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[JamesV6CDX]

Final straw. Whilst changing a ford starter motor the other day, the 3/8 drive 13mm socket did a lovely job of rounding a bolt head

They are also just not quite deep reach enough

Going to invest in some more tools. As a starter, anyone suggest where I can buy rails of sockets which drive the flats rather than just the corners?

[tunnie]

Could have been a toffee Ford bolt? I find Halfords Pro/Advanced decent enough, if more serious and given what you do on cars, invest in SnapOn?

[JamesV6CDX]

Could have been a toffee Ford bolt? I find Halfords Pro/Advanced decent enough, if more serious and given what you do on cars, invest in SnapOn?

I don't do nearly enough anymore to warrant a huge outlay

I was going to replace my hell frauds set with a new 170pc one, but half the spanners are missing!

[chrisgixer]

13 mm 6 sided socket on 1/4 drive in the 150piece

[chrisgixer]

I would add though, after some googling, there nothing that comes close on value. I'd be interested to see what you replace it with.

The sockets are plenty deep enough for a normal nut. Maybe the stud is sticking out that back?

[Chris_H]

Final straw. Whilst changing a ford starter motor the other day, the 3/8 drive 13mm socket did a lovely job of rounding a bolt head

They are also just not quite deep reach enough

Going to invest in some more tools. As a starter, anyone suggest where I can buy rails of sockets which drive the flats rather than just the corners?

I don't fancy large sets for quality.  Impact sockets usually have 6 sides but they are often quite long.  I have a set from Machine Mart that I fall back on in those circumstances.

[Kevin Wood]

I've got a CK 1/2" 6 point surface drive set that I've had for years. It comes out in preference to any of the Halfrauds stuff as soon as I come across anything that needs a bit of persuasion. I find the 12 point Halfrauds sockets too sloppy for any serious use.

[YZ250]

I do have the Halfords 150 set but the majority of my older sockets on the rails are 6 point Draper Expert. I have several rails of all drive sizes but I prefer most of my sockets to be 1/2" drive for heavy stuff, but that's just me.  I find with the Halfords set that I have to keep switching the ratchet as well as the socket, or use the converter all the time, so I tend to favour the Draper set. They are deeper for 'nut on a stud' use. 

[andyc]

Best bet James id to have a look on Sealeys site

http://www.sealey.co.uk/PlPageBuilder.asp?gotonode=GuestHomepage&method=mGetHomepage

I use alot of Sealey stuff as do the guys in the workshop and have very little in the way of problems

Cheers
Andy

[Steve B]

Or you could stop playing around with short term pattern parts,And buy the proper tools which will last until the day you drop 

This is my 19 yr old 3/8 drive sockets ..The 11mm is new..The rail is new...The rest is 19 years old

[Steve B]

look how the facom has started to degrade  yet again 19 years



They were used lots in the early days when i worked for a saab dealer but not much now.

but am i correct in thinking i can still take faulty tools to the van and get them exchanged.. (life time thing)

[chrisgixer]

Although, there is thi one.

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_8,cos_8.8,cos_8.8.4/594174

[Marks DTM Calib]

The best for price/quality trade off I have found is Teng, Snap Off are just way to over priced (they have to fund the men in vans, credit and what can sometimes be a dodgy lifetime warranty) to be in the picture.

 

[chrisgixer]

Although, there is thi one.

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_8,cos_8.8,cos_8.8.4/594174

Poor reviews though

[CaptainZok]

look how the facom has started to degrade  yet again 19 years



They were used lots in the early days when i worked for a saab dealer but not much now.

but am i correct in thinking i can still take faulty tools to the van and get them exchanged.. (life time thing)

Pretty sure you can, my lad replaced a half inch extension bar that Pinky had managed to break with the van guy that comes to their place a while ago. No receipt needed.