Bruce In Philly

2009 C2S 197K miles

I strive to be different, a contrarian, and always from the cheap seats. For example, I want ceramic with my moly... I do cold oil changes (~gasp~)... I wash my engine with Simple Green ... drive in the snow (with snow tires) ... drive on dirt/sand roads in NJ swamps pursuing a rare bird... heck, I even drive around with hot coffee and loose fitting lids... yea, I am that nuts.

Now here is a shocker: I don't use 19mm sockets on my bolts... nosireee.... I use 3/4"... fits a tad more snuggley. Yea, I am out there. Why? I suspect this will lessen the deformation on the bolt head when I use my impact gun for removal.

Peace
Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)

07-997

Maybe its the quality of your 19mm socket. 19mm = 0.748in. It should fit more snuggly than a 3/4" socket...
Make sure whatever socket you're using is a 6 point

GT3twenty10

I use both sizes and can’t tell the difference

8x57IRS

Ko-ken has special sockets with surface-drive, which only hold on the flanks, see second picture. It's avalable for impact tools as well.

myltz400

No offense to anyone but Bruce you have to be one of the few people on any forum I read that I would have coffee with, even with a loose lid.

Bruce In Philly

Yea, but I can only have coffee at the hospital coffee shop... they don't let me roam very far.

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Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)

Der Mechaniker

Bruce I hope you can get better soon ! Hospitals are not usually much fun I guess

Bruce In Philly

Ah....nothing like have just the right pressure applied to areas where torque is needed.

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Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)

Der Mechaniker

they are actually sooo close to each other: 3/4 x 25.4 = 19.05 mm. I’m not surprised Bruce found a better fit with his 3/4” socket though, quick check with my numerous 19mm metric sockets of varying qualities ranged from perfect fit to loosish. My only 3/4” socket was a pretty snug fit but not as good as my best quality metric socket.
Being a metric country where I am, I’m usually struggling to find a metric equivalent to fit the odd SAE fastener that I might not have a SAE tool to fit

ManoTexas

Easier and faster to use vice grips. Don’t have to spend money on bunch of sockets and waste time figuring out which one fits.