Do impact sockets ever wear out?

[Big Vic]

my 1 1/8 I use for my alignments has been going strong for 7 years. 400-500 alignments and hasn't let me down. Really the only sockets I've had to replace are the impact 12point.

 

[fordbroncodave]

impact sockets (in my experience) wear out before or before being worn out, break.

the driven end starts to round a little but the fractional end starts to look more like a circle.

i have a 5/8" swivel socket here (impact) and its more like a loose 11/16" but not quite a 3/4" yet

 

[wafrederick]

My father kicked this dealer out,bad service mainly.Now go down to one down the road in my area,home at most weekends.When I had a Mac dealer come in,I handed the dealer a worn out 15mm deepwell impact socket in 1/2 drive and he replaced it with no problems.Came from a set I bought on Ebay.Snap On does make some good tools.

 

[MrMark]

wafrederick is actually quite entertaining, does know a lot, and is a good sport. All the hearsay is actually good for some good natured fun.

 

[jhelrey]

Snap On will warranty worn out impact sockets.

 

[Aklass]

They will, they're made of softer metal to absorb the impacts and aren't like hand sockets which are harder and much more brittle. Warranty depends on the company, I know Grey pneumatic doesn't warranty warn out parts