I can’t seem to figure how to use a socket wrench. I’ve watched videos and understand righty tighty lefty loosey. There’s a switch on the back that allows you go to right or left. Problem I’m having is, let’s say I want to loosen, I set it to the left and turn left and it’s just stuck/jams. Doesn’t seem to turn. The other issue I’m having is when it does turn. It turns a little and then jams. Am I suppose to turn it and little til it jams, then bring it back, then turn it til it jams, then bring it back, etc.? Or should it just turn all in one go.
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You’re better with clockwise/anticlockwise. Turning to the left of the handle of a wrench is turning clockwise, which is tightening the bolt. Just hold the socket and check it’s going to be turning the correct direction and ratcheting the other way etc, easiest way to figure it out instead of the righty tighty thing, lol.
What are you working on? And if you are looking at the bolt from behind then everything is reversed.
Put wrench on bolt, clockwise to tighten, anticlockwise to loosen, as you’re looking at it. The wrench will click effortlessly one way, but not the other.
Turn switch on back if clicking in your direction of travel, then turn. There are rare occasions for reverse threads, but as you cannot work a socket, let’s keep it simple, it’s really that easy.
Sounds to me like a righty tighty lefty loosy type of problem alright. Ya sure you can turn a bolt with a regular no-ratchet spanner?
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