Carlyle 1/2 1Drive 12mm Hex Bit Socket 82mm Long (CSH1212M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSH1212M

A 12mm hex bit fixed in a 1/2in square drive socket from Carlyle (CSH1212M), 82mm from drive end to tip. With an S2 steel bit and a polished chrome body, it is for larger socket-head bolts where you need a ratchet, breaker bar or torque wrench behind the bit rather than a key.

Good to know

• Why 1/2in drive? A 1/2in drive takes a breaker bar or torque wrench for tight bolts, which a hex this size often needs; a 1/4in drive suits small fasteners and light torque.
• What if the bolt is really tight? Crack it loose with a breaker bar held square to the bolt so the bit can't tilt out of the head, then finish undoing it with the ratchet.
• When do I need a torque wrench? Where the workshop manual gives a torque figure, as it often does on brake and suspension bolts, tighten to that figure with a torque wrench rather than by feel.

Which one?

Impact version: the Carlyle 1/2 Drive 12mm Hex 60mm Long Impact Socket (CISH1212M); bigger sizes in this long style: the Carlyle 1/2 1Drive 17mm Hex Bit Socket 100mm Long (CSH1217M).

Key features

• 12mm hex bit
• 1/2in square drive
• 82mm long
• S2 steel bit
• Chamfered drive opening

Specification