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Review on πŸ’ͺ Revolutionary Powerbuilt Socket Set Fixes Damaged Fasteners Effortlessly by Jonathan Brendemuehl

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Press them in place to fully seat them!

Works like a charm! Here's the experience. I mounted the crankshaft pulley to the car with the hardware that came with it and used blue Loctite. standard procedure. Then I found that the pulley was too small and I needed a different size. I went to remove the hex screws and each of them just slashed no matter what I did. I used heat to soften the Loctite. However, they only undress. My hex head is in good condition. The screws feel very soft and flat, so they just loosen. There's little you can do to access the recessed crankshaft bolts without removing everything in front of the engine. After some research I found them. Mostly positive reviews and some negative. I decided to try them out and follow advice from others to use this in place before flipping them. These were tight spaces, but I was able to make a few small touches to ensure these extractors were installed correctly. And the tapping to land them was noticeable. I could see them digging in. If someone didn't put them in correctly, I could see that they weren't working and would only tear the screws off more. So they pulled out all 6 pan head hex screws which locked with no problem. They worked great. Let sit with pressure and rotate slowly. They bit so hard I had to use pliers to pry the bolts out of the extractors. 100% success and not a single puncture. I took off a star because the one I needed was rusty on arrival. I've had some of the tools for 20 years and none of them have rusted. I worry the rusty ones won't last as long as the clean ones. Some of that rust ends up on the tip that goes into the hex head screws. In summary, hopefully you don't end up with rusty tools, and if you tap them really hard and keep pushing on the socket while turning, they'll most likely pop right out. Head pullers are great in situations where you cannot use standard bolt removal methods due to tightness or recession.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Out of fashion