Carlyle 3/8 Drive 19mm 12 Point Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38119M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CSD38119M

A 19mm deep socket with a 12-point opening, for a 3/8in drive ratchet, in mirror-polished chrome. Nineteen millimetres is a common head on M12 bolts on European cars, and the extra length lets it slide down over a nut that sits on a long stud or a protruding bolt end.

Good to know

• Why choose 12-point over 6-point here? It drops onto the head in twice as many positions, handy where the ratchet can only swing a few degrees, and it also turns 12-point (bi-hex) fixings that a 6-point socket cannot.
• Is it right for a seized or rounded nut? Not really. On a rusty or tired hex a 12-point opening can slip and finish the corners off; a 6-point 19mm socket grips the flats better for that job.
• Can it go on an impact gun? No. This is a chrome hand socket for ratchets, breaker bars and torque wrenches; an impact gun needs an impact-rated socket.

Which one?

For a hex head that is tight or tired, the 6-point Carlyle 3/8 Drive 19mm Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38019M) is the safer pick; to drive this one, the Carlyle 3/8in Drive 90-Tooth Ratchet 240mm Long (CR3890) fits its square.

Key features

• 19mm, 12-point, deep length
• 3/8in square drive
• Radius-cornered opening
• Chamfered drive end
• Mirror-polished chrome
• Knurled band for a sure grip

Specification