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Just wasted $175 on a 'universal' torque wrench adapter that stripped a bolt head
I was working on a Cessna 172's cowling in Tulsa and grabbed this new adapter from a truck sale, thinking it would save time. It claimed to fit any size, but it slipped on a 3/8 bolt and rounded it off perfectly. Now I'm looking at a way bigger job to extract it. Has anyone found a truly reliable brand for those adapters, or should I just stick with the individual sockets?
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seanperez6mo ago
Universal solutions usually end up creating more specialized problems.
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tylerg306mo ago
Maybe, but that feels like looking for problems. Most fixes work fine for most people. The edge cases get too much air time.
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calebhayes6mo ago
Agree with seanperez, and TylerG30's point about edge cases is exactly why.
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