- 1. uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: John Niolon <JNiolon@uss.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:29:10 -0500
- 8 pts are used for square nuts.. john
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00199.html (6,721 bytes)
- 2. Re: uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:15:34 -0400 (EDT)
- I shouldn't have expected anyone to give me any credit... :-) Obviously 8 pt sockets would be used for square nuts. I just about _never_ see them in real life (at least where you'd want to use a soc
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00203.html (7,123 bytes)
- 3. RE: uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: "Mullen, Tim (IIS)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:14:46 -0700
- Someone that is tired of rounding off the over tightened pipe plug of the transmission fill plug on a car - tight quarters, boxed end and twelve point sockets tend to round things off. Crescent wren
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00205.html (7,146 bytes)
- 4. RE: uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Szwed" <jszwed@energykinetics.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:16:17 -0400
- I find the smaller sizes handy to use taps when cleaning out threaded holes. And then you can use socket extensions for the hard to get/reach places like a tap extension or pulley tap. Joe Szwed
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00206.html (7,607 bytes)
- 5. Re: uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:45:31 -0400
- You are better off with an inexpensive set of 3/8 sockets designed to be used for taps. They have rubber covers that hold the tap to the socket. I bought mine from HF and have found them to be excell
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00207.html (7,576 bytes)
- 6. RE: uses for 8 pt sockets (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:14:58 -0700
- My Triumphs have multiple square headed pipe plugs, for gearbox drain & fill, engine oil drain and differential drain & fill. As someone already said, you want something that will grip all 4 corners
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00208.html (8,127 bytes)
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