Super shallow 1/4" drive sockets metric

[gripen]

Searched a little bit first and all I could find is the Mac set and 3/8" drive Proto.

Anyplace that carries individual sizes?



Pass-through is a no go due to needed radial clearance.

Otherwise, what are some fairly decent and affordable thin walled socket without chrome to cut/grind down?

 

[franzdom]

Uh, Snap-On 1/4" low profile sockets are pass through combined with a 1/4" square drive, they are super short, available separately with free shipping, and seem to fit your bill perfectly. They aren't cheap of course but for $12 shipped are reasonable. They don't seem to list how shallow they are, I have a metric set and could measure one for you.

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[gripen]

Oh cool

Didn't realize those are 1/4" drive as well
They do look a little tall overall though since there's the shoulder to insert into the ratchet/11mm wrench.

 

[franzdom]

They are not very tall, what's going on inside the socket has little to do with what is going on outside. It's not a great picture but here is a 13mm next to a std shallow 12pt socket. The shallow is 22mm tall and the low-profile is 18mm tall.

 

[gripen]

Cool, thanks for the reference pic.
I might just have to try it out.

 

[mypov]

Gearwrench makes a kit for almost half price - I have the set and have used it many times - works great! Not snapon, but it works.

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[franzdom]

Gearwrench makes a kit for almost half price - I have the set and have used it many times - works great! Not snapon, but it works.

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OP said Super shallow which those are not, and that pass-through is also not good.

Pass-through is a no go do to needed radial clearance.

 

[dede2897234]

Gripen,

For 1/4" drive shallow metric sockets, Nepros is an excellent choice. Please look at my post (#42) on this page: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65409&highlight=Nepros&page=3.

Here is a link to the Nepros N.A. website for individual sockets and socket sets: http://www.nepros.net/?p=2&s=1&t=0&tt=Tool and http://www.nepros.net/?p=2&s=16&t=0&tt=ToolSet.


Dave

 

[shoturtle]

Just curious why not just use a ratchet wrench. Nothing really out there in ratchets that can match a ratchet wrench in the low profile department.

 

[MechanicNamedJohn]

Gearwrench makes a 1/4 pass thru, super shallow, just a bit taller than a box end ratchet.

 

[NC-Fordguy]

Just curious why not just use a ratchet wrench. Nothing really out there in ratchets that can match a ratchet wrench in the low profile department.

Can't speak for the op but ratchet wrenches do have clearance issues in tight areas- u-bolts, u-straps, yokes, drive shafts usually are common places where ratchet wrenches don't work