O2 Sensor Sockets on eBay...

[so.simple]

Would these be of any use in our cars, or are they too short?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72205&item=7977956004&rd=1&tc=photo#ebayphotohosting

[aaronjb]

Should work fine on our cars I think, admittedly that's not the greatest angle of photograph to tell from  s:) s:)  But looks fairly standard..

Top tip if your crows foot socket (i.e. one of those) 'opens up' when applying torque to undo a stubborn O2 sensor - put a jubilee clip around it once you've fed the O2 sensor wires into it and tighten it up..

[so.simple]

Thanks for the help Aaron.   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

[Jap GT300]

How would you turn that socket?  With a 1/2" breaker bar?

[kanujunkie]

i'm sure i've seen them cheaper than that once you've taken the postage into account

[roger]

I paid about that for a Draper "proper" one from one of the tool shops on the web.

However I am sure you might find them excl postage in local shops.

[aaronjb]

How would you turn that socket?  With a 1/2" breaker bar?

Or a big wrench and extension.. just use it like you would any socket..

[Jap GT300]

It just looked wierd with the hole being offset.  I suppose it gives more leverage though

[kanujunkie]

It just looked wierd with the hole being offset.  I suppose it gives more leverage though

more like a crow's foot

[aaronjb]

It just looked wierd with the hole being offset.  I suppose it gives more leverage though

They are a little odd to use, since you're not applying the torque directly.. You can get really long ones that go over the whole body and work like a normal socket, but I've only seen one - and it was worryingly cheap..

more like a crow's foot

Which is why they're called 'crows foot sockets'  s;) s;)   s:D s:D