Carlyle 3/8 Drive 20mm 6 Point Chrome Socket (CS38020M)

Description

Genuine Carlyle · Part no. CS38020M

A single 20mm socket in standard length, 6-point, for a 3/8in drive ratchet or torque wrench. Twenty millimetres is one of the in-between sizes that often goes missing from a basic set, and this chrome socket fills that gap for a 20mm head with little clearance above it.

Good to know

• How do I know the head is really 20mm and not 19mm or 21mm? Try the socket before applying force: it should drop on with almost no rock. A loose fit means the wrong size and a rounded head.
• Should a 20mm bolt be turned with 3/8in drive? For light and medium work it is fine. If the fixing is done up hard, use a 1/2in drive socket of the same size with a longer bar.
• Can I put it on a cordless impact wrench? No. It is a chrome hand socket; powered impact tools need an impact-rated socket.

Which one?

If thread stands proud of the nut, the Carlyle 3/8 Drive 20mm Deep Chrome Socket (CSD38020M) reaches over it; for heavier 20mm work, the Carlyle 1/2 Drive 20mm 6 Point Chrome Socket (CS12020M). The Carlyle 3/8in Drive 90-Tooth Ratchet 240mm Long (CR3890) drives this one.

Key features

• 20mm, 6-point, standard length
• 3/8in square drive
• Radius corners bear on the flats
• Chamfered drive opening
• Mirror-polished chrome

Specification