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Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:42 pm
by Zorloc
Can anyone tell me what these 3/8 drive sockets are?
When they were made?
What they might be worth?
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:19 am
by crankshaftdan II
Might have been used as truck lug nut sockets/stamped steel? Aircraft wheels?
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:27 am
by Zorloc
crankshaftdan II
You might be right.
Looks like they are made to reach past something and turn a nut further in.
3/8" drive and short hex engagement part, makes me think it is not made for a lug nut though.
Best regards,
zorloc
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:08 pm
by J.A.F.E.
For the jam nuts on the wheel bearings used on floating axles for trucks. No idea on brand or value but probably not worth very much.
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:50 am
by Zorloc
J.A.F.E.
Some type of jam nut sockets are the best guess yet, in my opinion.
The sockets do say Snap-on.
The number 4 stamped on the sockets looks to me to be closest to the number 4 use in 1934.
Thanks for your comments.
Best regards,
Zorloc
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:34 pm
by HLAV1
If they were 3/4 drive I would say hub lock nut sockets. 3/8 drive would mean it is a lower torque fastener. What sizes are they, are any skipped? Just the fact that sides are hollowed out tells me something else needs to get in there like another wrench for adjustment or fingers to remove keepers? And the hex itself does not appear to be very deep in the socket? Great find tho, I would be interested in buying them just for the cool factor, let me know if you are interested in selling them?
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:58 am
by Zorloc
I plan to sell these sockets when I know what they are.
I have $100 dollars in them, and, I will keep them for that, just because they are cool, and, I can ask my gear-head friends what they are and they don't know...
Sizes are:
2 1/8" doesn't have Snap-on stamped on it. Has GEN-K-****-A-*** scratched on it. * are scratched in numbers.
If someone can tell me what the numbers are on this socket, I will believe they know what the rest of the sockets are.
The rest are stamped Snap-on, and, have the stamped in numbers as listed below.
2" 174423-00
1 13/16" 174422-00
1 3/4" 174421-00
1 11/16" 174420-00
1 5/8" 174418-00
1 9/16" 174416-00
1 1/4" 174413-00 and one N 7312 40
1 3/16" 174412-00
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:24 pm
by HLAV1
So the biggest one is not stamped but is mostly identical to how the rest are made correct? What about the case, does it have a part number?
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:04 am
by Zorloc
The largest, a 2 1/8 inch socket, is made the same, but, is not stamped Snap-on, and, is bare metal, not chromed.
The case has the number 174406-00 on it.
Re: Research Question: Name that socket set...
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:22 pm
by HLAV1
Let me know how much you want for them or if you are looking for other tools to trade for it? I love all the odd things not made anymore.