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Not sure what all sizes you need. This is the set that Arod from the Powerstroke Tech Talk YouTube page recommended to me when he did my DCR. Its a great set
I was at Harbor Freight tonight and they had the Icon set for $120 but without a 15mm socket...
Snap On patented that corner groove socket back in the 90's. Until the patent ran out, no one else could do that to their sockets. I had a full set of them in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2" along with SAE and Metric combo wrenches that had the no slip grip open ends. They I think are called Flank Drive that could grip a rounded nut and remove it. I had some really good hand tools from Snap On that were stolen adn oh boy do I wish I still had.
Snap On patented that corner groove socket back in the 90's. Until the patent ran out, no one else could do that to their sockets. I had a full set of them in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2" along with SAE and Metric combo wrenches that had the no slip grip open ends. They I think are called Flank Drive that could grip a rounded nut and remove it. I had some really good hand tools from Snap On that were stolen adn oh boy do I wish I still had.
Snap On are great tools but way too much $$$ for the average shade tree mechanic like me...
Great information though... kind of like the idea of polymer lower hand gun like Gaston Glock's idea for the Austrian military IIRC... now everyone makes one...
But I do know that Blue Point is Snap On'$ economy line of tools... I think...
They I think are called Flank Drive that could grip a rounded nut and remove it.
You are correct. It is called Flank Drive. I have a set of Flank Drive sockets. The lug nuts on my dad's chevy truck have been worked over so many times that they're overdue for replacement. My Flank Drive sockets fit so well that they got stuck when removing the lug nuts. I had to switch to the cheap-o, less-well-fitting Craftsman sockets to prevent the socket from getting stuck to the lug nut.
Originally Posted by Overkill2
But I do know that Blue Point is Snap On'$ economy line of tools... I think...
This is also correct. Not all Snap-On dealers charge list price. The better customers get a decent discount. The brother discount is even better.
I rarely if ever come across an SAE fastener on the 4 Fords at my house starting from 2009. I think the engine in the 1995 Grand marquis may have SAE fasteners. Considering that the Focus is sold world wide, that makes sense since most of the world is metric.
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