kaptnknemo

or can i use a regular one with an extension?

TIA KK

davek9

I use a regular one w/a short extension, don't see a reson to use a deep one, unless that is all you have to work with.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Exstensions because of the extra connection induce a bit more play slop very evident when you link 3 or 4 together . They also can change the torque readings if the stack gets off of perpendicular to the bolt. You always want to use the shortest exstension you can which gets the job done.

dr bob

I use a 1 1/16" deep 6pt 3/4" drive impact socket, and the end of the socket is flush with the face of the factory pulley. It's perfect as far as length goes. With the 6pt socket there's no chance of rounding the bolt head either. No intermediate extension means one less 'loose' spot as JB points out, and one less torsion spring to wind up when breaking it loose.

My 1/2" drive torque wrench does not go high enough to get the bolt tight on reinstallation. !/2" Drive anything is too small to get a tight bolt out too. Do it like you mean it. Get the right tool and it will come out easily.

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Mrs dr bob like to do a little gardening here, but invariably ends up with a pruner that two sizes too small for the tree she's trying to prune. She emds up straining her hands and wrists with these little lightweight toy pruners, when she could breeze through the work if she'd grab the tungsten-blade loppers with the long handles. I like little tools for small work, but also know when the right sized tool makes a difference; this is just another of those times.

heinrich

I found that a very short extension on a regular socket works better to get it on than a deep. Especially for day-to-day work with the shroud on.

kaptnknemo

Ahhh 1-1/16, damn I should have thought of that. I can get one today at lunch. I looked at all of the local lowes and HD's and sears for a 27mm deep and had no luck. Why oh why did I have to pick the "no-tech" center of the world to live in?

Landseer

Northern Tool. 3/4 drive set which will include a 1 1/16 socket.

hacker-pschorr

Impact rated deep well.

I've helped break three regular 27mm sockets trying to remove stubborn crank bolts.

the flyin' scotsman

27mm impact socket, breaker bar and cheater pipe.

Bob, your misses needs the ultimate pruner; Husqavarna chain saw

dr bob

We have a couple flavors of chain saw. There's the electric saw-on-a-stick that takes care of pruning almost everything, and a real gas-powered one for things bigger. She refuses to use the gas swa, and has used the pole saw only once. She says she'd rather use the hand pruners (and bruise her hands). Chain saws are just not dainty enough for her. Hand-pruning keeps her work to a fun/hobby level; chainsaw sounds a lot more like real work I guess.

Red UFO

I recommend going to Homedepot for a cheater bar, get a 4 foot section of plumbing pipe or electrical pipe to slip over your wrench. The few bucks it cost will be thanked by your back and knuckles.