1/4 drive, 1 1/8 inch socket?

[impactims]

Does such a thing exist?

I need something like this and I would rather not use adaptors.

 

[shampoop]

Alright, I'm curious now. What do you need a socket like that for?

 

[Rico.]

Does such a thing exist?
I need something like this and I would rather not use adaptors.

Is that 1 and 1/8th of an inch..?? On a 1/4" drive...!!

I have never seen one larger than half that size, it would
surprise me very much if something like this did exist.

My curiosity is definitely piqued though..... WHY..?

 

[Ed_EOD]

Yeah, you really can't post you need something crazy and not say why.

 

[humber2]

That's on the high side for 1/2 drive, should be looking at 3/4 drive.

 

[G_P]

Turning a thin yet large diameter plastic hold down nut or something?

 

[impactims]

Pinion nut.

I need to measure pinion bearing preload by turning the pinion via the pinion nut, which in my case is 1 1/8.

The spec is a low amount of inch pounds depending on the differential. Measuring rolling torque like this IME is best done with a snap on torqometer and to get good resolution in the low inch pounds means a scale of 0-25 inch pounds, which only comes is 1/4 drive.

Somehow I have to go from a 1/4 drive torqometer to a 1 1/8 socket and I would definetly rather not have a big stack of adaptors.

 

[fivespdcat]

Doubt you'll find it. If it was me I would machine an adapter.

 

[Rico.]

I just had a look at my favourite tool supplier, I thought they may
possibly have a 3/8" drive socket in that size so you would only
have to use one adaptor, but alas, they only go to 1 inch.

Close but no cigar...

 

[Agent1320]

Since it's low inch pounds and you wont put much stress on the socket, probably easiest to make your own socket. Drill out a 1/2" drive 1-1/8" socket and insert a 1/4" drive socket that fits the drilled drive opening , then weld it up. Would cost under $10 and take less than 10 minutes to make.

 

[chevy302dz]

No chance, unless you can find something custom. 1/4" tops out at 5/8" and 3/8" at 1". Now you may be able to find a single adaptor available to go from quarter to half instead of a stack but I can't think of of any off hand.

 

[dwm]

I tend to agree with Agent1320, though instead of drilling the 1/2" socket, I'd cut the 1/4" socket off and weld it.

Alternatively, you might try stacking the Grey Pneumatic 103RA adapters (and welding them together if desired). They're low profile.

 

[hammergodthor]

You might try a low profile oil filter socket wrench set. By my math, 1 1/8= 28.575mm.

Lisle makes a 29mm socket with a 3/8 drive, P/N 14600.

Individualy, its about $6-7 online; as a set of three about $20 plus shipping.

http://www.etooldirect.com/lisle-14650-filter-socket-set-29mm-35mm-36mm.html

 

[Lotek]

Why reinvent the wheel, people have been using 2 adaptors between the socket and the wrench for years without a problem, it's how I was trained by GM in the 90's, and the tools at the training center in Burbank were very old then.

 

[MattPersman]

my inch pound wrench is 3/8 for this same task, i just use a 3/8 to 1/2 adapter. all good done dozens and dozens over the years

 

[plinker]

Snap-on may make one in 3/8 drive, not sure.

 

[HandyManny]

That's on the high side for 1/2 drive, should be looking at 3/4 drive.

I don't think you nessesarily need to go 3/4" drive at that point, but your getting pretty close. It's definely higher end of 1/2" drive category. Way too large for 1/4" drive tools for sure.

Not sure why anyone would want to use a 1/4" drive tool on a 1 1/8" socket???

 

[Buckgnarly]

I don't think you nessesarily need to go 3/4" drive at that point, but your getting pretty close. It's definely higher end of 1/2" drive category. Way too large for 1/4" drive tools for sure.

Not sure why anyone would want to use a 1/4" drive tool on a 1 1/8" socket???

Pinion bearing preload, read above....

 

[HandyManny]

No chance, unless you can find something custom. 1/4" tops out at 5/8" and 3/8" at 1". Now you may be able to find a single adaptor available to go from quarter to half instead of a stack but I can't think of of any off hand.

In my experience 1/4 drive tends to top out at 1/2" and 13mm sockets with most tool sets. With 3/8" drive tools topping out at 7/8" and 19mm sockets, sometimes 1"

 

[HandyManny]

Measuring rolling torque like this IME is best done with a snap on torqometer and to get good resolution in the low inch pounds means a scale of 0-25 inch pounds, which only comes is 1/4 drive.

You can get that measurement range inside of 3/8"drive torque tools as well. You can use a 1/4 drive torque wrench, Amrmstrong, Proto, SO, MAC, and others offer these but seriously, you're going to have to use a few (at least a couple) adapter there. 3/8"male to1/4"female adapter into a 3/8"female to 1/2"male adapter into the socket. You only need to keep that pinion nut turning in a constant turn motion to measure your bearings preload on the torque wrench.

 

[quattrojon]

Ozat will manufacture one off sockets, but the price would be scarily expensive.

 

[tbobbo]

I guess for a job like that i would just have a machine shop weld up a 1/2 drive socket and mill it to 1/4 or just take a 3/4 socket and grind out enough to put a 1/4 extension in there and weld it yourself. Its not like you need to get after it so strength would not matter much. You could do it yourself and grind it so it looks pretty and paint it black. I would use a impact socket myself.

 

[clemet]

You can get that measurement range inside of 3/8"drive torque tools as well. You can use a 1/4 drive torque wrench, Amrmstrong, Proto, SO, MAC, and others offer these but seriously, you're going to have to use a few (at least a couple) adapter there. 3/8"male to1/4"female adapter into a 3/8"female to 1/2"male adapter into the socket. You only need to keep that pinion nut turning in a constant turn motion to measure your bearings preload on the torque wrench.

That's exactly how I do it. The adapters really don't get in the way. Just use a 1/4" to 3/8" and 3/8" to 1/2". I have never seen the need for a special socket seeing as how unless you are doing a bunch of the same differentials there will be a need for different sized sockets depending on which one you are working on.

 

[bggrnchvy]

Again, stack the adapters. It works just fine.

 

[e30bradley]

I think I have a 1" 1/4 drive socket.. I've never used it though.

 

[ChevyEFI]

I think I have a 1" 1/4 drive socket.. I've never used it though.

PN and pics?

 

[Bobcat753]

I have a 3/8" drive 1-1/8" socket in deep,12 point. It's a older Snap-On. Not sure why I have it but I thought it was on the odd side.

 

[PFSard]

PN and pics?

You might want to PM him. This thread is 3+ years old.

 

[Murphy4570]

I use a beam style inch-lb torque wrench and two adapters when setting pinion bearing preload myself. I've never had an issue. Like others have said, weld a 1/4" adapter/socket/whatever to a 1/2" drive socket if you like.

Pinion bearing preload usually has a range to the specification. Usually 4-11 in-lb for used bearings, or 11-18 in-lb for new (Ford 8.8).

What rear are you rebuilding, if I may ask?

 

[Beemer533]

Zombie thread (over 3 years old), as noted above...