Carlyle 3/8 Drive 13mm 12 Point Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38113M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSD38113M

This is the Carlyle CSD38113M, a 13mm deep twelve-point socket for 3/8in drive, polished chrome with a knurled band. It reaches over studs and down into recesses to 13mm nuts, and the twelve-point opening helps where you have to fit the socket at an odd angle between other parts.

Good to know

• Is it worth having both deep and shallow 13mm sockets? Yes, for such a common size. Shallow is steadier and fits low spaces; deep is the only way onto a nut on a long stud.
• Can a deep socket replace an extension? Sometimes; its extra length gives a bit of reach. For anything further, a separate extension keeps the socket itself short and steady.
• What if the twelve-point slips? Stop at once and change to a six-point deep socket, which grips the flats. Carrying on with a slipping socket rounds the nut.

Which one?

The six-point deep version is the Carlyle 3/8 Drive 13mm Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38013M); for an impact gun, the Carlyle 3/8 Drive 13mm 6 Point Deep Impact Socket (CISD38013M).

Key features

• 13mm twelve-point deep socket
• 3/8in square drive
• Polished chrome-plated finish
• Knurled band
• Radius corners on the opening

Specification