Proto, J7414S, Impact Socket, 1/2 in Drive, 7/16 in Size, 8 Point, High-Strength Steel

This impact socket is expertly engineered by Proto, combining durability with high-performance features to tackle tough fastening jobs. Designed with an advanced TorquePlus configuration, it minimizes slippage by shifting stress away from fastener corners, allowing for efficient engagement with fasteners made from soft materials or those that are stubbornly rusted. The socket’s tight tolerances ensure a snug fit, while its high-strength steel construction allows for access in tight spaces, making it an indispensable tool for those who frequently use powered drive tools for installation and removal tasks. With its eight-point design and well-thought-out chamfers, this tool provides ease of positioning and reduces wear on fasteners, enhancing their lifespan.

Features

• The TorquePlus configuration employs a radius-corner design, shifting contact area and stress away from the fastener corners and distributing contact stresses over a large area of the socket, minimizing slippage
• The TorquePlus design is a high performance drive configuration which allows for quick and easy socket engagement to the fastener flats, not the corners
• Drive end chamfer and four detents help provide quick positive engagement with drive tool on any of the socket drive walls
• Tight tolerances for snug fit on fastener
• Impact sockets are designed to withstand higher torque and force associated with impact tools in repetitive application
• Proto 8 Point Impact Sockets are ideal for use on stubborn or damaged fasteners, and also on fasteners made from soft materials
• Made from high-strength steel to help minimize wall thickness and provide access to fasteners in recesses and where nuts and bolts protrude
• Large clearance holes, concentric opening and nut end chamfer make it easy to position socket on fasteners
• Impact sockets are used wherever powered drive tools are used to install or remove fasteners
• The TorquePlus internal design minimizes fastener rounding, helps to extend fastener life, and allows the user to more easily turn worn, rounded, or rusted fasteners

• Drive Size: 1/2 in
• Socket Size: 7/16 in
• Points: 8
• Length: 1.400 in
• Height: 0.700 in
• Width: 0.700 in
• Weight: 0.180 lbs
• Material: High-Strength Steel
• Country of Origin: United States
• Etched Or Stamped: Yes