Does anyone know where I can find a deep 19mm, 3/4" drive impact socket for <$20? Harbor Freight and Northern don't have much to choose from in 3/4" drive or metric ($80 kits only). Anyone have one I could borrow for a few hours?

[Edited on August 19, 2006 at 12:19 PM. Reason : i am an idiot]

8/19/2006 12:18:03 PM

Try CarQuest on Millbrook in North Raleigh

Call and ask before you head out there

8/19/2006 12:23:23 PM

Sears seems to have every tool I've ever needed.

It was the only place I could find a 22mm stubby wrench and not have to special order it.

8/19/2006 12:40:47 PM

check big lots, seriously.

[Edited on August 19, 2006 at 12:47 PM. Reason : *]

8/19/2006 12:47:12 PM

After 20 minutes on hold, CarQuest does not carry it.

The sears website is making the $80 kit look like a steal, they charge >$200 for similar kits. They do not have a 19mm impact socket listed separately.

I may give big lots a shot.

8/19/2006 1:25:01 PM

Fuck it. If a 6' cheater bar will work on an axle nut, it'll work on a crankshaft bolt too. Cool tools can wait 'til I'm employed.

[Edited on August 19, 2006 at 1:49 PM. Reason : time to go to Loweeeees...]

8/19/2006 1:49:19 PM

Go to fucking Walmart or Lowe's and get a full set for around 20 dolla.

But it's 1/2" drive.

Here's a tip fer ye: nobody stocks that size in 3/4" drive. you need to get an impact grade reducer to 1/2"...and I bet Northern and Harbor Freight both carry them.

Another tip: It doesn't have to be metric. Get a 3/4" socket. 3/4" and 19mm are almost exactly the same, and I use them interchangeably all the time. Same goes for 11/16" and 17mm.

8/19/2006 2:35:06 PM

and 9/16 and 14mm

8/19/2006 2:45:31 PM

And 13mm fits 1/2" but 1/2" does not fit 13mm...at least not without a hammer.

11mm and 7/16" are interchangeable.

9mm and 3/8" interchange with a little effort.

8mm and 5/16" are a shoo-in fer each other.

21mm and 13/16"

22mm and 7/8"

24mm and 15/16"

et cetera et cetera

8/19/2006 4:15:01 PM

I didn't see the reducers at Northern, but I did find them at harbor freight the second time around.

This
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92651
sucks, btw. It's all I can afford tho.

^Thanks

8/19/2006 4:36:36 PM

I bet a snap on truck would have it

8/21/2006 12:02:26 AM

most likely, they'll have to order it. There's a lot of stuff in the Snap-On catalog that's not usually on a tool truck. They just don't sell enough of them. One of my best friends is a Snap-On tool guy.

^^BTW, that gun won't get it. not enough torque. You'll need 600 plus. My air gun does 450, and it won't break one usually.

[Edited on August 21, 2006 at 12:05 AM. Reason : ...]

8/21/2006 12:04:45 AM

mine might be able to do it. supposedly it's rated at 1000 in reverse.

8/21/2006 12:16:43 AM

And you might get to try it out this week. I might have to enlist your services if you're interested.

8/21/2006 12:59:31 AM

i'm down. u wanna help me fab a seat bracket up? i've been tryin to get up w/ u on that but yea, whenever is good for you.

8/21/2006 8:31:52 AM

I is down wit it, G.

8/21/2006 9:53:16 AM