Whitworth impact sockets

Had one go on a Scania back axle bearing cap, donkeys ago, but wasn't going too silly and heard the note change as it cracked.

Single hex standard sockets are better if you cannot get the real thing, or look at J&L, they might have Metric or Imperial size that is close enough.

Peter

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Not specifically what you're looking for, but I was just shopping for some new Whitworth sockets on J&L and noticed that they list a fairly broad range of Whitworth flogging spanners from 9/16" to 3". Not stocked, but shipped direct from King Dick. The only Whit sockets I found were no-name ordinary ones, not impact.

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Tim

King Dick make whitworth impact sockets.

Try this link

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John

That could be woth knowing for the future. The present need for impact sockets is to speed up the job, rather than applying lots of heavy impact.

Thanks Tim

Thanks for that, I'll give them a try

Tim

Not to the point, but Shell petrol stations are currently doing tool kits for £10.99 with a lot of stuff in them, including to my surprise a line of small to medium Imperial sockets as well as the obvious Metric.

Worth a look & if nothing else, a cheap option to sling in the boot.

Regards,

Kim.

In that case, ordinary good quality thick walled sockets will probably do. When I worked in a motorcycle shop, only the thin walled snapon types split. We used them all the time to speed up repairs. larger sizes stood up to more than 350 foot pounds of impact when removing the compensator nuts of Harleys. If the nut stuck, it could take 500 foot pounds to break it loose.

Steve R.

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Alternatively, make an interference-fit reinforcing ring to press onto the outside of the socket - worked for me as the only way of undoing a

5/8" WW bolt on my vintage tractor.

Google "whitworth impact sockets" 6073 hits

Cheers Brian

Try

Probably best to phone him after you've looked at the site - he's friendly and helpful

Bob

I've used them too. Only once did I break a socket, it was a Kamasa 21mm (black pasivated finish rather than chrome) and it just split open along the North-South axis (sorry can't work out how to describe that better) Anyway, out with the stick welder and a nice heavy run of weld and it's been as good as new for the last 15 years :-)

Julian.

Placed an order for half a dozen sockets with primetools online Friday night, parcel arrived this morning. Short of one size which King Dick didn't have in stock, expected within a few days.

Thanks

Tim