Carlyle 1/4 Drive 5.5mm 6 Point Deep Chrome Socket (CSD140055M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSD140055M

This Carlyle CSD140055M is a 5.5mm deep socket for 1/4in drive. 5.5mm is the size of a standard M3 nut, used on small electrical parts and light fittings, and the deep six-point body reaches over the screw that pokes through it. Polished chrome finish with a knurled spinning band.

Good to know

• Why a deep socket for a little nut? Small machine screws are often longer than they need to be, and a shallow socket bottoms out on the protruding thread before it grips the nut. The deep body goes over it.
• How tight should small nuts go? Only snug. Hold the screw head still with a screwdriver, spin the nut down by hand on the knurled band and finish with a light nip; overdoing it strips the thread.
• Can I tell it apart from 5mm and 6mm in the box? Sizes this small look alike, so keep sockets on a rail in order or check the size marking before you start.

Which one?

Where there is no long screw in the way, the shorter Carlyle 1/4 Drive 5.5mm 6 point chrome socket (CS140055M) sits closer; turn either with the Carlyle 1/4 Drive Ratchet Comfort Grip Handle 160mm Long (CR1490FG).

Key features

• 5.5mm deep six-point socket
• 1/4in square drive
• Polished chrome finish
• Knurled band for spinning on
• Chamfered drive opening

Specification