Socket Accessories are essential add-ons that enhance the versatility, reach, and efficiency of socket wrenches and ratchets. They allow users to adapt their socket sets for specific tasks, improving access to fasteners in tight, awkward, or recessed spaces.
Key Characteristics:
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Extension Bars: Provide additional reach between the socket and the handle, available in various lengths to suit different working depths.
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Universal Joints: Allow the socket to pivot, enabling access to fasteners at angles where a straight approach is impossible.
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Adapters: Convert between drive sizes (e.g., 1/4" to 3/8"), increasing compatibility across different socket and handle combinations.
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Flex Handles & T-Bars: Offer increased leverage and manoeuvrability for loosening stubborn fasteners.
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Bit Holders & Nut Drivers: Adapt ratchets or handles to drive screwdriver bits or hex fasteners.
Common Uses:
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Automotive Repairs: Reaching bolts deep in engine bays or behind components.
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Mechanical Assembly: Adjusting fasteners in complex machinery or equipment.
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DIY & Maintenance: General tightening and loosening of nuts and bolts around the home, workshop, or site.
