Gentlemen, Change your Sockets!

stevej37 · 11-07-2022, 02:29 PM

If you can't find your 10mm socket....just convert to a 13/32 sae socket.

stevej37 · 11-07-2022, 02:41 PM

go to Amazon to buy one..or a few.

flatbutt · 11-07-2022, 02:55 PM

Harbor Freight still had that set on sale last week.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 11-07-2022, 02:59 PM

Just ordered a whole new set of Torx sockets today to make work on the Cayenne easier.

A930Rocket · 11-07-2022, 05:02 PM

^^^ What brand did you buy?

I’ve never needed them before, but after working on my 330, I bought a set of E Torx.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 11-07-2022, 05:18 PM

These ones. I liked that they are longer. Getting my door panel off recently was a challenge pushing the socket body into the holes for handle and support. Good reviews too.

DISEN 7PCS 3/8” Drive Extra Long Torx Star Bit Socket Set | 7 Piece | T25 to T60 |

pwd72s · 11-07-2022, 05:21 PM

Since all my "craftsperson" 1/2" drive regular metric sockets were 12 point, I filled in with a set from Tekton a few months ago...

https://www.tekton.com/1-2-inch-drive-6-point-socket-set-shd92002

If all their other sockets are made this well, I can say they are very well made. Can't really say why anybody would want a 10mm in 1/2" drive though...

Bill Douglas · 11-07-2022, 05:44 PM

I lost a 10mm socket the other day and went to replace it. The guy at Repco offered me a ten pack of 10mm sockets. It looks some people are even worse than me about losing them.

jyl · jyl's Garage

Thye need to make sockets with a flat on one side so they don't roll. That would stop all this 10 mm nonsense. Probably save the planet.

pwd72s · 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jyl

Thye need to make sockets with a flat on one side so they don't roll. That would stop all this 10 mm nonsense. Probably save the planet.

Ask and you shall receive?

Milwaukee socket sets...designed anti-roll. Can buy 'em through Home Depot. Made in Taiwan.

(edit) This should get you started...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-3-8-in-Drive-SAE-Metric-Ratchet-and-Socket-Mechanics-Tool-Set-56-Piece-with-PACKOUT-22-in-Tool-Box-48-22-9008-48-22-8424/314981506

911Ghia · 11-08-2022, 03:53 PM

In 1967 while working at Ace Cycle World in Chicago bought my first set of metric sockets, SK Wayne. The 10mm is still here though the 13mm has fractured at all 6 corners.

Rich

stevej37 · 11-08-2022, 03:59 PM

^^^ I still have mine also....but the ratchet won't hold onto a socket anymore.
I should get it fixed. Never lost the 10mm.
I think mine was 1970

pwd72s · 05:30 PM

Kinda sad that SK was bought by a Chinese company...

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

In 1970 when I started driving I bough a set of Fuller sockets and a ratchet with two extensions and a spark plug wrench on a plastic case. The chrome is worn off of the ratchet from getting set down on the concrete. Fuller was made in Japan high quality tools.

I still have the entire set, and I have never lost a socket. I did break the 14 mm by being lazy and using the 14mm on my impact wrench and promptly split it. My go to sockets right now are those sockets. I don't think I have ever lost a socket, but I only work on my cars. So no chance of them getting left in a customer car.

stevej37 · 11-09-2022, 10:44 AM

Where would I get a replacement for the head on my S-K ratchet. The ball bearing won't hold onto a socket anymore. It's 50 years old and I would like to get it into useable condition again.

Or is it something I could fix by taking it apart?

pwd72s · 11-09-2022, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

In 1970 when I started driving I bough a set of Fuller sockets and a ratchet with two extensions and a spark plug wrench on a plastic case. The chrome is worn off of the ratchet from getting set down on the concrete. Fuller was made in Japan high quality tools.

I still have the entire set, and I have never lost a socket. I did break the 14 mm by being lazy and using the 14mm on my impact wrench and promptly split it. My go to sockets right now are those sockets. I don't think I have ever lost a socket, but I only work on my cars. So no chance of them getting left in a customer car.

Back in the day, Japanese tools were sort of sneered at as "cheap". But actually, they're pretty damned good... they used good quality steel and they fit well. Some Japanese tools from back in the day that I still have is a set of "powermaster" metric open ends and a "truecraft" round head 3/8" drive stubby ratchet. The wrenches fit and function every bit as well as my USA Craftsman stuff, and the ratchet still is smooth with low backdrag.

Let's put it this way...I see no need to toss old tools that still function well in order to buy new ones.

pwd72s · 11-09-2022, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by stevej37

Where would I get a replacement for the head on my S-K ratchet. The ball bearing won't hold onto a socket anymore. It's 50 years old and I would like to get it into useable condition again.

Or is it something I could fix by taking it apart?

Yes. Repair kits are available. You might be able to free up the ball bearing by pressing down on it with a flat blade screwdriver & putting some light oil in.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Back in the day, Japanese tools were sort of sneered at as "cheap". But actually, they're pretty damned good... they used good quality steel and they fit well. Some Japanese tools from back in the day that I still have is a set of "powermaster" metric open ends and a "truecraft" round head 3/8" drive stubby ratchet. The wrenches fit and function every bit as well as my USA Craftsman stuff, and the ratchet still is smooth with low backdrag.

Let's put it this way...I see no need to toss old tools that still function well in order to buy new ones.

The store I bought the set from was calling it a high quality, inexpensive set. It was hard to find metric sets back then. In the late 50s and 60s Japanese toys were indeed sneered at as junk. They quickly figured out quality, and changed the perception.

That ratchet has never needed a rebuild, and no standard chrome 14 mm socket is going to stand up to an impact wrench on a tight nut. I used my impact socket, and took the nut right off.

stevej37 · 11-09-2022, 01:42 PM

My 50 year old S-K ratchet has a better 'feel' than any of the newer ones that I have bought.

pwd72s · 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by stevej37

My 50 year old S-K ratchet has a better 'feel' than any of the newer ones that I have bought.

Steve, you haven't mentioned drive size or if your ratchet is a round head or flat. No matter really. Youtube is full of teardown & repair videos. With SK having been recently bought by the Chinese you might have trouble finding an original repair kit, but aftermarket kits exist..

Glen, that's a coincidence...my 1st set of metric sockets are also Japanese, bought from a now defunct yamaha/honda dealer back in the 60's. Still have the sockets and the metal tray they came in. "Truecraft" again...7-19mm no skips. Then price still written on the tray..$6.95. Thinking I must have bought the ratchet at the same time. Memories of my Yamaha dirt bike years...