17mm socket not man enough

victorgte · 11th March 2018, 13:47

Bought an extending bar to do wheel nuts on the cars. Problem is that the socket supplied is just no good and has rounded off inside. Can anyone recommend a long socket that would be up to the job? The bar is half inch drive. Are impact sockets stronger?

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roverbarmy · 11th March 2018, 13:52

You can buy telescopic bars with a two ended socket that has the correct six sided sockets for our cars. Cheap as chips but very useful. Always have mine in the boot. I've helped many others who were struggling with OEM wheelbraces.

Hope that's not the one you already have!

slovcan · 11th March 2018, 14:15

Yes, an impact socket would be the way to go for an actual socket. Just make sure it is not so thick-walled that it won't fit into the recess in the wheel. Good quality brand names should be fine.

steve-45 · 11th March 2018, 14:19

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

You can buy telescopic bars with a two ended socket that has the correct six sided sockets for our cars. Cheap as chips but very useful. Always have mine in the boot. I've helped many others who were struggling with OEM wheelbraces.

Hope that's not the one you already have!

Bought one of these years ago in a Morrisons petrol station think it was £4.99 at the time and has been very useful for road side wheel changes.

macafee2 · 11th March 2018, 16:58

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

You can buy telescopic bars with a two ended socket that has the correct six sided sockets for our cars. Cheap as chips but very useful. Always have mine in the boot. I've helped many others who were struggling with OEM wheelbraces.

Hope that's not the one you already have!

I'm not convinced my these bars. As the handle and socket are not at right angles I tend to find mine comes off the bolt.

macAfee 2

victorgte · 11th March 2018, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

You can buy telescopic bars with a two ended socket that has the correct six sided sockets for our cars. Cheap as chips but very useful. Always have mine in the boot. I've helped many others who were struggling with OEM wheelbraces.

Hope that's not the one you already have!

That’s the one I bought. A bar is a bar but the 2 sided socket just can’t live with the job in hand. I’ll try a quality socket and maybe an impact if it fits.

roverbarmy · 11th March 2018, 18:51

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Originally Posted by victorgte

That’s the one I bought. A bar is a bar but the 2 sided socket just can’t live with the job in hand. I’ll try a quality socket and maybe an impact if it fits.

Make sure that you get a six sided one as oppose to the ordinary sockets. Quality may vary but the one I got has always been a good fit and never let me (or others) down. It could be that your wheel bolts are mullered?

aReallyNiceCar · 11th March 2018, 19:28

When Ford Transits had 6 wheels & BIG wheel-nuts, I carried a 24" bar with a 10" straight bar extension & a damn-big deep, impact socket.
I never had trouble if I needed a wheel off & occasionally helped fellow Transiters remove theirs.!
Remember Slovcan's point though, an impact socket that doesn't fit properly might actually damage the wheel studs.?

Jakg · 11th March 2018, 19:38

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alloy-Whe...UAAOSwAA5Z3t8O

Impact socket, but with a soft nylon coating around the outside to prevent damage to wheels.

I use a thinwall regular socket on my Megane with tape wrapped around the outside.

Any quality or impact socket would be fine though.

slovcan · 11th March 2018, 20:14

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Make sure that you get a six sided one as oppose to the ordinary sockets. Quality may vary but the one I got has always been a good fit and never let me (or others) down. It could be that your wheel bolts are mullered?

Or, maybe the last installer used a 1000 ft. lb. impact gun turned up to 11.

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	You can buy telescopic bars with a two ended socket that has the correct six sided sockets for our cars. Cheap as chips but very useful. Always have mine in the boot. I've helped many others who were struggling with OEM wheelbraces. Hope that's not the one you already have! __________________ Oil in my veins! Last edited by roverbarmy; 11th March 2018 at 14:01..

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aReallyNiceCar Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer, Connoisseur SE. Vintage Peugeot 106 XND, Sick & ill Vauxhall Astra 1.7CDi Estate Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sunny Manchester Posts: 45 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	When Ford Transits had 6 wheels & BIG wheel-nuts, I carried a 24" bar with a 10" straight bar extension & a damn-big deep, impact socket. I never had trouble if I needed a wheel off & occasionally helped fellow Transiters remove theirs.! Remember Slovcan's point though, an impact socket that doesn't fit properly might actually damage the wheel studs.?

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Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alloy-Whe...UAAOSwAA5Z3t8O Impact socket, but with a soft nylon coating around the outside to prevent damage to wheels. I use a thinwall regular socket on my Megane with tape wrapped around the outside. Any quality or impact socket would be fine though.