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Old 02-25-2025, 06:00 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal View Post
A guy I know didn't have an impact socket, which are 6 point, so he said he was going to use a standard 12-point socket instead. I advised against it. He called me back and sheepishly admitted he had rounded off the bolt's head. "I should have listened to you," he said. I don't know everything, but I do know using a 12-point non-hardened socket with an impact wrench is flirting with disaster.
Oh yeah! That's begging for trouble!
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