Carlyle 1/2in Drive 10mm 6 PT Stubby Impact Socket (CISST1210M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CISST1210M

Carlyle's CISST1210M is a 10mm stubby impact socket for 1/2in drive, six-point, in chrome molybdenum steel with a black phosphate finish. Stubby sockets are shorter than standard ones, so this suits 10mm bolts with little clearance above them, where a gun with a normal socket won't fit between the bolt and the next part.

Good to know

• When is stubby the answer? When the space above the bolt is too short for the gun plus a standard socket, such as a bracket bolt close to a panel. If there's room, a standard socket is just as good.
• Can I tighten 10mm bolts with a 1/2in gun? Better not; a gun that size can stretch or snap small bolts. Undo with it, refit by hand.
• Does the black finish matter? The black phosphate resists corrosion, and the dark colour marks it out as an impact socket among chrome ones.

Which one?

With more room, the standard 10mm impact CIS1210M; for nuts on long studs, the deep 10mm impact CISD12010M. Next in the stubby run is the 11mm CISST1211M. The Carlyle 1/2 Drive Universal Joint Impact (CIUNIV12) helps at an angle.

Key features

• 10mm stubby, 6 point
• 1/2in square drive
• Chrome molybdenum alloy steel
• Black phosphate finish resists corrosion
• Radius corner working end

Specification