The 10mm socket

[cwilliamsws6]

I was working on my car with a friend today and was trying to find where I put my 10mm socket.

I told my friend I should put it on a keychain so I never lose it again.

...

"Then you'll lose your keys..."

 

[14Accent]

There's a good reason they sell "10mm socket sets". I loathe the 10 mm socket!

 

[UncleDave]

I bought a whole socket rail of 10's just coz.....

UD

 

[cwilliamsws6]

I've thought about buying one but I'd lose all those too.

 

[T-Bone]

Ha - That reminds me of when I lost two 12mm sockets back in the late 1980s while working on my '79 VW Scirocco.

When I replaced the engine in the late 90s (15 years later) I found the sockets stuck on the exhaust manifold bolts, back up behind the engine, under the intake manifold.

 

[4WD]

Yeah - have more various 10mm sockets, drivers, and wrenches than any other size - one six point long handle combo I found on eBay - used but in good shape

 

[earlyre]

https://store.carthrottle.com/collections/clothing/products/missing-t-shirt

 

[robertcope]

Still have the same 10mm sockets (standard and deep) that I've had for 20+ years.

I am missing a screwdriver, though; first tool I've lost in 20+ years. It's freaking me out a bit. Perhaps I've lost my mind.

 

[oldhp]

10mm is the new 1/2".................

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

I could just about disassemble my old Chevy Nova with a 1/2" and a 9/16".

 

[bdcardinal]

hello 10mm shirt This is my favorite shirt.

 

[Lou_Boyle]

Check under the seat of your truck. I sold my truck and when i deep cleaned under the seat I found my 10mm deep socket and a key fob. Both had been missing at least 5 years.

 

[Pike51]

Did you check your dryer?

 

[ARCOgraphite]

" I found my 10 in my Bren Ten"

I haven't lost my 10mm but they do tend to split on me. I have a cracked one with a hose clamp on it.

Sorry! that was a 13mm now that I think about it.

So I went back to using my 1/4" drive for these and keep them in my
"motorcycle" tool bag. haven't lost too many

 

[E150GT]

I wish I lost my 10mm socket. Can't seem to lose it. Instead I lost my Knipex cobra pliers. Practically new too. I think I buried them in the front yard when replacing a water line.

 

[atikovi]

Originally Posted by oldhp
10mm is the new 1/2".................


That would be 13mm if I recall.

 

[Linctex]

I wish all sockets sets came with two 10mm instead of one 9mm and one 10mm

I've never come across a 9mm bolt in 40 years of mechanic work!

 

[Linctex]

Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by oldhp
10mm is the new 1/2".................


That would be 13mm if I recall.


He meant "most common bolt head size on a vehicle"

 

[Kira]

Years ago an uncle sneered at me during one of these conversations and said, "12.5".

A neighbor was an aircraft mechanic and I can still hear him saying, "Half-inch, 9 at the most". It's on his tombstone.

 

[Rmay635703]

Around here every size metric socket in existence is used including 3mm
But that's military standardization, it's metric so it's better.