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Title: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: OilyRascal on March 11, 2012, 10:13:20 PM

I have a socket (and square drive? x slotted screwdriver? attachment that was inside it) that I believe is an early Indestro socket. 

Indestro No. 220 1/2-Hex Drive Socket Set documented on AA seems correct.  However, the socket I have is considered a "square drive", correct?

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: KeepinOldBolts on March 11, 2012, 10:41:15 PM

Hard to tell from the pic. Those sockets can be hex drive or square drive. Same with the sized end. They can be 4pt or 6pt.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: Papaw on March 11, 2012, 10:48:44 PM

Quote

attachment that was inside it

So, it is square.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: OilyRascal on March 11, 2012, 10:49:00 PM

Let's try a shot of the drive end :)

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: scottg on March 11, 2012, 11:14:46 PM

If the bottom has a hex broach, its a hex drive, square socket. For square nutz 'n bolts and a hex drive ratchet or speeder or somesuch.
 
  If the bottom is square too, its just a square socket :) 
  yours Scott

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: OilyRascal on March 11, 2012, 11:26:45 PM

Quote from: scottg on March 11, 2012, 11:14:46 PM

If the bottom has a hex broach, its a hex drive, square socket. For square nutz 'n bolts and a hex drive ratchet or speeder or somesuch.
 
  If the bottom is square too, its just a square socket :) 
  yours Scott

That was the drive end, the other end having a 15/16 hex (broach as you call it).  So I do have a 1/2 square drive socket just as I thought.

And this is a hex drive??? flipped over in the socket set pictured (completely unrelated socket to OP)?

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: Papaw on March 12, 2012, 12:00:33 AM

I'm sure that screwdriver bit didn't belong in that socket, it goes in the ratchet as a screwdriver.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: OilyRascal on March 12, 2012, 12:26:30 AM

Thank you all for the help.  I had to make sure I was correct in this being a square drive, as all sockets I'm finding in that style are documented as hex drive.  I don't like assuming.

I'm learning  -  I won't have to ask that question again!

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: Papaw on March 12, 2012, 01:04:51 AM

I take my statement back, the ratchet is female hex drive, so I guess the screwdriver does go in that socket.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: amertrac on March 12, 2012, 06:57:54 AM

shucks I always thought the screwdriver was also the short ext for the female ratchet
bob w.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: rusty on March 12, 2012, 06:29:26 PM

The screwdriver goes with a female ratchet in a set that that socket probably also went with. The square drive sockets in this design are noted by AA, there just isn't a set shown.

This combination is a transition design, and not common...

Bob is also  right, because the screwdriver has 2 detent balls, it also serves as a ratchet-socket coupler.

Title: Re: Early Indestro Socket?
Post by: eddie hudson on March 12, 2012, 07:55:06 PM

Quote from: amertrac on March 12, 2012, 06:57:54 AM

shucks I always thought the screwdriver was also the short ext for the female ratchet
bob w.

You are correct

That was the drive end, the other end having a 15/16 hex (broach as you call it).  So I do have a 1/2 square drive socket just as I thought.
 
Yes you do.

And this is a hex drive??? flipped over in the socket set pictured (completely unrelated socket to OP)?

 
Yes it is.