Lost a socket.. Not a 10mm

[Semi-hole mechanic]

Changed an alternator on our Jeep Liberty the other night in the dark and smacked a knuckle when one of the bolts broke loose somehow flung my 1/4" drive 13mm socket off the end of my ratchet (non-QR). I heard it hit somewhere in the engine compartment but didn't hear it hit the ground. Looked all over can't find it. Luckily 13mm is in that range where I have it in 3/8 and 1/2 so I was able to finish swapping out the alternator, just glad it wasn't some size that i only had one of.

 

[driz]

Oh it’ll come bouncing out someplace. They usually do.


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[dogdog]

happened with the 3/8 drive 6mm Hex for me... couldn't find it anywhere till I turn a corner and heard it bound off the wheel or something and clunks on the road... couldn't find it on the road ... when I tried to go back in the day time...

 

[Mr_B]

Just keep a drain bucket of antifreeze under the vehicle and you will always find anything you drop in it ....

I lost a 7mm koken from a nice set years back, ordered another as couldn't find it in truck bay or work area, got my new socket and found original lost one few weeks later . Not lost anything in years. left a astro light in bottom of door on a subaru doing a window motor but just remember before popped door card on fully .
Working in a shop way easier than shadetree style, once going mobile you got be really organised or gets expensive quick ...

 

[MJO]

I was doing the brakes on one of my cars not to long ago and lost the caliper turn in tool, just the adapter, spent an hour looking for it, finally gave up and started putting my tools away. The missing tool ended up attached to the magnet on my M12 light that I was using.

 

[theoldwizard1]

My 1/4" drive 10mm has bright yellow tape on it !

 

[plinker]

Just keep a drain bucket of antifreeze under the vehicle and you will always find anything you drop in it ....

A pan of old brake fluid works well too I've found.

 

[Wamsutta]

What brand is the missing socket?

 

[Cgw1984]

Was it a decent socket?

 

[jgromada]

Lost a single socket? Time to buy a SPARE SET!

that is the Garage Journal way.

 

[ovilla]

I was doing front wheel bearings on a neighbors suv and afterwards I couldn’t find my BRAUN magnetic light. Yup! Left it attached to a front control arm. He check a few hundred miles later but it was long gone.

 

[1cargarage]

I'm sure a lucky driver behind you, who probably needed a new windshield anyways, on the freeway will appreciate your socket.

Meh. It happens. I tend to lose them doing interior work under seats and carpet only to be discovered years later.

It happens

 

[Sine Swept]

I find steering racks are where all my tools seem to fall to and my hand usually turns into a greasy mess by the time I get my tool back.

 

[clubairth]

I did the same thing with one of my magnetic LED trouble lights. My biggest complaint with the LED versions is they just turn off with no warning. I left mine under a friends pickup evidently because it was still there the next time it was on the lift!

The black plastic of the light blends in with the under body when it shuts off I can hardly see it.
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[Bighead38]

Just keep a drain bucket of antifreeze under the vehicle and you will always find anything you drop in it ....

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Or oil. Every single time.

 

[driz]

Or oil. Every single time.

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[PelicanPines]

Pull the engine... you will find it.

 

[RedneckWelder]

I had a dozer couple weeks ago that tried to keep my penlight, 3 sockets and a couple wrenches but I made it turn loose of them.

 

[jasonphelps]

You can still find a few Craftsman USA sockets on Ebay for less than $3