؏ The comprehensive range of SKF spanner and sockets are used to tighten and loosen many types and sizes of bearing lock nuts, for bearings mounted directly on a shaft or on sleeves.

What are socket spanners used for?

A socket wrench or ratchet allows you to turn nuts and bolts with more ease than using a regular wrench. The ratcheting feature allows you to keep the wrench on the bolt eliminating the need to refit the wrench every time you need to make a turn.

What does a socket spanner look like?

A socket wrench is most commonly a handle with a 90 degree ratchet, along with a set of cylinder shaped “sockets” of various sizes. The sockets fit onto the ratchet by way of a square nub. You can set the ratchet to either tighten or loosen, then keep the socket in place on the nut while you turn the handle.

What can I use in place of a spanner wrench?

Don’t worry—your household items can make for a suitable wrench replacement. Per the Fantastic Handyman blog, “Take two large coins and place them on either side of the nut. Grip the coins between the knuckles of your index and middle fingers for extra grip and twist in the direction needed to loosen the nut.”

What is the main use of a socket?

Sockets are useful for both stand-alone and network applications. Sockets allow you to exchange information between processes on the same machine or across a network, distribute work to the most efficient machine, and they easily allow access to centralized data.

What can I use if I don’t have a socket wrench?

Zip-tie. These wonderful little toolbox accessories aren’t just used to tidy up cables and attach hubcaps, they can also be used in place of a spanner. Place the zip-tie around the nut as tightly as possible and using the tail of the zip-tie pull in the direction necessary to loosen or tighten the nut.

What are the different types of sockets?

Top 10 Types of Sockets

  • Stream Sockets. These sockets are used on the delivery side of the network environment.
  • Datagram Sockets. The implementation doesn’t give any guaranteed delivery as they work connectionless.
  • Raw Sockets.
  • Packet Sequenced Sockets.
  • Hex Sockets.
  • Socket Bit.
  • Impact Sockets.
  • Spark Plug Sockets.