I didn’t think they would take that much either, but by hand 75-100 ft-lbs is a lot on these u-joints.

Based on what taking some of my 1/4 inch stuff close to failure point feels like and how small those pins are i was ready stand by my guess. But i was way off 😂😂.

Personally I’ve put 100 ftlbs on a 1/4” drive 13mm snap on without failure or deformation

@@ClientGraphics Support the head of the ratchet with your other hand... As is, you are not being consistent, so it's not a valid test. Some are straight, and some are laying over when they break.

They are universal jointd and they should swivel

You're not wrong

Lol

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Well I guess someone had to take it seriously 😑

Rwd swap civic with universal joint

On an angle or bend by hand, it's hard to apply over 60 ft-lbs and keep everything stable. Evercraft was probably the biggest surprise to me out of all the ones tested in the video. There is so much value in the market today that one brand is not an end-all solution. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Doing the top bolts on BMW transmission bellhousing... You need a very strong swivel

Have you ever impacted out brake booster bolts? That requires two swivels, so I'm guessing the angles at least double the ft lbs required

I believe your right more about the evercraft and dewalt, but Stanley's warranty has been shit for years

@@wickedoffroadmachines7241 Recently tried "warranty" on a Facom socket the split (cordless impact wrench, should not have done this) . Facom is a EU subsidiary of Stanley-Black & Decker. This series of Facom socket has not been sold in the US of A since Stanley-Black & Decker purchased Facom from the French. One phone call to Stanely Hand tools division which is Proto-Blackhawk, the gal found a similar equivalent socket then shipped the replacement socket free of any charges. No question asked, no split-broken socket sent back.. Not bad at all for customer service for using a socket not as intended. Purchase Stanley-Proto-Blackhawk tools again, Absolutely.

Thank you for pointing that out, anyone can sit there and destroy a product means nothing it's better to demonstrated in real life scenario in use.

I agree. I feel like this video does not provide much info. Just breaking stuff... Not to mention you torque down on it straight and not at an angle. Also, some are impact rated and some are not.

Bro, make a Patreon. I also want to see

Having woeked on cars a while, the most torque/abuse a swivel impact or adapter is likely to ever see are struts to knuckle bolts and caliper bracket bolts, due to the often large angle and being directly connected to impact gun. Doing bellhousing bolts, the angle is much less and extensions reduce torque at the ujoint so its not so bad.

@@connor3288 I've done my fair share of transmission pulling and in some situations like a front wheel drive your angle will be maxed out .The bolts will have locktight on them and it'll be just like a caliper bracket or tighter especially in the all wheel drive models . The more you hammer on the swivel the hotter it gets and shortens it's life . The reason for my comment was your not just going to break a impact swivel in the method he's using it or shorten it's life or not be able to use it from the particular test method used other then deliberately breaking it .. I have swivels that are useless because there gulled up and the pin is not broke making it useless because it's stuck or no longer swivels . It's one thing to break something for no good reason and another to explain the life and strength of a tool for what it's used for and how the the metal can break down like flexing a piece of metal back and forth till it cracks and breaks . That would be the life of a swivel not breaking it like a extension to see how strong it is . As I said not a bad video just not the life of the swivel nor what it's used for or showing it's maxed angle of usage getting damaged . It's one thing to break them another to use them every day in a shop where everyone has different brand tools that hold up in every day use .

Dude.... Fantastic comment I bet he won't do it. He usually wears sandals in the shop so I doubt he actually uses those metal devices

I wear flip flops in my shop all the time. And definitely do more automotive work than the average joe

I was hoping the Tekton would do well and it ended up sucking! The Tekton ratchet is good though. 🤣😭

The problem is you can’t reliably test at an angle because of the nature of the problem. The torque will vary depending on the exact position of the pieces of the joint. It’s why you never use a u-joint with a torque wrench either. Straight testing shows the maximum raw strength of the components, that’s what matters. The amount of torque you can safely apply when actually using it as a u-joint is probably around 50% of the breaking strength. Only two of them failed below 125ft lbs, which means all the others should be good to at least the ASME Min proof spec of 62.5ft lbs, although I would be wary of the Craftsman and any other that showed evidence of bending in the 62.5ft lbs test.

@@geoffstrickler I hear ya bro and tend to agree. But I'd like to see the angled test nonetheless!

@@geoffstrickler I've used one on a torque wrench plenty of times.. Sometimes you just can't get anything else in there

@@brettwalkom948 but you won’t get accurate readings when you do. It’s just guesswork if you use a u-joint on a torque wrench.

@@geoffstrickler every bolt has a plus or minus.. 5 or so ftlbs here or there won't matter

What I can tell you is that Ingersoll Rand partnered with Alltrade Tools for a lot of the hand tool lineup.

I believe Sunex is supposed to be better quality across the board

I hope so just ordered them. Do the inner springs fail?

No problem this was a fun video to make. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I was planning on buying some swivel adapters and this video gave me a good idea on what to buy.

CorpsePenis probably the most unique name I’ve ever seen on KZfaq. Congratulations.

I own some grey pneumatic wobble sockets, haven't tested them yet but I automatically lower my expectations when dealing with a design using a swivel/flex joint.

No problem appreciate you commenting and watching👍🏻

I know right? A friend actually jokingly said I’ll two thumbs down it this week and I said I’m totally using that line😁

ClientGraphics that’s the best kind of friend😂

The second click cancels out the first click. Just a way to keep the thumbs down votes from showing up. Not cool !

@@ClientGraphics Awesome line!

@@vger66 Duh?

Heck yah man! Let the collection begin.

Me too I picked up about eleven sets of the half inch drive PINLESS IMPACT from 7/16"-7/8" and I have yet to break one, or twist, crack or anything really they are spring loaded also, so I'm a gigantic fan of these things the tool dealer was going out of business so I bought all that I could I think he has like 20 sets of them left

Evercraft Socket Universal Joint $5.49 www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7741431 Part#: BK 7741431 enjoy it!

That reminds me I need to break some more tools soon😉

The Duralast and Husky are both Apex Tools so I imagine these two would be a good starting point for being made in a similar place.

Duralast tools were made by great neck .now its it's made by Stanley and gear wrench

I noticed the other day all my tools are made in Tawain.

@@ChunkyMonkaayyy Better than China >:)

I don’t have any of the SK FlexZone sockets, sorry. Interesting concept, but I personally haven’t destroyed too many impact sockets that it would make sense for me to purchase and test them.

@@ClientGraphics no problem, I'll pick one up and a snapoff and give them a test against the bulldozer.

There's a weird market perception that impact rated means tougher but as you saw the Titan with the least flesh of impact rated performed substantially worse, all my customers at Sydneytools just dive on more expensive ordinary impact rated ones when we have plenty Bahco or sidchrome chromed Universal's that are probably stronger.

@@DoesntHurtYet it's still apple's to oranges by design. A chrome socket is designed for consistent and more or less constant pressure, and an impact socket is made to withstand intermittent (albeit it very short recesses between anvil strikes) shock/jarring force. Chrome gets it done with "finesse" and impact sockets with brute force. Chrome sockets are almost always harder than impacts. Buy yourself two impact guns, run one exclusively with impact rated sockets, and the other with chrome. Do this for six months and compare the anvils.

@@jedediahhoffman7925 no doubt, i agree but I'm coming from the angle I'm sure this video addresses for most people, which tool is most versatile in strength rather than correct for the job. I can only assume they damage their wallets, sockets and bolts with the illusion they need impact. Like you "could" use a full tang chisel instead of cold chisel because you can find them cheaper, but is it strong enough to justify not just getting a cold chisel that'll last 1000 uses instead of a chisel you'll grind to a stub if it lasts 50

@@DoesntHurtYet if could use vs should use ruled though, where would we be without our beloved crescent wrenches? The tool designed, sold, and beloved, targeted specifically for getting around not using the right tool. All I'm asking is for a shoot out between these big brands. Cornell, snap on, GP, and all the other brands you might find in took boxes all over the u.s.

Yup me as wel

And the craftsman the stanley/ husky are made at the same factory

@@raphealwood4434 no shit ? In Taiwan I'm guessing most tekton comes from Taiwan

I can show you some of the black and decker bits are made in Taiwan...

lol, it was that or catch the leg of the tripod. I laugh every time I play that part over.

I did my best and so did the spring-loaded Motivx Tools u-joint. Very cool concept and definitely more affordable at $24.95 on Amazon compared to a Matco 3pc spring-loaded set Part No. S3USL at $89.95. Direct link to Amazon www.amazon.com/Motivx-Tools-Universal-4-Inch-U-Joints/dp/B07WK99RST

Motivx Tools After 40 years of wrenching on everything from classic cars to trains I’ve acquired enough universal joints to fill a gallon can but that didn’t stop me from buying the Motivx set that was in this test. You can see and feel the quality compared to others I own, Snap-on, Proto, Herbrand, etc. The only problem I have with them is I don’t know if I should put them in my toolbox or a display cabinet because they are that nice!

@@baxter130 Ha, awesome! Toolbox for sure, they were made to be used. Ever since we launched them last year, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks for picking up a set!

@@baxter130 On second thought, you could use one set for your display cabinet and get another for the toolbox...

Ideally you would want the u-joint to hold a socket in whatever angle you need and move only when you need it to fit on the fastener once past all obstacles and bends. After repeated use they typically loosen/wear and a socket just flops on the u-joint. Cheaper brands are notorious for being floppy people will wrap electrical tape on the joint to help hold it.

Thanks buddy👍🏻

Definitely fun, the GP was impressive. Appreciate you watching and commenting👌🏻

@@ClientGraphics appreciate you doing this and staying safe I was worried you were going to get smoked by those sockets blowing apart lol

Masterforce it the brand carried by a home improvement chain called Menards. I believe you take it back to the store and they exchange it for whatever the current model is. As to what they do if the item is not in-stock or available I do not know. Just call up Menards and ask as they might give you a store credit or a like or similar item.

@@ClientGraphics thank you

He might need to put on a safety harness if he tests 1/2". :)

Hill Top Machine Works got that right lol.

flies off camera *crashing noises*

@@ChunkyMonkaayyy 🤣😂🤣😂👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I have buts it’s a 2.25 hour round-trip drive and I have only be to Northern Tools once. If it were closer I totally would be there more.

Some of the items came in sets of 3 vs others as single while some were apart of a larger complete tool set. A few like the JobSmart were on clearance or the Harbor Freight I used a 30% off coupon so the pricing was all over the board and didn’t make sense to calculate on this one.

Motivx Tools 3/8" Drive 6mm - 24mm Metric Shallow 26 Piece Socket, Ratchet, Extension, and Accessory Set

@@ClientGraphics Thanks