At 08:06 AM 6/13/2010, Max Wellhouse wrote... >I guess one advantage of the 12 point socket in this case is that >with a 6 point socket, you will only have 6 positions in which to set >the initial angle of the breaker bar for loading; ie one every 60 >degrees. With a 12 point, you would have 12 positions(one every 30 >degrees) in which to obtain the desired horizontal loading of the >breaker bar and cheater pipe. You'd think, but it doesn't work that way. The socket attaches to the breaker bar with a square fitting. That gives you additional angles. Considering a 6 point socket, the sides represent a 60 degrees change, as you say, but you can also move the breaker in the socket, with is a 90 degree change. The result of doing both is a 30 degree change, same as a 12 point. For high torque fittings, a 6 point is definitely called for (unless the fastener itself is 12 point, as some newer VW axle nuts are). |
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