LEVERAGE.

FLEX HANDLE - USED TO “BREAK LOOSE” VERY TIGHTNUTS OR BOLTS. VERY STRONG, KIND OF SLOW TO USE.

SLIDING “T” HANDLE - USED LIKE FLEX HANDLE BUT WITHMOVEMENT OF DRIVE ON HANDLE.

NUT DRIVERS - LIKE SCREWDRIVER

REMEMBER, THESE COME IN ALL DRIVE SIZES.

RATCHETS & DRIVE MAINTENANCE & SAFETY

DON’T ADD CHEATERS FOR MORE LEVERAGE

USE AS INTENDED DON’T USE AS PRY BARS DON’T USE AS HAMMERS

KEEP CLEAN DO NOT PUT RATCHETS IN SOLVENT

INSPECT FOR DAMAGE

ADAPTERS

USED TO ADAPT FROM ONE DRIVE SIZE TOANOTHER. NOT USED TOO OFTEN BUT HANDY WHEN NEEDED.

1/2” TO 3/4” 1/2” TO 3/8” 3/8” TO 1/2” 3/8” TO 1/4”

BE CAREFUL WHEN ADAPTING DOWN TO SMALLER SIZE. CAN EASILY TWIST OFF WITH TOO MUCH LEVERAGE

SOCKETS

JOB SHEET #1 STEP #3

RATCHET ANDDEEP SOCKET

BLOWER HOUSING

REMEMBER YOU NEED . . . .TO BRING YOU 5 HP. OR . . .SMALLER BRIGGS & STRATTONIN BY ______________.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE

SOCKETS

GRAB THE BOLT OR NUT ON ALL SIDESCOME IN ALL DIFFERENT DRIVE SIZESCOME IN SAE (FRACTIONS OF AN INCH) AND

IN METRIC SIZESHAND SOCKETS ARE VERY HARD AND BRITTLE

NEVER USE HAND SOCKETS ON IMPACT GUNS.COME IN SHALLOW OR DEEPCOME IN 6 POINT OR 12 POINT

DEEP SOCKETS ALLOW YOU TO REACH DOWN OVER A LONG STUD TO GET TO A NUT

12 POINT

6 POINT

6 POINT GRABS THE NUT OR BOLT ALL THE WAY AROUND FOR MORE STRENGTH.

12 POINT ONLY GRABS A HEX NUT OR BOLT ON THE CORNERS. REMEMBER ALMOST ALL NUTS OR BOLTS WE USE ARE 6 POINT (HEX)

WE TALKED ABOUT OR WILL TALK ABOUTTHE ADVANTAGES DURING OUR REPORTON WRENCHES

SHALLOW SOCKETS ALLOW YOU TO GET INTO SMALLER PLACES

OTHER SOCKETS

2 - 9/16”

EXTENSIONS & UNIVERSALS

EXTENSION

ALLOW YOU TO ADD ON TO THE LENGTH OF THE SOCKET TO GET DOWN TO SOMETHING.

COME IN ALL DIFFERENT LENGTHS12”

6”

3”

1”

CAN BE ADDED TOGETHER FOR JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF LENGTH

6” EXTENSION

+

18” EXTENSION

RATCHET+

DEEP SOCKET

+

UNIVERSALS

ALLOW YOU TO GET TO A NUT OR BOLT FROM AN ANGLE

OTHER EXTENSIONS

MAGNETIC END - FITS INSIDESOCKET AND HOLD NUTS ORBOLTS IN PLACE

BALL LOCKED OUT SOSOCKET WON’T COME OFF

PULL COUPLER BACKBALL IS RELEASEDAND SOCKED WILLPULL OFF

TOOL ROOM SAE SOCKET WALL METRIC AROUND THE CORNER

QUESTION #11 ON SAFETY TEST

WHEN I AM IN THE TOOLROOM, I WILL MAKE SURETHE TOOLS AREAND PUT BACK

CLEAN IN THEPROPER PLACE.

SK ULTIMATE SET $10,815 IN 2000

GOOD TOOLSARE NOT CHEAP

THEY ARE GUARANTEEDFOR LIFE

DON’T LOOSETHEM! ! ! !

SOCKETS & DRIVES, EXTENSIONS & ADAPTERS

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