What Is The Normal Socket Size?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Typically, the most commonly used types are

10mm sockets and 36mm sockets

.

What is the size chart for sockets?

3/8′′ Drive 1/4′′ Drive 1/2′′ Drive 6mm 4.5mm

9mm

7mm


5mm

10mm
8mm 5.5mm 11mm 9mm 6mm 12mm

How do you measure socket size?

  1. Turn on the digital caliper and set it to read in inches, not millimeters. …
  2. Close the caliper jaws until each jaw rests on one flat side of the nut on opposite sides.
  3. Check the caliper display. …
  4. Turn on the digital caliper and set it to read in millimeters, not inches.

What are the 4 socket drive sizes?

These drive fittings come in four common sizes:

1⁄4 inch, 3⁄8 inch, 1⁄2 inch, and 3⁄4 inch

(referred to as “drives”, as in ” 3⁄8 drive”).

What’s the next size smaller than 1/2 inch?

Bolt Diameter Metric Standard 5/16′′

13mm

1/2′′
3/8′′ 14mm 9/16′′ 7/16′′ 16mm 5/8′′ 1/2′′ 19mm 3/4′′

What is equivalent to a 15 mm socket?

SAE Metric Inch 9/16′′ 0.563 15mm

0.591
19/32′′ 0.594 5/8′′ 0.625

What are the standard wrench sizes?

Wrenches: Standard Combination Wrenches (

1/4, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4, 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, 1

) Metric Combination Wrenches (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) Standard Flare Nut Wrenches (3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4, 7/8) Note: Each wrench may combine two sizes.

Are 6 or 12-point sockets better?

Answer: It’s true that

12-point sockets are fine for most lightweight repairs

, but heavy wrenching calls for a six-point socket. A six-point socket is much less likely to slip off a stubborn fastener or round over the corners. Here’s why: (1) Six-point sockets have thicker walls, so they’re less likely to flew.

What are the most common wrench sizes?

Most common are the

1/4-inch, 3/8-inch and 1⁄2-inch ratchet

drivers, but 3⁄4-inch and 1-inch sets are available for heavy-duty work.

What is a 72 tooth ratchet?

Low-tooth ratchets generally range from about 20 teeth to as high as 40 teeth. That means you’ll see about an 18-degree swing arc to a 9-degree arc from coarse or low-tooth-count ratchets. … Fine, or high

-tooth-count

, ratchets range from about 72 teeth to 160 teeth.

Is 5mm the same as 1/4 inch?


5mm = just over 3/16 inch

.

6mm = almost

1/4 inch. 7mm = almost 9/32 inch (= a bit over 1/4 inch) … 11mm = almost 7/16 inch.

Is a 3/8 socket the same as a 10mm?

So what is a

10mm

socket equivalent? The equivalent imperial size of a 10mm socket is a 3/8 socket. Imperial sizes are known as SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) or Standard.

How many inches is equal to 7 mm?

MM Approximate Size In Inches Exact Size In Inches 5mm 3/16 Inch 0.19685 Inches 6mm Just short of 1/4 Inch 0.23622 Inches 7mm

Little over 1/4 Inch


0.27559 Inches
8mm 5/16 Inch 0.31496 Inches

What’s equivalent to a 30 mm socket?

Inches Millimeters Spanner 1.063 27mm 1 1/16 AF; 27mm 1.100 5/16 Wworth; 11/16 BSF 1.125 1 1/8 AF 1.181 30mm 30mm

How many mm means 1 inch?

How many millimeters in an inch? 1 inch is equal to

25.4 millimeters

, which is the conversion factor from inches to millimeters.

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