Carlyle 1/2in Drive 17mm 6 PT Stubby Impact Socket (CISST1217M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CISST1217M

The Carlyle CISST1217M is a 17mm six-point impact socket for 1/2in drive, made short (stubby) so an impact gun or ratchet can get onto a nut where a standard-length socket would leave the tool hard against a panel. It is chrome molybdenum steel with a black phosphate finish, and 17mm is one of the commonest car wheel nut sizes.

Good to know

• Will it reach my wheel bolts? Only where the heads sit near the face of the wheel. Many alloy wheels hide their bolts down narrow, deep holes that a short socket can't get into, so check yours before relying on a stubby one.
• Can I finish wheel nuts with the gun? No. Use the gun to run them down if you like, then do the final tightening with a torque wrench set to the figure in the car's handbook.
• Is it safe on a cordless impact wrench? Yes, it is an impact socket, made to take the hammer blows of air and battery guns; push it fully onto the square until it clicks home before you pull the trigger.

Which one?

Where reach matters more than a short body, the Carlyle 1/2 Drive 17mm 6 Point Standard Impact Socket (CIS1217M) is the full-length version; for hand work, drive this one with the Carlyle 1/2 Drive 90-Tooth Ratchet 300mm Long (CR1290).

Key features

• 17mm, six-point, 1/2in square drive
• Short stubby body for tight gaps
• Chrome molybdenum alloy steel
• Black phosphate finish against corrosion
• Radiused corners bear on the flats of the nut

Specification