Carlyle 3/8 Drive 11mm Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38011M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSD38011M

Carlyle's CSD38011M is an 11mm deep socket for 3/8in drive with a six-point radius-cornered opening and a full polished chrome finish. Deep-rolled vertical knurling on the body is there, the maker says, to make the size easy to pick out, and the long body reaches nuts on studs where a shallow socket can't.

Good to know

• Is a deep socket always better? No. It reaches over long threads and into recesses, but it sits further from the ratchet and wobbles more, so use the shallow one wherever there is no stud in the way.
• Can I use it with an extension? Yes, a short 3/8in extension adds reach for recessed nuts; keep the chain as short and straight as you can, since each joint adds play.
• How do I tell 11mm from 10mm or 12mm quickly? Check the marking before you start rather than trying sizes on the nut; a wrong-sized socket that rocks can round the corners.

Which one?

For an impact gun the Carlyle 3/8 Dive 11mm 6 Point Deep Impact Socket (CISD38011M) is the one; for shallow access, the Carlyle 3/8 Drive 11mm 6 Point Chrome Socket (CS38011M).

Key features

• 11mm six-point deep socket
• 3/8in square drive
• Full polished chrome finish
• Deep-rolled vertical knurling
• Radius-cornered opening

Specification