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Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint. A socket wrench (or socket spanner) is a type of spanner (or wrench [1] in North American English) that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open wrench/spanner to turn a fastener, typically in the form of a nut or bolt.
Ideally, the nuts (or bolts) should be tightened with a torque wrench. Lug wrenches are much less expensive because they lack the ability to measure or limit the force used. Installing a wheel with a lug wrench thus requires a bit of rough guessing about proper tightness. Excessive force can strip threads or make the nuts very difficult to remove.
The axle nuts, or less commonly, lug nuts on the left side of some automobiles; The securing nut on some circular saw blades – the large torque at startup should tend to tighten the nut; The spindle on brushcutter and line trimmer heads, so that the torque tends to tighten rather than loosen the connection
A set of metric spanners or wrenches, open at one end and box/ring at the other. These are commonly known as “combination” spanners. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning.
Jam nuts can also be used in situations where a threaded rod must be rotated. Since threaded rods have no bolt heads, it is difficult or impossible to apply torque to a threaded rod. A pair of jam nuts is used to create a point where a wrench may be used. Jam nuts can be unreliable under significant loads. If the inner nut is torqued more than ...
Thread-locking fluid or threadlocker is a single-component adhesive, applied to the threads of fasteners such as screws and bolts to prevent loosening, leakage, and corrosion. Most thread-locking formulas are methacrylate -based and rely on the electrochemical activity of a metal substrate to cause polymerization of the fluid.
The tag rotates with the nut, and if the nut becomes loose, the point of the tag shifts noticeably out of alignment with the other tags. If too many lug nuts are loosened, the wheel can detach from the wheel stud ; loose wheel nut indicators allow identification of loose nuts before this can occur.
Square nuts. A square nut is a four-sided nut. Compared to standard hexagonal nuts, square nuts have a greater surface area in contact with the part being fastened, and therefore provide greater resistance to loosening (though also greater resistance to tightening) [citation needed]. They are also much less likely to become rounded-off after ...