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drokihazan

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The Sunex one is the type I'm looking for, but I want the length of a Snap-On flextension. I currently use a Laser tools (part number 6151, bought it at a JLR dealer years ago) socket similar to the Britpart one mentioned above, but it's no different from using a shallow socket with an extension. I'd really like a flextension style to actually get away from the driveshaft, I use Snap-On E12/E14 (PFSX912B and PFSX914B) on more modern Land Rovers with GKN driveshafts and it's a total gamechanger. I think driveshaft and weird bell housing bolts must be the #1 reason these sockets exist, no wonder some companies call them driveline sockets.
And I definitely would buy them from Astro. Capri's metric set is $300 while Astro 78354 is only $130 and I'm sure the metric Astros are every bit of the quality of the double price Capris. I'd love to buy an SAE set.

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Least for the Landrovers I've touched they're 6 points. Most annoying as they're the only imperial fasteners on my disco. The britpart DA1065 seems to work well enough
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Be glad you're not dealing with old Series trucks and 80s Defenders. I swear they just made up fasteners as they went along. BS/BA, Whitworth, SAE, Metric, all mixed together in a crazy hodgepodge. I mostly end up working on early 00s Rovers where almost everything is metric or torx thankfully.
 
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Looks like Astro is where Mac is getting their new pocket prybars from. I'll probably end up getting an Astro set since Mac doesn't seem to offer the 45* one, which is a shame because it denies me a purple handle.
 
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WTF? Striking cap on a mini pry bar?

Yeah, I need to buy a set.
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I’ve been using the Lisle 35100 for a while now. I like the bigger flat striking cap it has because sometimes it gets used backwards as a mini hammer. But one can’t have too many pocket prybars. I’d like to try these Astros.

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Thought of another idea while checking out some tools this morning online. I was looking into getting a tite-reach chain drive offset extension for tight spaces, https://www.amazon.com/TITE-REACH-EXTENSION-WRENCH-Combo-Pack/dp/B004UBHRWO/?tag=atomicindus08-20. Would be nice if instead of the square drive it had the hex drive to accept nano sockets. The whole point of the tool is for tight spaces so if you could slide the nano socket into the drive adapter you would save another half inch or whatever the hex is on the nano sockets.
 
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signcrafter said:
Thought of another idea while checking out some tools this morning online. I was looking into getting a tite-reach chain drive offset extension for tight spaces, https://www.amazon.com/TITE-REACH-EXTENSION-WRENCH-Combo-Pack/dp/B004UBHRWO/?tag=atomicindus08-20. Would be nice if instead of the square drive it had the hex drive to accept nano sockets. The whole point of the tool is for tight spaces so if you could slide the nano socket into the drive adapter you would save another half inch or whatever the hex is on the nano sockets.
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They do offer that now as well
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3/8" Extension Wrench & Socket Set

A perfect unity for all those hard to reach areas. This combo pack includes two of our flagship products, the 3/8" Pro and the 3/8" drive low profile socket set. With 10” inches of reach our 3/8” Pro will extend your reach away from what you are working on saving you time and saving your...
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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
They do offer that now as well
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3/8" Extension Wrench & Socket Set

A perfect unity for all those hard to reach areas. This combo pack includes two of our flagship products, the 3/8" Pro and the 3/8" drive low profile socket set. With 10” inches of reach our 3/8” Pro will extend your reach away from what you are working on saving you time and saving your...
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I saw that set but it's still a square drive and only their special sockets work with it as a "nano" type setup. I'd love one with a 17mm hex to accept your nano sockets. Would allow me to use all the nano sockets like hex and torx. I didn't dig too deep in and see if they offer bit sockets also but I don't really want to buy all new sockets just to use on a bolt here or there in a tight spot. If you or someone made one that could accept the nano sockets I already own that would be much nicer. Really nice if it was 17mm hex and there was a bushing to fit in the 17 and adapt to 11 to use box sizes, not sure if a bushing like that is possible or not.
 
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AJHD said:
WTF? Striking cap on a mini pry bar?

Yeah, I need to buy a set.
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I actually use a Snap-On mini pry bar with a small hammer as a chisel to knock beads of weld spatter out of small crevices really often. Just feels like the right tool for the job. I'd probably use one with a striking cap if I had it.
 
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I see that the spark plug crimper die for the ratcheting crimper is available separately but in order to get a complete set of interchangeable diss someone needs to buy three kits with three ratcheting bodies.

Are all the dies interchangeable and any chance of offering them as a complete kit? Just thinking about space and redundancy. I already have the Deutsch kit #9479 so I don't need another ratcheting body as much as I'd like to expand this one's capabilities.
 
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