Carlyle 1/2 Drive 13mm 6 Point Deep Impact Socket (CISD12013M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CISD12013M

The Carlyle CISD12013M is a 13mm deep impact socket for 1/2in drive, six-point, in chrome molybdenum with a black phosphate finish. 13mm is among the commonest small bolt sizes on a car, and this lets an impact gun spin off 13mm nuts on long studs and U-bolt clamps quickly when stripping exhausts, brackets and subframe fittings.

Good to know

• Does a deep socket weaken the gun's blows? A little: the longer body puts the gun further from the nut. Use it where you need the depth and a standard impact socket where you don't.
• Can I tighten exhaust clamps with the gun? Better not. A 1/2in gun can stretch or snap clamp threads; start them by hand and tighten evenly with a ratchet.
• Is a chrome 13mm deep socket just as good? Not on a gun. Chrome sockets can crack or shatter under impact; this black one is made for it.

Which one?

For hand-tool work, the deep 13mm chrome CSD12013M; for a nut with little thread showing, a standard-depth 13mm impact socket keeps the gun closer. The Carlyle 4 Piece 1/2 Drive impact extension set (CIEXTS124) adds reach.

Key features

• 13mm deep, 6 point
• 1/2in square drive
• Chrome molybdenum alloy steel
• Black phosphate finish resists corrosion
• Made for impact power and air tools

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