Recent content by dfadams1956

Could very well be. The bolt heads on my bike aren't very deep, either. So it would be fairly easy to round them out if anything was much out of spec.

I appreciate the tip. I don't have the need for the ball end so I'll just be buying the regular type hex bit sockets.

Looks like it should fit fine. Maybe mine was defective? I don't have a way to measure mine so I can't say for sure.

It was a 6mm.

Not the problem. The bolt was clean inside and the tool was fully inserted and seated in the fastener. I was also careful not to let the tool wobble over as I was trying to loosen it. The Craftsman bit socket was just too loose a fit. That much I am sure of.

Thanks for that reply. I'll buy Snap-On. I don't want a repeat of the previous disaster.

The Snap-On bit socket I bought has a gold colored coating on it.

I've been leaning in that direction, but I'm still curious if there's a difference in the way they fit.

How well do SK bit sockets fit compared to Snap-On? The reason I'm asking this question is because I was working on my Suzuki Intruder recently and stripped out the inside of one of the allen head (internal hex head) style bolts with a Craftsman bit socket I was using. The bolt was very tight...