air wrench on chrome sockets

[hofferwood]

I heard they also sneak into your house and impregnate your daughters while you're sleeping!

And your dog too

 

[Joe H]

You can't modify a customers 1200 dollar wheel. You can't take the time to take them off with a breaker bar. Well at least not if you want a decent check at the end of the week.

There is a reason they make extra thin wall impact sockets.

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[nate379]

When I helped in a truck shop we did have a set of impact sockets but for the 3/4" and 1" drive stuff.

I run my gun right now at 135psi (that is as high as my little compressor goes) but when I worked in a shop it was something close to 200psi. Hardly would hammer even

 

[rayzor32]

I have some thinwall flip impact sockets, they split all the time because so thin.
They make a set of thinwall sockets with a plastic sleeve on them too.

I've had chrome sockets split from impact use, and a u-joint come apart but never saw anything explode, always had my safety glasses on though if I was attempting that (sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do).

Always use chrome sockets on my air ratchets.

 

[s_ontario]

Had a U-joint come apart just the other day ceiling is 14'5" and fluorescent light mounted to ceiling yeah it rained glass for a little while..... ****** of a mess

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

You can't modify a customers 1200 dollar wheel. You can't take the time to take them off with a breaker bar. Well at least not if you want a decent check at the end of the week.

I don't care what it is, it gets done and without damaging any of my tools. But this is the joy of not being Flat rate. All by the hour baby!

There is a reason they make extra thin wall impact sockets.

Indeed, If you buy the right tools you need not destroy any.

 

[mrholeshot]

I don't care what it is, it gets done and without damaging any of my tools. But this is the joy of not being Flat rate. All by the hour baby!

You don't find any "By the hour" technician jobs in this area.All flat rate when it comes to automotive repair. Customers really don't understand and arn't willing to wait for you to get the "correct" socket to get their wheels off. You sacrifice a tool even if you have to modify it in order to get the job done. As a shop owner I never asked my guys to sacrifice their tools but I sure sacrificed plenty of mine. I wasn't going to lose the job over a stupid socket. Flat rate guys can't sit on their *** waiting for the tool truck to come around on Thursday. You do what you have to do and keep stuff moving in and out without damaging customers vehicles.

 

[nate379]

"Sacrifice" the tools.. oh hell you guys crack me up!

I just add it to my custom tools drawer and maybe down the road I will need it again. I don't fret over a $5 socket or wrench.