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I am in the midst of my MM service. I managed to drop my steering rack with my existing tools, but the 17mm short socket Dwayne uses in his MM write up would be very handy during this service, as well as a number of other jobs I need to tackle. I stopped by Sears today but when asked about the short socket no one had every heard of them. Also had a look online (amazon, ebay, etc.) using the key words in the write up - still no luck.
Any idea where I can get my hands on a set of these "short sockets"? Or have better search terms to identify them online?
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Dave
Any idea where I can get my hands on a set of these "short sockets"? Or have better search terms to identify them online?
Thanks,
Dave
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What's the "short socket" used for?
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"Wrench sockets" at Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
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"Wrench sockets" at Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
Much appreciated!
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If you can't fit a standard 17mm shorty in there, get a number 5 allen key and use it as a wedge to stop the bolt from turning.
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What about the "Gearwrench" pass-thru sockets? I haven't used them but they are the same idea, and good for tight places.
Sears linky: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...o=2&blockType=
Sears linky: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...o=2&blockType=
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What about the "Gearwrench" pass-thru sockets? I haven't used them but they are the same idea, and good for tight places.
Sears linky: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...o=2&blockType=
Sears linky: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...o=2&blockType=
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Not gonna be of much help here but, while at Sears, did you sniff the screwdrivers ???
Someone was bound to ask....
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Someone was bound to ask....
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I like Sean used an Allen wrench wedged to between head and the plate wall.
I don't recall why, but for some reason I could not get any sort of real wrench on it... no opened end, boxed end or even a flex head gear wrench.
I too am guilt of sniffing my screw drivers last night... not sure why I can this uncontrollable urge.
I don't recall why, but for some reason I could not get any sort of real wrench on it... no opened end, boxed end or even a flex head gear wrench.
I too am guilt of sniffing my screw drivers last night... not sure why I can this uncontrollable urge.
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I have used an "allen" brand short socket. you could always try to find the Mac truck guy. Bet he has one. Of course it will be $40 but then you'll have it.
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This is the tool I use for those bolts. Socket end sits nicely on the head, small impact driver on the bottom. Zip-zam-zowie and they are all off in seconds.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
There are probably less expensive versions, but these are the ones that seem to best fit my hands and the bolts on my car at the same time.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
There are probably less expensive versions, but these are the ones that seem to best fit my hands and the bolts on my car at the same time.
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"Wrench sockets" at Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...00010000100600
Never seen outside the confines of their website, and out of stock for at least a year now.
They also make a tool that has a drive to go into a regular socket that you can put a wrench on.