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Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 30-04-19
(30-04-19, 02:14 PM)robbo link Wrote: Yep, Bergen's fine. I've got various tools made by them. Maybe not a professionals choice but ideal for the diyer. Added bonus being impact compatible.Just found it for £18 so that set is looking good so far as it will do the swing arm/ rear wheel and right up to the 32mm front sprocket.
What makes them impact standard and would my 18v cordless dewalt impact driver work.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - VNA - 30-04-19
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Quote:ou gotta appreciate the finer things in life :lolYeah, I like the Bacho stuff. Good quality at a reasonable price. I’ve got a ½ inch drive set. We got lots of Bacho stuff at work, it seems to go the distance.
If you need a torque wrench, this covers a lot of stuff on the bike, it’s compact, comes calibrated and should last the DIYer a life time, at not an unreasonable price.
You can get it in 3/8 or ½ inch drive.
https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Norbar-15015-5060207564533-Pro-100-Adjustable-Reversible-Automotive-Torque-Wrench-1-2In-Drive-20-100Nm
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 30-04-19
(30-04-19, 06:27 PM)VNA link Wrote: YThanks I am ok for torque wrenches. I have a Halfords 8 - 60 in 3/8 and a Draper 1/2 inch 60-200Quote:ou gotta appreciate the finer things in life :lolYeah, I like the Bacho stuff. Good quality at a reasonable price. I’ve got a ½ inch drive set. We got lots of Bacho stuff at work, it seems to go the distance.
If you need a torque wrench, this covers a lot of stuff on the bike, it’s compact, comes calibrated and should last the DIYer a life time, at not an unreasonable price.
You can get it in 3/8 or ½ inch drive.
https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Norbar-15015-5060207564533-Pro-100-Adjustable-Reversible-Automotive-Torque-Wrench-1-2In-Drive-20-100Nm
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 30-04-19
Here they are
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - Skippernick - 30-04-19
I wouldn't worry about the 6/12 sided thing for smaller nuts/bolts they shouldn't be that tight. More of a nice to have thing.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 30-04-19
Yep its mainly for the front sprocket swing arm and 17mm suspension mounts. By the time I have brought 3 single its only a few quid more to get a 14 socket kit.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - Grahamm - 01-05-19
(30-04-19, 10:42 PM)Skippernick link Wrote: I wouldn't worry about the 6/12 sided thing for smaller nuts/bolts they shouldn't be that tight.
Tell that to the front caliper bolts on my FZ6
(Rounded off by a 12 point socket...)
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - darrsi - 01-05-19
(01-05-19, 12:03 AM)Grahamm link Wrote: [quote author=Skippernick link=topic=25214.msg297290#msg297290 date=1556660554]
I wouldn't worry about the 6/12 sided thing for smaller nuts/bolts they shouldn't be that tight.
Tell that to the front caliper bolts on my FZ6
(Rounded off by a 12 point socket...)
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My lower clutch adjusting nut in the sprocket cover was totally wrecked by a 12 sided socket, i couldn't believe how soft the nut was. I only nip it up these days as well, but i still use a 6 sided socket on it as it tends to tighten itself up over time and needs a good crack to undo it.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - VNA - 01-05-19
Ach buy yourself a Bacho set. Includes a 32mm socket and only 50 quid;
https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Bahco-Bahs240-7314150104017-24-Piece-Socket-Set-1-2In-Drive
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 01-05-19
Thing is I already am overflowing with sockets otherwise it would be the bacho if I had nothing already
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - coffee - 01-05-19
(01-05-19, 07:25 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Thing is I already am overflowing with sockets otherwise it would be the bacho if I had nothing already
When I used to do welding at a garage most of the mechanics there had Snap on cabinets full of cracking tools and I used to blag some of the older ones off them because they were really fanatical and would replace good tools just because they were a bit worn,anyway over the years Ive collected 2 cabinets and a couple of tool boxes full of pretty much everything youd need the thing is over the last few years Ive noticed that whether its on the bike or car I never seem to use more than a handful of the same tools over and over,I swear I could get by with a 3/8 drive socket set,a few Torx bits,allen keys,some heavy tools etc.It makes me wonder whether it was worth buying and collecting all those tools,I think Ive got 2or3 1/2 inch drive socket sets,5 or 6 metric ring and combi spanner sets etc,etc, then the other day I was putting some rear pads on my daughters car and had to buy a large Torx socket!!! it makes you wonder how many of these old tools will be any good on modern cars in the future don't it ? :lol
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - VNA - 01-05-19
Well yeah, it's not gonna be long before lots of us are driving electric cars.Torx? Still got my Britool Torx bit set I bought almost 30 years ago.
Needed them to change the cyclinder head gasket on my then Cavalier SRi, the replacement head bolts to my surpise and annoyance were Torx.One of those wee sets of bits I only ever use once in a blue moon.
Oh Britool used to be top notch, but like a lot of tool producers they have been bought over, and now it's just a name - don't think the qulaity is there anymore.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - robbo - 02-05-19
Still got my Gedore AF/Whitworth set that I got 51 years ago. Used the sliding 1/2" drive T-bar earlier in the week. Having said that, there's a metal box deep under my workbench which has become the graveyard for most of my AF, Whitworth and BA sized tools.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - coffee - 02-05-19
BA! god, I forgot about them! :eek
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 03-05-19
Got em. Look good to me.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 03-05-19
The 10mm and other small ones look very strong - they all do actually.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - robbo - 03-05-19
Absolutely ideal, good choice. You can use them with an impact gun as well which is a bonus.
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - midden - 03-05-19
I see Lidl have a socket set coming on Thursday all 6 sided sockets …..
You have to love Lidl and Aldi
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 03-05-19
(03-05-19, 09:06 PM)midden link Wrote: I see Lidl have a socket set coming on Thursday all 6 sided sockets …..I saw that earlier too, it looks a very comprehensive set. I think it has every size of sockets and ratchets and bars 1/4 3/8 1/2 £69 and spanners and torx.
You have to love Lidl and Aldi
Re: 6 sided socket Advice - fazersharp - 12-05-19
(03-05-19, 09:55 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=midden link=topic=25214.msg297424#msg297424 date=1556913996]I saw that earlier too, it looks a very comprehensive set. I think it has every size of sockets and ratchets and bars 1/4 3/8 1/2 £69 and spanners and torx.
I see Lidl have a socket set coming on Thursday all 6 sided sockets …..
You have to love Lidl and Aldi
[/quote]So - my set has a 32mm socket - great I can use it on the front sprocket. But the socket is too short and the torque wrench hits the side of the frame. PISS, I only realise after applying loctite 620and starting to tighten, quickly runs to my extension bar, luckily near by because I was using it the hammer the old tab washer back. So for once using a tool for the wrong purpose paid off :lol