Metric Dual Direction Extraction Socket Set (7-Piece)

After struggling for 2 days to remove 2 starter mounting bolts these saved the day. Other kits were too shallow to clear the stud that attaches the ground nut and these worked out well for clearance. For my 13mm bolt which has been rusting away for the past 15 years I hammered on a 12 mm socket. Using a 3/8" to 1/2" adapter I could now get some torque on the nut and with plenty of force it did finally break loose.

I bought these bolt extractors to remove a slightly rounded off bolt from a wheel hub. I got maybe 2 turns of the problem bolt before the extractor teeth stripped and became useless. Complete waste of money and time buying these. Look for an extractor that isn't weaker than the bolt you're trying to remove. Avoid this.

Had a rounded 14mm exhaust manifold nut on a Nissan Altima that was just not coming out. Tried everything… map torch, penetrating oil, slightly smaller socket, and nothing worked. Went over to the Home Depot down the street from my house and picked up this set and a set of metal cutting wheels… didn’t end up needing the cutting wheels because the 14mm socket from this set worked like a charm. Just hammer it on the nut or bolt so it bites, and then just twist with a 3/8” wrench. Saved my butt!

The 12mm bolt on my brake caliper mounting bracket was rounded and nothing would get it off. I soaked it with PB blaster overnight and bought this set for the 12mm socket. Got the socket on it with a breaker bar and gripped nicely and cracked loose.

Made my bolt worse that I was trying remove. STAY AWAY

Worked like a charm. I was skeptical due to some negative reviews. but i used the 13mm to remove a corroded-shut starter bolt. I had rounded the edges pretty good. Make sure to hammer the socket in to get good contact on the bolt. From the first try, i got it off, but actually, i broke the bolt head. But worked like a charm, that bolt was really frozen shut due to rust.

I successfully removed a rounded transmission bolt that was over torqued and in a very tight spot with no other way to access it. This thing saved the day. I had already tried hammering other sockets onto it and they kept slipping off. This thing held on and I removed the bolt on the first try. Life saver.

Bought these to remove rusty exhaust manifold bolts / nuts that were in poor shape. Did not work as required on first attempt. Moved to disassembling exhaust. Same issue; no go. More heat, lots of work, finally got exhaust disassembled. Pulled heads with catalytic converter attached. Was very much ready to throw new sockets in trash and give them a 1-star review, but I did use them to remove exhaust manifold when heads were on work bench. So I did use them successfully. They beat vice grips, and I’ll likely use them again. But for the price, I think there are better options (maybe Irwin) if you can find them. They’ll stay in my toolbox, but I’m not gonna run out and buy the sae equivalent.

These husky dual direction Metric extraction sockets work really good on everything I’ve used them on. Rounded bolts. Rusted bolts and even got lucky and it worked on a stud I was needing to remove to replace. If you use on a stud just make sure your not planning on reusing the stud because it will damage the stud and threads I didn’t give it 5 stars because I notice they didn’t work well when I used my 3/8’s aircat impact with these sockets. I guess because it’s spins faster then anything else I have so it was wanting to kick the socket off. Worked well with my battery powered tools and hand tools.

Excellent design does great job on rusted extraction, but this is a specialty tool and likely low use. I really like the quality of this Husky extraction bit set. You can hear the superior heat treatment when you clack the sockets together. I also like that the socket size is printed on the side of the socket in a large easy to read font. The sides of the socket are tapered which grip a damaged or rusted bolt head. As you can see from the photo below a new bolt head just barely inserts. The idea is to grip the bolt tightly for removal. These are a special use tool that is indispensable when needed but not really for everyday use. Although it’s only $20 bucks (at the time of this review) it likely will be a low use tool. I also was disappointed that the two impact adapters are loose and do not attach to the socket racket, which means they are more likely to get misplaced. About my rating: 5 stars – Exceeds all expectations. Better than the competition in all aspects, design, cost, operation, and support (A+). 4 stars – Nicely done. Better than the competition and solves the problem. (B) 3 stars – Works as expected. Has some shortcomings but gets the job done. Might be short in design, cost, longevity, or support. (C). 2 stars – Falls short of expectations and needs improvement. Pass and look elsewhere. (D) 1 star – Fails miserably. Does not get the job done, might even make things worse. Someone at the company should be fired. (F)