Husky sockets - strange detents

[308guru]

I recently stopped by Home Depot to pick up a specific socket I wanted another of. Picket up a Husky 10mm 1/4" drive. I got it home, put it on a ratchet, and found that it easily popped right off. WTF? I looked at the detents inside the socket and they looked really strange. Almost as if the intent was a ramp to help it go on the drive and over the ball easily. But there was no feature to retain.

I picked a Craftsman at Ace and it was spot on, stays on the ratchet, detent was the one we see on 99% of sockets.

I was returning the Husky and looked at some of the others on the wall. Same thing as the one I initially got so it wasn't a manufacturing defect.

Has anyone else seen this or experienced issues with these not staying on the drive?

 

[webscrounger]

They say - "Chamfered lead-ins help to provide fast and easy placement onto drive tools and fasteners" Not anyting specific about a lead-in for the detent. Doesn't explain why yours don't stay on. Is there a detent on the inside for the ball to rest in?

 

[MarvinBerry]

Huh that's weird. You still have the hang tag? Any idea where it was made?

Bunch o husky sockets here including a full blow mold set. Most several years old so not recent production but none look like that. And they all fit any ratchet & extension... old Cman RP clubs, duralast, hazard freight etc no problem.

 

[75ford]

last year i started a new job, and needed to build up a good set of tools (millwright, all previous employer's supplied tools). but bought a set of Mastercraft Maximum sockets. (have been great tools for us canadians). but they are all like that, drives me insane when using a hog-ring impacts, they fall of constantly. i use a small 1" length ball detent extension to help.

 

[vwpieces]

I have some TEQ which are Gearwrench/Apex. They are 1/4in drive sockets and those detents are annoying as heck. Give a false insertion 50% of the time where the ratchet feels like it is there but wont push in. I get annoyed once again when I go to put them back on the rack.

I see it as a flaw and of course the flaw gets marketed as something it isn't, to justify the mistake.

 

[FSUwelder1212]

It looks like a defect to me, just because you got another the same doesn't mean its not a defect, they could have an entire lot/run of them from a specific shift or run that is bad and both sockets you got are likely from the same run/lot.

 

[308guru]

I picked up a Husky 1/4” drive hex bit socket set yesterday. The packaging was molded around the tools so I couldn’t open it at the store (I guess I could have, and should have).

Once opened at home I noticed this “feature” is on all of them. No manufacturing defect when it’s across multiple sizes and types of different sockets. Just a crappy design.

 

[drtyler]

Looks like they no longer machine the second detent. Must be a new cost saving measure.

 

[308guru]

They say - "Chamfered lead-ins help to provide fast and easy placement onto drive tools and fasteners" Not anyting specific about a lead-in for the detent. Doesn't explain why yours don't stay on. Is there a detent on the inside for the ball to rest in?

There is nothing for the ball to grab once past the chamfer. If there were I think this concept would be nice.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Yuck. Looks overly complex and failure prone, to me. I see you did the right thing and gave them back their ****.

 

[Al Borland]

That's an APEX thing...
Originally, there was a detent divot below the chamfer for the retainer ball. Some moronic thing Craftsman started when APEX was the Sears supplier of Craftsman. Some don't get the detent divot....

 

[PelicanPines]

Well there's a brand I will never look at again. At least until their origin is changed and confirmed by you fine folks.

 

[larry_g]

Just curious, have you examined the Husky ratchet to see if it is still just a plain square and if this socket will hang on it?

lg
no neat sig line

 

[MarvinBerry]

Who remembers or maybe even bought..? A few years back the big box of husky sockets Christmas deal?

Think it was 200 odd sockets for $100 ? Something like that?

Seemed like most liked em then & didn't have many complaints? Most of my husky junk is at least that old... maybe a wee bit older.

 

[Al Borland]

Those sets went down to under $50 after christmas..

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Looks like a turd that would not be a bargain at any price.

 

[cherrybomb]

I guess some days u are happy u own Proto,Husky back in the day when I was starting out was a great product,prices,selection,warranty, the good old days