Every Time You Need a 10mm Socket

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

But how many times misplaced?

I bought a used 10MM MAC line wrench off of ebay. $10 It was splendid. Lost.

I bet I would use a crowsfoot line wrench set often. Never even knew they existed.

$250 for a 10mm to 18mm Snap On set. Ouch. However, they could pull double duty on regular nuts with far more grip than an open end set.

Never lost. I keep it on a bracket with the regular crowfoot wrenches, mounted to the wall. I don't need crowfoot wrenches very often. I have to say, it is fantastic to finally be at a point where it is rare to tackle a project, and need a tool I don't already own.



I did have to get a standard 17MM crowfoot, non line wrench to get the return fuel line nut to break loose. That photo is not my car, but that line is well hidden, and a real pain in the knuckles to get it to break free. I was replacing the two plastic fuel lines on my 85 Carrera.

[LJ851]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I have a hayseed repair shop. 16's rear their ugly head at least once a quarter. Thank God, I cherish them, because they are always there at the ready.

How about a 20? Anybody ever lose a 20mm? Anybody ever seen one?

I've got one, for Ducati rear swingarm pivot bolts.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Get yourself a 1980's era Toyota pickup! You'll be using all of those 11mm, 14mm, 16mm, 18mm sockets then!

Heard it first on Spinal Tap. These go to 11! (and 14, and 16......)

[slow&rusty]

Hilarious and relatable!

[wdfifteen]

If I recall 11mm was used on drum brake VW brake bleeders, or maybe on the brake line nut. Pretty sure I have a Mac 11mm line wrench with the outside ground down for clearance between the bleeder and the brake line nut.

[Spring44]

Originally Posted by 996AE

Thats a lot of hammers! Wish my mancave/garage was that organized.

As a friend once told me, "a man can never have too many hammers".

[UncleRay]

4 months ago I was making an adjustment to the 4 post lift in the raised position while standing on a step ladder. Yes I was using a 10mm socket. It dropped to the floor and took off like a cheetah. I had a general idea of the direction. Several very thorough searches yielded nothing. Woke up last night with an idea of where to search. Sure enough there it was. It went 23 feet diagonally across the floor, inside the other leg post and some how bank shot itself out of sight. Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats would be proud of the multiple bank shot it took to get in there. Picture is of it tipped on it's side to show the location. Finding it feels lucky, maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. I also have a lost hammer that cost 150 bucks to get back but that's a story for another time.
Enjoy the holidays......Ray

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

If I recall 11mm was used on drum brake VW brake bleeders, or maybe on the brake line nut. Pretty sure I have a Mac 11mm line wrench with the outside ground down for clearance between the bleeder and the brake line nut.

I inherited a 11 mm deep socket from my FIL. I have actullay used it twice on my El Camino. I am sure it was some SAE size, but the 11 was perfect for it.

That set had a 16 MM as well. I don't know if I ever used that one yet.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I inherited a 11 mm deep socket from my FIL. I have actullay used it twice on my El Camino. I am sure it was some SAE size, but the 11 was perfect for it. .

7/16. I use them interchangeably unless it’s something valuable.

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by UncleRay

4 months ago I was making an adjustment to the 4 post lift in the raised position while standing on a step ladder. Yes I was using a 10mm socket. It dropped to the floor and took off like a cheetah. I had a general idea of the direction. Several very thorough searches yielded nothing. Woke up last night with an idea of where to search. Sure enough there it was. It went 23 feet diagonally across the floor, inside the other leg post and some how bank shot itself out of sight. Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats would be proud of the multiple bank shot it took to get in there. Picture is of it tipped on it's side to show the location. Finding it feels lucky, maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. I also have a lost hammer that cost 150 bucks to get back but that's a story for another time.
Enjoy the holidays......Ray

Remember in ground lifts? We used to call it fishing . On slow days, we would drop a strong magnet on a rope, down into the big cavity under the lift . I can still feel the excitement of hearing the "clank" of all those lost sockets, and wrenches sticking to our magnets. Never knew what you were going to reel in !