13mm BlueSpot Shallow Hex Impact Socket

Description

Genuine BlueSpot Tools · Part no. 01630

The Blue Spot Tools Individual Shallow Impact Hex Socket (13mm) is manufactured from chrome vanadium for increased durability. Designed for heavy-duty use, it features a blackened phosphate coating for increased corrosion resistance. Suitable for use with air tools, this socket is ideal for high-torque applications and fits all standard 1/2″ drive tools.

Key features

• Manufactured from Chrome Vanadium for increased durability
• Blackened phosphate coating protects against corrosion
• 1/2″ drive
• Hex
• Ideal for use with air tools
• Will fit any 1/2″ tools
• 226Nm maximum torque
• 38mm depth

Specification

Material	Chrome Vanadium
Finish	Blackened Phosphate
Packed dimensions	2.4 cm x 5.2 cm x 9.3 cm
Weight	0.77 kgs
Barcode (EAN)	5028734016307

Understanding the sizes

Metric socket sizes are measured across the flats of the fastener, so a 13mm socket fits a 13mm nut or bolt head. Drive size is the square hole the ratchet plugs into: 1/4in for light work in tight spaces, 3/8in as the everyday middle ground, and 1/2in where real torque is needed.

Working with impact socket

Impact sockets are made from chrome molybdenum rather than the chrome vanadium used in hand sockets. Cr-Mo is the more ductile alloy, so it absorbs the hammer blows of an impact wrench and flexes instead of shattering — which is why a polished chrome hand socket should never be put on an impact gun. The blackened phosphate finish resists corrosion and will not flake under repeated shock loading.

What it is for

Suspension and subframe bolts, brake caliper carriers, driveshaft and prop bolts, engine and gearbox mounts — anywhere a fastener has been torqued down hard. Works on hand ratchets and breaker bars too.

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