[modern] Thin Walled Socket Wrenches

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This is in reference to the thread about spark plug wrenches. The
quality of a socket is readily seen by its wall thickness. They have to
be really strong steel to be as thin as SnapOn makes them. Cheap
sockets will work most places, but it’s the tight places that make
expensive sockets pay for themselves.
rdr
whose wenches are an odd lot assortment, but the critical ones are
SnapOn.

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Not forgetting, of course, that for plugs you don’t need much in the way of
a high torque…-----Original Message-----
From: RD Ricks [mailto:rickydik@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: 29 June 2001 13:48
To: XJ digest
Subject: [modern] Thin Walled Socket Wrenches

This is in reference to the thread about spark plug wrenches. The
quality of a socket is readily seen by its wall thickness. They have to
be really strong steel to be as thin as SnapOn makes them. Cheap
sockets will work most places, but it’s the tight places that make
expensive sockets pay for themselves.
rdr
whose wenches are an odd lot assortment, but the critical ones are
SnapOn.