Upside to using cheepazz made in Taiwan sockets

A cheep Taiwan socket will break before an American head bolt will...

 

Looks like the socket I broke on Christmas. Previous owner of my daughters car musta used a cheater bar to tighten every bolt.

 

Someday you'll hurt yourself when that Crap brakes,
and it won't seem like such a good idea.

 

I know you are right, I'm just using up some tools that were given to me by my ex-finance's mother one Christmas. I'm not saying that her mom giving me Taiwan tools was THE reason I broke off the engagement...but it didn't help.

 

hahahaha

 

I used to work for a engine rebuilder I was taking an engine apart and the MAC tool guy happened to be there when I broke a socket on this oil pump bolt, he gave me another one and I promtly broke it then I got out an old Buffalo socket and took it right off
he didnt know what to say

 

Andrew- ever think of being a hand model?

Hahaa

Scott

 

No kidding, just yeterday I broke a cheap extention, and socket on the same bolt within minutes of each other. Oh well, ,I guess you get what you pay for.

 

I had the same problem with the Craftsman 5/16" 1/4 drive sockets... I went through 5 of them before I torqued all of my header bolts. Then again I doubt they were ment to go to 36 ft lbs.

 

I've been using the socket set that I've always used.

The socket set is my dad's which came from his dad so its been around a long time and must have some quality to it.

The weird thing is that over the last 6 months or so the sockets have been splitting open or breaking in half.

I'm quessing they have just reached the end of their life expectency.

 

Must be the English teacher in me, but was I the only one who caught the little play on words here:

'ex-finance's' oh how true it is. I call mine the Department of War and Finance........Happy New Year's , guys......

 

Although I do have just out right bad spelling typically, I actually intended that one. She could not spend "our" money fast enough.

 

Oh Yeah. I had my hand around the socket when it let loose and promptly tore the skin between my thumb and first finger. Major ouch

 

I like it when the Cheap Shit Brand(tm) "tools"
round off the expensive bolts,because they don't fit properly,
and you can't get the thing apart.
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I think I broke 1 name brand socket in 30+ years.
And that wasn't an expensive brand,but was guaranteed.
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Can't afford to use Crappy tools.
Not worth the aggrivation.