Carlyle 1/2 Drive 18mm 6 Point Chrome Socket (CS12018M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CS12018M

The Carlyle CS12018M is an 18mm chrome socket for 1/2in drive, standard depth, six-point with radius corners, mirror polished and knurled round the base. It is a hand-tool socket for 18mm bolts that need real force, sized to take a breaker bar or a torque wrench as well as an ordinary ratchet.

Good to know

• Can I use it to torque brake caliper bolts? Yes, on a 1/2in torque wrench, which is how safety fixings should be finished. Look up the figure for your car before you start.
• Why choose chrome over an impact socket? Chrome sockets are slimmer, so they fit closer to calipers, arms and brackets, but they must stay off impact guns, where they can crack.
• What if the bolt is seized? Use penetrating oil and a breaker bar for the first move; the ratchet mechanism is the weak point under heavy load.

Which one?

For nuts on long studs, the deep 18mm chrome CSD12018M; for the gun, the 18mm impact CIS1218M. The Carlyle 1/2in Drive Teardrop Ratchet Quick Release (R12QR) has a slim head for tight spots.

Key features

• 18mm, 6 point
• 1/2in square drive
• Standard depth
• Radius corner working end
• Mirror polish chrome-plated finish
• Knurled base for grip

Specification