Description of π§ Boost Your Performance with the Performance Tool W83243 Drive Socket
Size: 2-1/2" 6 Pt Hex Socket, 1/2 Drive. 6 point hex socket for removing and installing locknut sockets found on various domestic and import vehicles. Durable build quality.
Not to discredit the product but it did what it was designed to do, just poorly. My problem is that I bought this for a truck with Ford self-locking hubs on a 95 F-150 and the socket didn't fit the hub. I had to spend 20 minutes sanding the side panel to get it to fit. finally, which doesn't bother me except that it was a brand new socket designed specifically for it and didn't fit.
Works well for Dana 60 axle. The last person on my pickup did it). It fitted my ratchet and torque wrench perfectly and seemed to fit the locknuts fairly well. If I were to buy it again I would choose an over the counter tool that I believe is made in the USA. Country of manufacture aside, I would rate them as practically equivalent in terms of performance judging by OTC drug design.
This is a stamped steel head, not cast or forged so it is fairly light weight. It worked for my application, but I had to change it up a bit. I bought this to install wheel hub spindle nuts on a Dodge Dana 44 front axle with an open knuckle. It worked, but initially did NOT fit in the wheel hub. I had to take it to a grinder and remove a tiny bit of metal from the outer corners of the bushing to fit the wheel hub. It gets three stars as it seems to be the only tool I've found that works for myβ¦