Thank you, I'm 16 and my dad asked me to loosen some bolts and I had to figure out how a socket wrench worked 🤣 After 40 minutes of finding the right sizes and your video, I figured it out
After sifting through 10 different videos from experts to average Joes you sir alone gave me the exact information I needed about the direction dial functionality. Thanks a bunch!
The only video I found that explains how to actually use a socket wrench lol. Thanks for the nice and slow video!!! Helped a lot visualizing the socket + wrench with the orange marking!!
Instructions tell me after hand tighten use socket wrench about two to three turns only to prevent overtightening and crack the toilet tank. How much would you say is considered a turn? One turn. I'm not sure
an animation that shows the part that clicks czcams.com/video/xSByIjvcyUk/video.html someone taking a real ratchet apart and showing the ratcheting czcams.com/video/lqDnv5Ydwvc/video.html
Hi, I know that this is an old video, but if you see this, I’m new with dealing with all of this, I bought a socket wrench but it has ON and OFF with the switch in the middle. If I set it to OFF does that mean I”m loosening it (like taking the bolt off) and ON meaning that I”m tightening it (putting it on)? Either way, thanks and nice video.
i think so. i haven't seen that kind of socket wrench before. but it seems likely that "on" means "put the nut *on* the bolt" and "off" means "take the nut *off* the bolt"
I was hoping you'd show me what I'm doing wrong, if I don't get the clicky noise. There has to be some proper way to hold the tool, or to apply pressure to it, that gets a consistent ratchet noise when winding it back without moving the wrench and nut. Something in my application of the tool is off, and I'm just tightening then loosening, tightening then loosening. If I am in a position to actually hold onto the wrench bit when I'm in the winding back part of the stroke, I get nice consistent clickety sounds. For example, right now I'm opening up hose clamps. But once I've got the hose clamp on the bit it's supposed to tighten, I can no longer get fingers in to hold onto the wrench fitting. Which, y'know, I know I shouldn't even have to do if I could just get the right pressure or grip or whatever. Funny how things that are natural and obvious to so many folks are difficult for others of us, isn't it.
you're not doing anything wrong. i know exactly what you're talking about. unfortunately, this is a place where socket wrenches could improve. if the nut is completely loose, then the socket does not tighten it. i have to hold it until it's at least a little tightened before the clicky sounds take over
+dj bell tl;dr incorrect medium: you still need to turn the correct way to turn the nut. but you can also turn the other way and not undo. large: the ratcheting of the socket wrench allows you to turn one way to move the nut, and the other way to get back to starting position. you can tell when you're moving the nut because it will be more difficult to turn the wrench, and it will be quiet. you can tell when you're just going back to start position because it makes clicky sounds and be easier. which direction the nut moves in, and which direction is clicky and lets the nut stay still is decided by the switch.
Thought I was never gonna need to use this video found out my ratchet was a opposite or it was backward then I was used to using I have doubts on my ability
ok does the vid make the pic opposite cause i looked at my tools and the left is on the right and the right is on the left and its soo opposite cause i get confused when working on my car witch way the nuts come off and i have broke alot of bolts like that
same in video as in real life. when i hold my socket wrench up to the screen and do what is shown in the video, it works the same way. it's totally possible that for your socket wrench things are reversed. that seems unlikely given how they are made. see czcams.com/video/BkCBI9o7fi0/video.html
the wrench does get harder to turn when the nut is tightened. exactly how much to push on the wrench depends a lot on what is being tightened. but in cases like this, there will be a significant jump in difficulty and that will be when the nut is tight enough.
Dave GB i doubt you will break threads by tightening unless you have old, weathered nuts and bolts. I'd be more worried about crushing whatever is between the nut and bolt.
ozzloy thank you but I realized I don’t have the same ratchet . Mine doesn’t have that button it just had the little arrow to switch which side to pull from.. :/
no worries. no one was born with innate knowledge of how a socket wrench works... or a million other simple-once-you-know-it things. glad this was helpful.
this is true. other comments have pointed this out too. some wrenches have the direction of the switch for tighten/loosen exactly opposite of what's shown in this video.
@@midnightmc3096that’s stupid right. It should be the same for all of them. I use wrench at tyre shop by my own (because they had a lot of work so they borrowed it) and I wasn’t sure if I did it right. Anyway I thought it was switch to the right. So I back to them and they do it for me. But as you said they put this switch to the left this time. I thought it is wrong but it wasn’t clicking when they were tightening I don’t get it
could you elaborate? do you mean that there is incorrect information in the video? i could make an annotation on this video or redo the video with corrected information. but right now i'm not sure which part is wrong. thanks for watching!
Thank you, I'm 16 and my dad asked me to loosen some bolts and I had to figure out how a socket wrench worked 🤣 After 40 minutes of finding the right sizes and your video, I figured it out
hey, that's awesome! glad things are working out for you!
After sifting through 10 different videos from experts to average Joes you sir alone gave me the exact information I needed about the direction dial functionality. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for taking the time to do this.
cbr9927 you're welcome!
Cant see what you are doing with this the words over the pictures....DUH
@@ozzloy yeah you took a lot of time to smack somebody’s nuts
The only video I found that explains how to actually use a socket wrench lol. Thanks for the nice and slow video!!! Helped a lot visualizing the socket + wrench with the orange marking!!
you're welcome!
Thank you so much!! Couldn't find an in-depth explanation of this until your video 😭
Thank you for helping me. I didn't realize what the lever for tightening and loosening was. This made a difference for me!
THANK YOU!!! Straight to the point what I needed!!
yay!
Agreed
Thank you so much for your easy to follow demo. I literally tighten a screw in the time of the video and it took me one day to figure it out lol
yay! glad it helped!
i am doing cocaine wile i watch this
Hell yeah me too brother
And I bet y’all are white, just sayin
Who's cocaine?
Why are u doing them?
What is happening?
Thank you!!!
Thank you very much!!
Sweet baby j thank you for making this clear and concise
Thank you
Thank you. This was so confusing to me.
Thank you so much I have a table to take apart and totally needed this
Thank you. Fairly recently widowed and this helped me so much. Thanks again!
you're welcome!
Helpful! I couldn't figure out which way was tightening vs loosening. When the wrench is clicking, it's not tightening.
Right = Tight
Left = Loosen
Instructions tell me after hand tighten use socket wrench about two to three turns only to prevent overtightening and crack the toilet tank. How much would you say is considered a turn? One turn. I'm not sure
Do screwdrivers work the same? Or should i just go cook some toast?
So what if I switch it to left and then try to tighten screws clockwise?
Might want to double check right is losing left is tightening
what is that clicky noise? clicky noise? why is it doing it? where is it coming from? will it ever go away? I like the clicky noise.
an animation that shows the part that clicks
czcams.com/video/xSByIjvcyUk/video.html
someone taking a real ratchet apart and showing the ratcheting
czcams.com/video/lqDnv5Ydwvc/video.html
wow. Magic
thanks so much.
you're welcome!
Best video on here for this I STG
YOU. ROCK!
Hi, I know that this is an old video, but if you see this, I’m new with dealing with all of this, I bought a socket wrench but it has ON and OFF with the switch in the middle. If I set it to OFF does that mean I”m loosening it (like taking the bolt off) and ON meaning that I”m tightening it (putting it on)? Either way, thanks and nice video.
i think so. i haven't seen that kind of socket wrench before. but it seems likely that "on" means "put the nut *on* the bolt" and "off" means "take the nut *off* the bolt"
Thats what it means
Thankkk yoooou
my ratchet does not have a switch to go clockwise. only goes counter clcokwise
My wrench doesn't have the little switch. 😞😲
Jackie Morrell me too lmfao wtf
I kid you not I'm watching this just to figure out how to loosen a socket
45,000 people and me probablyyyyy didn’t really know how to use a socket wrench before watching this vidya. XD Thanks! ❤️
I was hoping you'd show me what I'm doing wrong, if I don't get the clicky noise. There has to be some proper way to hold the tool, or to apply pressure to it, that gets a consistent ratchet noise when winding it back without moving the wrench and nut. Something in my application of the tool is off, and I'm just tightening then loosening, tightening then loosening. If I am in a position to actually hold onto the wrench bit when I'm in the winding back part of the stroke, I get nice consistent clickety sounds. For example, right now I'm opening up hose clamps. But once I've got the hose clamp on the bit it's supposed to tighten, I can no longer get fingers in to hold onto the wrench fitting. Which, y'know, I know I shouldn't even have to do if I could just get the right pressure or grip or whatever.
Funny how things that are natural and obvious to so many folks are difficult for others of us, isn't it.
you're not doing anything wrong. i know exactly what you're talking about. unfortunately, this is a place where socket wrenches could improve. if the nut is completely loose, then the socket does not tighten it. i have to hold it until it's at least a little tightened before the clicky sounds take over
@@ozzloy Thanks. I have a chance to pay attention to and practice this tomorrow.
@@lindablanchard1803 how did it go?
@@ozzloy That did the trick.
@@lindablanchard1803 wonderful!
Thanks again
Thank you i’am new to this kind of stuff, and I don’t feel like a dummy.
wonderful! that's really great that it helped!
i needed to show this to my freind.
cool! hope it helped!
So it doesn't matter which way you turn the ratchet as long as it's in the loosen/ tighten position?
+dj bell tl;dr incorrect
medium: you still need to turn the correct way to turn the nut. but you can also turn the other way and not undo.
large: the ratcheting of the socket wrench allows you to turn one way to move the nut, and the other way to get back to starting position. you can tell when you're moving the nut because it will be more difficult to turn the wrench, and it will be quiet. you can tell when you're just going back to start position because it makes clicky sounds and be easier. which direction the nut moves in, and which direction is clicky and lets the nut stay still is decided by the switch.
Thought I was never gonna need to use this video found out my ratchet was a opposite or it was backward then I was used to using I have doubts on my ability
i liked the video about righty toghty lefty loosey
patty patterson keep ur political opinions to urself lol
the way you explained it was confusing
ok does the vid make the pic opposite cause i looked at my tools and the left is on the right and the right is on the left and its soo opposite cause i get confused when working on my car witch way the nuts come off and i have broke alot of bolts like that
same in video as in real life. when i hold my socket wrench up to the screen and do what is shown in the video, it works the same way. it's totally possible that for your socket wrench things are reversed. that seems unlikely given how they are made. see czcams.com/video/BkCBI9o7fi0/video.html
@@ozzloy x t
when you tighten the nut fully ,do you feel it with wrench?
the wrench does get harder to turn when the nut is tightened. exactly how much to push on the wrench depends a lot on what is being tightened. but in cases like this, there will be a significant jump in difficulty and that will be when the nut is tight enough.
ok thanks for the reply I just don't wanna break the thread
Dave GB i doubt you will break threads by tightening unless you have old, weathered nuts and bolts. I'd be more worried about crushing whatever is between the nut and bolt.
Some are different and thats fucked up
How do you remove the wrench to put a new one ?
to remove the socket, press the button above the switch
ozzloy thank you but I realized I don’t have the same ratchet . Mine doesn’t have that button it just had the little arrow to switch which side to pull from.. :/
@@nelsonbelson4849 then the switch itself might be a button. not sure. what kind of socket wrench?
Do I feel a lil dumb because I had to google how socket wrenches work? Most definitely.
no worries. no one was born with innate knowledge of how a socket wrench works... or a million other simple-once-you-know-it things. glad this was helpful.
The right loosens!?
Dr. Bill Johnson ur shot
Completely the opposite of many wrenches, including all of my U.S. made Stanley or Sears ones.
this is true. other comments have pointed this out too. some wrenches have the direction of the switch for tighten/loosen exactly opposite of what's shown in this video.
@@ozzloy I would venture to say that most of them are opposite.
@@midnightmc3096that’s stupid right. It should be the same for all of them. I use wrench at tyre shop by my own (because they had a lot of work so they borrowed it) and I wasn’t sure if I did it right. Anyway I thought it was switch to the right. So I back to them and they do it for me. But as you said they put this switch to the left this time. I thought it is wrong but it wasn’t clicking when they were tightening I don’t get it
Wow thanks for nothing
How do you actually keep the screw from turning please someone?
Pretty sure the purpose is to turn the screw in one direction not keep it from turning
Andrew Gosnell idk if you figured it out, but take wrench and put it against back of bolt while losenjng with other hand
This makes no sense
This information is not correct
could you elaborate? do you mean that there is incorrect information in the video? i could make an annotation on this video or redo the video with corrected information. but right now i'm not sure which part is wrong.
thanks for watching!
nah, i think this comment is a self-referential paradox.
Your comment is not correct.