S-K turbosocket guidance

[scaron]

hi all, i've got a few stubborn cheese head fasteners that aren't coming off with my usual technique of a huge screwdriver with perpendicular vice grips for added torque. I'm thinking of using an S-K turbosocket to do the job but i'm not exactly sure how to size them. the head diameter of my fastener is just about spot on 10 mm (according to a cheap caliper). do i want to use the 10 mm turbosocket, or do i want to size it a little smaller (9.5 mm?) and bash it on there for best results? i'm worried the 10 mm will slip and i won't get optimal torque. if anyone out there has any experience with these, i'd be happy to hear it.

 

[btbsandman]

Buy a cheap socket. Smash it on. And then long breaker bar.

 

[Loscaldazar]

^^^
This.

I have a random selection of cheap impact sockets that I use for that purpose. Hammer them on (usually one size smaller) and remove the bolt. Works great.

But.... Most of the those turbosocket type extractors you use the 10MM for a rounded 10MM and hammer it on (so they are smaller than the size listed). At least that has been my experience.

 

[Chris_L]

Or if there's enough meat on the head of the fastener use chisel and hammer, and hit it perpendicular to the radius of the head in the direction you want to go. Works very well for low torque fasteners.