What is Harbor Freight's largest socket?

[Wamsutta]

You guys that spend more time on their website might know. I'm not finding any large sockets. I'm looking for something around 2 and 3/16 inches or 55mm, 56mm. Deep impact would be preferable.

 

[Skin]

1" socket set.

 

[MrNiceGuy!]

I was looking at Harbor Freight for a 1 and 1/2 inch socket and the largest I could find was 1 and 1/4 inch. I also looked at the big box stores Lowes, Home Depot, etc and had no luck.

 

[kctyphoon]

3 1/8" is their largest - but it's part of a set.

https://www.harborfreight.com/21-piece-jumbo-1-inch-drive-heavy-duty-socket-set-95377.html

If you need a HUGE individual socket - try eBay.

 

[decableguy2000]

Northern sells individuals in those sizes.

 

[plinker]

An auto parts store may have them to rent, I know Advance/Carquest did. Otherwise, Powerbuilt was said to be decent. Northern tool should be ok as well.

 

[dr_clyde]

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I am going to suggest, and this is theory only as I havent tried it so I'll need some help here....

I have never had an aluminum pipe wrench.
If you take steel jaws out, wouldn't you have a no mar pipe wrench?

Not with a Ridgid. The dynamic jaw is all a steel assembly, and without the static jaw you would have no bite.

Perhaps with another maker, but not the common ones.

 

[potato]

I read in another thread that your guess at the size was based on measuring with popsicle sticks instead of an excellent 10 dollar hf caliper.
If you get the correct measurement any one of a thousand of us could send you the socket for free.

I am going to suggest, and this is theory only as I havent tried it so I'll need some help here....

I have never had an aluminum pipe wrench.
If you take steel jaws out, wouldn't you have a no mar pipe wrench?

no

 

[davethorik]

Not with a Ridgid. The dynamic jaw is all a steel assembly, and without the static jaw you would have no bite.

Perhaps with another maker, but not the common ones.

I know the older Schick aluminum pipe wrenches were discussed here semi-recently, and those wrenches have an AL dynamic jaw with a dovetailed insert that has the teeth. However, might be more trouble than it is worth, and might damage the dovetails.

Speaking of ridgid, what about one of their hex wrenches?

One other suggestion, perhaps there is a wheel bearing/hub socket that could fit. I have a 2-9/16" hex socket for Dodge dana 60 front axles that is made of stamped steel and 1/2 drive. Perhaps another application would have the right size.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Really? We're on thread #3 of the Harbor Freight jack?

Here's your 2-3/16" socket, but don't forget to factor in the cost for a #5 spline drive impact.

Use a big wrench, or just buy a new jack already. Between a caliper to get the real measurement, the socket and the tool to use said socket you're going to be in more than a replacement HF floor jack.

 

[Wamsutta]

3 1/8" is their largest - but it's part of a set.

https://www.harborfreight.com/21-piece-jumbo-1-inch-drive-heavy-duty-socket-set-95377.html

If you need a HUGE individual socket - try eBay.

A hundred and eighty dollars?!!?

I thought this stuff was supposed to be made in China, what happened?!!?

 

[kythri]

Is there another 1" drive socket set anywhere close in price?

 

[kctyphoon]

It costs a lot to make stuff that doesn't sell very often.. plus consider what that would cost from someone else.

 

[Wamsutta]

Is there another 1" drive socket set anywhere close in price?

I don't need the whole set, just one socket. And being that it's Harbor Freight, I expect a price of $9.99 for a 56mm socket.

 

[kythri]

If they made a metric set, price per socket would probably be less than $9.99. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[ihateminimumwage]

I don't need the whole set, just one socket. And being that it's Harbor Freight, I expect a price of $9.99 for a 56mm socket.

$17
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MM-3-4DR-2...537870?hash=item25bac932ce:g:NSYAAOSwI8laBDi7

 

[Wamsutta]

$17
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MM-3-4DR-2...537870?hash=item25bac932ce:g:NSYAAOSwI8laBDi7

That's pretty good. Thanks for the keyboard work.

 

[PugetDude]

$17
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MM-3-4DR-2...537870?hash=item25bac932ce:g:NSYAAOSwI8laBDi7

Another HF thread ruined by logic and facts.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

That's pretty good. Thanks for the keyboard work.

Not a problem.

I may *****, but dammit if I don't want some closure and the problem solved!

 

[Danglerb]

Isn't this maybe a job for vise?

 

[supersaiyan93]

You haven't told us what you're trying to use this socket for.

I was in a similar situation recently where I needed to get a axle nut off the front hub of a 4x4 Toyota pickup and realized after a fruitless search that a normal socket wouldn't work. I had to buy a fabricated purpose built hub socket, like this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/54mm-3-8-A...ash=item5d6772bd34:g:1BwAAOSwogpaXvjt&vxp=mtr

 

[DFB]

You haven't told us what you're trying to use this socket for.

Its a nut on floor jack

I personally would just wrap something on the jaws of pipe wrench or tongue and groove pliers if you don't want marks

 

[bcradio]

I don't need the whole set, just one socket. And being that it's Harbor Freight, I expect a price of $9.99 for a 56mm socket.

Cool, nobody cares

 

[paulsomlo]

Put the hex end in a vise and grab the hydraulic block with a large woodworking clamp, a long one for leverage.

 

[Ji m]

this isn't a bad set for the money if you want to fill in multiple sizes:


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JNA83M/?tag=atomicindus08-20


though it's hard to beat $17 for a single of just the size needed.