10mm 6 point is hardly a "special socket". Pro mechanics use 6-point unless the bolt or nut is a 12-point.
I don't like the Craftsman combination wrenches either. Craftsman sockets are okay until you have some slip off the nut or bolt and their ratchets are junk. Snap On tools cost more, but fit better, work better, and feel better in the hand. Brian On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Every tool is different but I've had some EXCELLENT luck there. For regular > combination wrenches there is no better deal on the market than HF's 9 piece > set. > > So far I haven't broken a wrench or in fact damaged one in any way. > To get the caliper bolts off my MBs I put the wrench on the caliper bolt > and then raise the other end with my floor jack. Occasionally the wrench > slips off with a *SPROING* but mostly it just takes the bolt out... > > Compare to Craftsman at 2x the price, the Craftsman are not polished and > just don't feel as good in the hand. > > I've also got a couple sets of HF sockets, the only complaint I have is the > laser etching can be kind of hard to read. Otherwise again I've never hurt > one or had it round a bolt. > > -Curt > > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:31:09 -0400 > From: Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] First experiment with HF tools > Message-ID: <m1hb49wsua....@156-56-179-237.dhcp-bl.indiana.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I just ordered this from HF: > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece-38-drive-metric-long-reach-hex-bit-socket-set-67890.html > > My last customer service experience at Sears was so bad that I'm going > to try something different. I've almost always bought Craftsman tools, > even though I think their quality has declined over the years. The last > tool I wanted to buy (a stubby 3/8" ratchet handle) was in a locked > rack. So I had to wait for over half an hour for the ONE > slow-as-molasses, dim-witted salesperson in the tools dept. to finish > helping the two people who were there before me. > > I've never tried HF hand tools before, but for the price and ease of > online ordering, I'm going to give them a chance. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1979 300SD > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
