Grip-Tite 00101 7-Piece 3/8-Inch Non-Magnetic Drive Socket Set | 
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Brand: Grip-Tite
Category: Home Improvement
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 11365
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 2
Model: 00101
UPC: 856444001017
EAN: 0856444001017
ASIN: B000I5WLOU
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Non-magnetic sockets hold bolts and nuts straight and true, for easy installation and removal | | • | Sockets grip onto rounded bolts and nuts with ease | | • | 3/8-inch drive covers 10 sizes: 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, and 3/4 inch | | • | Camming technology guarantees no slippage or rounding of bolts and nuts | | • | Lifetime warranty; made in USA |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Life saver tool! February 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm restoring an old Miata and after swapping the engine discovered I needed to remove the intake manifold to make various connections. I rounded off one of the lower intake manifold nuts (one you can't see from any angle, and can only get to by feel.) Other attempts to remove it only made things worse.
I ordered a set of 7 metric 3/8" drive grip-tite sockets, and it worked like a charm!, removing a pretty mangled nut without a problem. This saved me from having to remove the engine again. Strongly recommended.
I now consider these an essentail part of my tool box, and am ordering a US/inch set.
 Functional but Description = Higher Expectations November 26, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ok...I took the bait and bought a few of these as gifts.
Based on the description and the list price [more than $4 per socket...your price will vary based on Amazon's price du jour, which fluctuates dramatically at times], I expected better quality:
1) Amazon's description is not accurate, since it implies that the sockets are made in the USA. The actual packaging states: "SOCKET CASINGS MADE IN USA"...but "INTERNAL COMPONENTS MADE IN INDIA OR CHINA"
2) the quality of the casings themselves are not very good, and leads one to question whether the casings are even made in the USA
3) the cam mechanisms are held in place by a plastic insert, which do not look like they will hold up under torque/pressure or over time...in spite of the lifetime warranty
On the positive side, they did work when I used them in some basic test trials...and the black molded plastic case is decent.
Just don't expect anything near the quality of USA-made [eg, S-K, Husky] sockets.
Edit: 1/12/08, I've been using these for the last few months and they work well...still don't know how long they'll last...but I feel I was probably too harsh on the star rating..would change it to "3" if I could [unable to] and will monitor as time goes on.
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