- Type of drive profile: Internal square
- Connection profile: External square
Universal joints for sockets and ratchets
A universal joint bridges the angle between your ratchet or powered wrench and the socket, so you reach bolts that are impossible to approach straight on. In engine bays, machine frames and cramped structures that makes the difference between turning smoothly and endless fiddling. The couplers come in the common square sizes 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch, so they connect to your existing sockets and ratchets.
For fitters who drive sockets with a powered wrench there are reinforced versions that absorb the higher torque and shock loading. When choosing, look at the drive size, the maximum bend angle and whether the joint is suited to manual or powered use. A joint with a smooth but sturdy pivot keeps the socket neatly in place while you apply force.
Brands such as Bahco, Facom, Milwaukee and Gedore supply universal joints built to withstand daily intensive use in the workshop and on location. Pick the size that suits your tools and your application.
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Connection size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Connection size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 1/4"
- Connection size: 1/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 3/8"
- Connection size: 3/8"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Connection size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 3/8"
- Connection size: 3/8"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 3/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 3/4"
- Connection size: 3/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Connection size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 3/4"
- Connection size: 3/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 1"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 3/8"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 1/2"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 3/4"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Connection profile: Internal square
- Drive profile size: 1"
- Connection size: 1"
- Type of drive profile: External square
- Drive profile size: 1"
- Connection size: 1"
- Type of drive profile: External square