Socket set

Socket wrench set: everything you need to know

Socket sets help to significantly improve tool’s functionality. Replacement drive sockets are compatible with fasteners of different diameters and shapes of nut opening.

Types of socket sets

By package type:

• Rail. Such sets are characterised by a compact design. They are convenient to store: all tools are at your hand.
• Case. They take up a lot of space, but provide the best protection from external effects.
• Disposable packs. They are cheap but you’ll have to buy a container for storing the tools.

By the type of drive sockets:

• With standard sockets. They are used together with hand tools or non-impact equipment.
• With impact sockets. They are vibration-resistant and compatible with impact drills and nut runners.

These sets can contain items that vary in number, length, size and shape of nut opening. Apart from sockets, these sets usually include:

• Tap wrench. It rotates the socket.
• Ratchet spanner. It’s useful when working in restricted places, when there isn’t enough space for a standard spanner.
• Nut driver. It is characterised by a compact design. This tool allows to process deep-seated parts.
• Socket adapters. They are used to fit sockets to a tool with a different drive size.
• Swivel adapter. It allows to operate at an angle.
• Extension bars. They are used for loosening fasteners in hard-to-reach places, narrow recesses, for instance.

AUTODOC: convenient online shopping

Having bought a socket set, you’ll be able to loosen and tighten different fasteners without any effort and using the same spanner or screwdriver. It is very convenient if you don’t have enough space for storing items or you have to take them with you all the time. Contact our specialists to order a socket set quickly. They will tell you about the advantages of shopping at AUTODOC and help you to find the right item, to place an order and to proceed with the payment.