I got a Chromoly yoke from TMR for my 14 bolt and the hole to fit the socket down into is 1 7/8" and the nut is 1 1/2" so I figure I will grind down a socket to make it work but all seem to have these rounded corners now and if I grind down enough to work, I'll only have 1/16" at the corners of the hex. All of the newer sockets have the rounded corners. The pinion bolt is 1 5/8" corner to corner but so far I can't find an old style 6 point socket that I can grind down.
This is the style that I need
And this is the only style I can find to buy and grind down
There's a 16th more meat at the corner of the old style socket once I cut it down. SO I'd rather have an 1/8" of meat than 1/16" at these corners.
If anyone close to me has one of the old style ones I'll buy you a new socket and trade you out.
I've been looking online for old style or even non impact 1/2" drive sockets but so far all are the new style.
This is the style that I need
And this is the only style I can find to buy and grind down
There's a 16th more meat at the corner of the old style socket once I cut it down. SO I'd rather have an 1/8" of meat than 1/16" at these corners.
If anyone close to me has one of the old style ones I'll buy you a new socket and trade you out.
I've been looking online for old style or even non impact 1/2" drive sockets but so far all are the new style.