Always great to hear young newbies talk about stuff I went through over 40 yrs ago. Glad the tools have gotten better.

Excellent video. Spent an hour trying to remove couple rounded bolts from a 4runner skid plate to get to the oil filter. Watched your video, went to Harbor Freight and picked up a bolt extractor set..... job done in a couple minutes. Thank you!

Awesome, thanks a lot for the tips. I actually am in the middle of dealing with trying to remove a rusty bolt with a rounded off head so this was perfect timing.

Absolutely great addition to a home mechanic tool box when you have lots of old vehicles. Purchased my set of good quality (most importantly) for $99 .

ive seen em, always wonderd if they worked, guess they do! Now officially on the bucketlist of stuff to get.

Thank you very much GearHeads...I used that kind of fastener just as you described and finally removed my drain plug. Thanks again

We call them turbo sockets, I cannot stress enough to coworkers and newbies how important this type of socket is!!! Great video my brother!

i had the harbor freight version of these and it worked good! everyone should have a set!

Thank you. This worked perfectly. You saved me ton of time and money.

I use the Irwin "Bolt Out" sets. They also have deep sockets for removing nuts from long studs (I'm sure Snap On does too). The Irwin sets are priced under $50 each and have never failed me. They're also much easier to find than Snap On.

Hi Jesse at GearHeads: Thanks so much for the very useful and informative instructional video on using a twist socket set. Last night I went to replace the mower blades on a pre-owned John Deere L100 lawn tractor. Two blades utilizing four bolts. With a little effort the first blade came off, but the two bolts holding the second blade will not budge, even when I sprayed in white-lithium grease. Then one of the bolts started rounding off. So tomorrow, Saturday, I'm headed to a local tool store to buy me a twist socket set. Again, thanks for sharing your know-how and experience with us amateur mechanics. Jeff in rural Aylett, Virginia.

Very good channel. Good in depth tool reviews. You gained a sub!

Great Video is very honest and real! Living in Ontario We encounter rusted fasteners all the time Some of them have never been touched but are completely eroded away! A video suggestion for you would be to build on this content with a video on all the options for rusted fasteners especially exhaust. We have accumulated a great collection we have the twist sockets shallow and deep up to 1/2 dr a shorty craftsman socket set that works in confined space, a set of twist wrenches, and fit it goes sideways left-hand drills, Alden drill outs, and regular extractors Your right about the comment about forgetting about them until you need it and we made these a shop purchase so we could buy them all. Like you, even with shop purchases, we are very careful to get the best tool for the money and don't shop on the truck very often However your comment about replacing dull sockets on warranty got my attention! Sorry to make this so long I really enjoy your work and am new to your channel keep up the good work! Thanks, Ps Those induction bolt heaters look very effective still need the twist sockets but why not get them ready to come out if you can! On our never-ending list of tools to buy! Thanks Jeff

SnapOn also makes the best Fitting wrenches for working on hydraulic, fuel, etc.lines. Have cracked loose the most stubborn fittings using this brand and never rounded a fitting. The high price is a factor but is outweighed by time saved..not to mention knuckles. Good vid on your "spiral friends". Best to you and yours.

I just wanted to say thanks for your knowledge and how the tool works. Look forward to the next video.

Thanks for testing there, have seen them but never knew if they were any good? Like all your videos.

I have had the irwin version of those for almost 20 years. Never had an issue with them, not that I used them as often as you have it seems. Good presentation though, you are good at explaining and telling stories.

Yep these are worth it. I have a set and they have saved me a few times.

I got a husky set at Home Depot to remove a tough rounded rear brake caliper bolt. It worked better than expected.

Best way not to round off bolts don't use 12 point sockets on 6 point bolts.

Thanks for the tip dude. Went to go change gf's oil in her truck and whoever she took it to last- cranked down the plug and rounded it off, so hoping these will do the job!

good video thanks, going to buy set tomorrow from advance

Excellent demonstration! and good stories. Sub'd & Liked.

Thanks for the demo.

Awesomeness!! Great Video Review!!

Thanks I need this all the Time .

Thanks ! Yes 👍🏼 !! Very nice tool - it worked for me on a factory mushroom round top bolt rusted in on 15 year old Canadian wheel carrier / knuckle . The inside torx 50 receivers had stripped out . Put this on an it was out in 5 seconds .

these worked for me. a 10mm bolt head was stripped, and the 3/8in. size socket took it right off.

Hey Nice addition to the tool box.

Very helpful,thank you for sharing.Dealership I bought used car from used threadlocker on oil plug.I asked them why,they said it might come off.I have never had a oil plug come loose on any vehicle I ever had in my life.

I've used a harbor freight set of these to remove a drain plug that had been way over tightened. Worked great, bought a new plug, good to go!

Great video, I've been doing some maintenance stuff on my mower and tractor and have a bolt rounded off. Very little space to get into but I think it will do the trick.

Great Video, nice stories👍👍

The old Sears/Craftsman had these, for around $50 for the set. I got a set a few years ago and they are made in USA and are awesome tools when your in a pinch. I have only had one time that they didn't work because the bolt was just too soft.

Nice informative video. Keep it up.

I got some tonight for about $40 from autozone 5 pack oem tools is what's printed on them I'm going to try them out very shortly and they have shallow and deep socket I bought the deep socket set of them thanks have a good day will respond when use them

Alright so I went got the deep sockets of the nut extractor tool twist socket set here and it worked instantly and there very good to have very awesome to have and get they help alot good luck and good day

Thanks for the info

Excellent!

Gear wrench has the new bolt biter sockets out . It’s a nice set Napa has them in their third quarter flier

Merci, had a little problem with nuts on my RAV4 today while attempting to change tires for the first time. Seems two or three nuts were stripped...This explains what needs to be done. I'll be able to talk with garage folk.

Hey thank you!!!@ this helped me amazingly!!!!!!

Nice demonstration! Still need a set of these sometime.

I like the ones that you can put a wrench on had them for 10 yrs np

I got to deal with a few of those bolts tomorrow. So I went to get the irwin ones. Hope they work 🙏

GREAT IDEA, It would be nice to see this same design manufactured in a box wrench style.

Having the worst time trying to get off some torque converter nuts off a 4r70w trans. Gonna buy a set of these tomorrow

Will something like this work on reverse torx bolts too?

Can this used in Mcgard nut ? Its really tight and i lost my secret key lock

Will this work with a torx bit?

i have a of small set that i got that are craftsman and they do work well in certain circumstances.

Ill give them a shot, working on 91 ranger and thing pure rust

Aircraft mechanics been using these for years to remove hiloc collars

Do they works for frozen cliapper bolts

Shake it up baby, twist and shout 1

Thanks man, went to HF and bought a set

Do they work with torx screws?

So I used a set like this to get some stripped lugs off of my Wrangler...worked great, only problem is with the last two lugs. I used the provided punch tool to remove the nut from the socket, and it got lodged in the nut. I was able to get it off the socket, and removed the last stripped lug. Tried the other end of the punch tool to remove the nut from the socket, and THAT end got lodged. So now I have what looks like a stripped lug, with a punched lodged into it, followed by the 3/4" socket, and the other lug nut on that end. It's one big mess and I have no idea how to dislodge the nuts from the punch tool lol.

Rounded off 4 bolts in a row today, I got them all off, but damn, gm cg joint bolts are like plastic, I was using the right socket too ugh, frustrating, but I use the OEM rounded off bolt set, worked amazing with my impact and some heat

My stuck bolt even rounded-off the 14mm twist-socket??!! VERY perplexing!!🙃

What about bolts that the head broke off...but still have the threaded shaft sticking out?

Works the "Nut" end also?

I have to remove the dipstick holder bolt which was external torx but now it just about looks like hex because I took some advice I found in the wrong way and killed it. It's about a 6mm because a 6mm socket start to try to bite, so of I can find a set in smaller sizes that should work for my application.

First!! Haha I've always wanted to do that! Thanks for the video!

Also work well to get off rounded off lug nuts.

I bought a cheap Chinese set but it still works great.

ROCKET SOCKET brand twist socket set worked the best for youtube channel "Project Farm" to remove rounded off nuts & bolts with no damage to the tool itself being used, and the set only costs $69.95. Made in USA.

I have a propane tank that is leaking around the capacity gauge. The 4 screws holding it in are seized or rusted. They are made to use only a flat screwdriver to turn them. I have used PB blaster on them and Kroil oil. Still not budging as it may not be finding its way up under the screw well enough. Found where I might can heat them one at a time with a soldering iron---can't use any other type of heat with it leaking right there. Haven't tried that yet. So in desperation I will try this technique....see if they get even the tiniest bite and can slowly start turning them out of there. Never heard of these and just happen to run across your video. What a great thing. Jesus bless. Any other suggestions from you or anyone else is welcome. Thanks.

I need help getting a way to get the bolt off of a spark arrestor on a Poulan chainsaw

Correct me if I’m wrong but you use the size same size extractor as the stripped bolt?

I can’t find one for my bobcat 1 1/2” size very large bolt head let me know if you know of a company that sells one.

Hello body.will these work on my alloys.? Its the anti-theft screws.

ow do i removed this 10mm seized bol without breaking the L shaped bracket weakly tack welded to the fuel tank area......@

what was the name of these bolt distractor?

The Blue Point is probably rebranded Irwin. Rocket Sockets are what I would recommend, based price and quality, even over the Snap On.. Made in US and works better than the Irwin’s.

On the "Maximum Impact" Twist Socket Set, will any of those sockets work well on a 15mm nut??? I see that "9/16_14mm, 5/8_16mm", so it would seem like a 15mm is not addressed in this set.... Thanks much.

In that bolt extractor set is there the size 30mm.

Omg thanks you

What is the part number for these sockets

Trying to replace my intake camshaft position actuator but the bolts stripped helllppppp

Thanks for the video. I really needed those when I rounded off 1 bolt on each Miata seat, ended up grinding the heads off to get them out. Can you do a video on burping the cooling system on the Cherokee if you all still have it? I've tried multiple times and not having any luck. I've got the EPAuto spillproof funnel kit from Amazon and can't get it to seal on the radiator neck either. I'm thinking I'll have to park it uphill on car ramps and find a funnel that will seal to get it done lol. Mine's a 99 Cherokee. Thanks

Thanks, gonna try this on my catalytic converter

Just bought a set.

Do they have something like this that works with the slave and master cylinders on Miata? The line is in the way of a tight , tight connection.

Do you think it would work with the nut? Got 2 spinning nuts on a strut mount. Tried a nut splitter only put a crack in it

I have a damaged nut holding on my front brake caliper it was rounded too much for the right sized socket to fit and too much material for the next smallest one. Dremeled the nut down to size, hammered socket on and it just fell off, stripped of and couldn't bite deep enough to hold on.

Do they have a non marring version of these? For delicate work of course

What about Sparkplugs?

Have you ever used these on a stud? Got some broken exhaust manifold bolts on my GMC truck plus several rounded bolt heads. (Did see you talked about bolt heads broken off)

It's good you gave the item code because the link in your description doesn't go there. Also, $358 is a lot of money!

did you know blue point has a twist flip socket set in 1/2 drive that is good for lug nuts and locking lug nuts

craftsman makes a set, usa made. same ones as mac tool. Thankfully i havent had to use them yet. Another handy tool is a cone shaped stud/broken bolt extractor, i got one from autozone for like $12

Is this tool available in 1/2 inch drive?

Great video and clear instructions, thank you. So, how much did you pay for this set?

Can I use those with an extension ?

If the original size of an oil drain plug was 10 mm, and got rounded off, what size extractor head would you use? Is there a size 9 or 8 mm?

If you want to round off bolt use a HF open end👍🔧

My set (not this brand) explicitely says to NOT use a hammer but only turn the nut and it will start gripping.

Can u do a video on rear rusted 02 sensor stripped and ued the same tool from 7/8 or 22mm to 11/16

Are these available at harbor freight ?