As with any automotive tool offered by Red Hill Supply, the Deep Impact Socket is a piece of equipment that is designed to make life easier.  In conjunction with the right impact wrench, deep impact sockets can make a real difference to how easy you will find it to loosen nuts when removing a wheel, or carrying out any other job that you need to do in the workshop.

If you are using an air impact wrench and want to be able to get easier access to nuts and bolts that are deep within a hole, or to which access is otherwise impaired – such as those on the underside of an engine, a longer socket needs to be used, and this is where the deep impact socket comes into its own.

In essence, all a deep impact socket is, is a longer version of the standard socket wrench that fits onto the end of a regular impact wrench, and allows for the unit to reach further.  With a deep impact socket, you get greater access to otherwise difficult areas without any problems. 

There is an alternative to the deep impact socket – and this is the impact wrench with an extended anvil, and there are a number of these available, however having a set of sockets designed for the deep work is a much more cost effective option under most circumstances since it saves on the needs or additional power tools.

The main concern that you should have when you are choosing a deep impact socket set is whether it is metric or imperial sizes.  While there is little physical difference between the different sizes, as any mechanic will tell you, the tiny difference is enough to do enormous damage to the heads of bolts if the wrong set is used, so ensure that you use the correct equipment every time you start on a job.  The old woodworker’s adage of measure twice and cut once is essential when working with bolts to avoid causing problems by using the wrong tool.

There are a wide variety of different deep impact socket sets available for use, and choosing the right set for you need not be a problem.  For most workshops, having a set of both imperial and metric sockets is pretty much a necessity in order to