Carlyle 1/2 Drive 10mm 6 Point Deep Chrome Socket (CSD12010M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSD12010M

Carlyle's CSD12010M is a 10mm deep socket for 1/2in square drive, with a six-point radius-cornered opening and a full polished chrome finish. The extra length lets it reach a 10mm nut that sits well down a stud or a long bolt, for example on a bracket, heat shield or exhaust clamp, where a shallow socket bottoms out before it bites.

Good to know

• When do I need deep and not standard? When the thread sticks out past the nut further than a shallow socket is deep. If the socket won't go fully over the nut, it will slip and round the corners, so go deep.
• Is 1/2in drive right for a 10mm nut? For a rusty clamp or bracket nut that needs a breaker bar, yes. For light engine-bay work, a 3/8in drive deep socket is lighter and easier to get in.
• Can it be used on an air gun? No. It is a chrome hand-tool socket; on an impact gun use a black impact socket instead, as chrome can crack.

Which one?

For the gun, the 10mm deep impact CISD12010M is the black equivalent; where headroom is short, the standard-depth CS12010M stands lower. A Carlyle 1/ 2 Drive Breaker Bar 450mm Long Size 460mm (CFH1218) gives the leverage for seized nuts.

Key features

• 10mm, 6 point opening
• 1/2in square drive
• Deep pattern
• Radius-cornered design eases wear on nuts
• Full polish chrome finish
• Rolled vertical knurling shows the size

Specification