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Used one with my friend a couple of weeks ago. Allowed us to remove the transmission without taking a single bracket off the car in very little time and worked great with the impact wrench. Definitely worth the $50, IMO...

90 percent of the sockets I use are swivels. The only way I've broken one is dropping it, it must have dropped in an odd way matco replaced it free. I've put half inch impacts on them with no problem.

It's a fucking bitch if you lose one though, paying 55 dollars for a socket hurts. When the sets only like 250.

I good swivel set is def. the next step after the basic tools are bought. Whenever I go to someones place to work on their car, I always bring my swivels. I have broken about 6 swivels in the past but I use them daily.

the other great tool is the one that holds the motor from the top so it doesnt move when you take the tranny off and everything lines back up...forget the name but its a sweeet tool....
i need to get some swivels

90 percent of the sockets I use are swivels. The only way I've broken one is dropping it, it must have dropped in an odd way matco replaced it free. I've put half inch impacts on them with no problem.

It's a fu*king bitch if you lose one though, paying 55 dollars for a socket hurts. When the sets only like 250.

the snap-on swivel ball sockets use a single pin in the center to allow the pivot action. matco makes a MUCHHHHHH better design buy distributing the load on 4 large corners instead of a single pin. i would suggest the matco ones.

(i own a full set of snapon swivel balls BTW)
the other great tool is the one that holds the motor from the top so it doesnt move when you take the tranny off and everything lines back up...forget the name but its a sweeet tool....
i need to get some swivels

engine sling.

you can make one if your crafty out of some 4x4 wood and bolting it together and a some stainless cord or ratcheting tie downs.

hmmmmmm
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94516

hmmmmmm
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94516

Poor quality swivels are a bad idea not only because they will break but also, on an impact, they're a safety hazard.

Ask me how I know.

I too bought the Snap-On ones, I prefer the Matco design but we do not have a dealer where I work. :(

...great neck 12pt offset box wrenches for me...



..fully envy you folks with pneumatic tools and chucks..