Yeah, they work really well. However, I resist buying a set of extraction sockets that would cost more than the value of the vehicle I would be using them on.
FleaBay is a good place for a gently used set I'd bet as come Feb when the Christmas Tool sell off from mechanics will be happening. Never fails! Deals will be had as usual!
MAC, Napa, etc need to sponsor SMA immediately. Eric keep on sharing the good and bad of products and gives an honest review. If he trusts a product, so does America!!
I bought them in September to get out a broken,rounded off spark plug.I don’t know how I would have gotten it out without these.Definitely worth the money
I have the RBRT ball end Allen sockets, I see a lot of Allen head in what I repair and they are the best. Yeah, they’re proud of them, but sometimes things are worth the price of admission.
I would say it a bit differently: sometimes things are worth paying a ransom for, but you should still shoot the hostage taker at your first opportunity. You might have to obtain a set of these, but your driver shouldn't show their face in town again for a good, long while.
Ordered 4 commonly used sockets that I’m always stripping out. In yooper Michigan I definitely need these. I have tried anything and everything. What usually ends up working is cutting torch off the crap, or sending it into the shop and let them finish off my mess. Thx for the link eric
Ive been pleased with the mac rbrt line of extractors! The rbrt 1/4 bits are awesome as well!! The precision torque wrenches are a nice set of wrenches
MAC should send you some compensation for this video. I'm going to buy a set. Seeing is believing. I work on 10wheeler snow plows in Utah that are bathed in salt. When I go to service the Allison Transmission filters, all of the bolts look like your wheel bearing bolts in this video. All twelve bolts are 15mm heads, but a 14mm socket won't even start to grab them. Love all of your videos. Your content is truly geared to technicians.
I got a set of Irwin's that are exactly like this (got them off amazon as well). I needed them for rounded off oil pan bolt (who ever changed the oil before me totally boned the bolt). Worked like a champ.
Far up north, in the land of ice and snow and polar bears, the Canadian Tire store sell a set of these under their Mastercraft brand. They seem to do pretty damn good. My set has been chugging along for over fifteen years now. Although they lack the trash ejector idea. For the cheap version, you squeeze them in the vice and punch out the remains of the offending fastener. Fair warning though. A buddy of mine states the new ones might be made of a cheaper type of chinesium since he tells me his set seem to have lost some of their bite. Could be bad material, bad hardening or just a bad batch. In any case, always remember, there are always options. Some are better, some are not. Let your work and your wallet guide you.
I just bout a set today bc he showed up at the right time..doi g rear hub on a prius.. a rounded bolt.. absolutely work great.. $278 canadian and i thank you so much for the idea for them definitely worth the bucks
Your final line in the video was priceless! “You’re gonna have to refinance the house though.” CUE END MUSIC. Man I wish I had gone to school to become a Mac Tools or Snap On salesman
Oh my damn! I had to click the link to check the price. I have a mechanic friend whose wife wants to get him some gift tools he might not buy for himself. This will show how much she loves him! As obviously Mrs. O loves you enough to let you buy them!
Either that is love or her being smart. If you can take those rusted out bolts this quickly, he has less time with each car, so he can fit more cars in each day and make more money then he spent on this set.
Used the Craftsman version and they work, surprisingly. Had to get a bolt off a pool pump motor... Rain, chlorine, etc etc. Nearly no head at all... Bada bing, came right out. Thank you for saying rounded and not.... Stripped!!!
That is one awesome socket. I may need to invest. That said some of the comments are shocked by the price. I will admit I haven’t priced them yet but here are a couple things to consider. The price of goods is only going up. If you do not work on vehicles for a living, I agree it may not be worth it to you to purchase for 1 or 2 bolts and then collect dust/trust in the toolbox. This is also why it costs to have a vehicle repaired CORRECTLY by a professional. The right toll gets t he job down much quicker usually. You don’t pay for the speed of the repair you pay for the experience the tech has gained to be able to do that repair in short time. Thanks for the video really enjoy watching your channel. 👍👍👍
In powersports I see alot of Allen and torx fasteners. I was on the fence for a long time then I gave in. They absolutely do what they say and have saved me many many times.
I use the R.B.R.T. Hex and Torx, T-Handles and sockets daily. They are expensive but they have stood the test of time, Ive yet to break one or ruin the tool, Very little wear on tools i use 50 times per day. Worth every penny !
I've a Metrinch set that also works well for rounded bolts & nuts. My most reliable sockets are my old Sidchrome, best spanners are Toledo, all bought between 1960 & mid '70's. I tried replacing them with newer Sidchrome in the 1990's but they broke. I wasn't too surprised as they were chrome and looked cheap.
Glad I found your channel!! I need a good mechanic and you are only an hour away from me. Right across Seneca lake, I live in Ovid NY, You will be seeing me soon my friend..
Hey man, thank you for your efforts makin these videos. I've been a subscriber since ? But a brother from another mother is pursuing being a pro tech. He's doin great. I sent him your channel, he's ready for the next step. You're who I refer folks to. You're the best!
Don't get me wrong. I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. But the price of that extractor set is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. 😆
My comment was going to be how you got the bolt out of the tool. Thanks for showing us how that was done. After looking at the price I think it should come with you to take out the bolt.
If they don't have this nice feature, you put the tool in a pair of vice grips or anything to hold it, get any long metal think that hits down the hole of the socket, and take your hammer and give it a wack. Always works.
Those look awesome. I do like the wedge lock design too. HF has short sockets, in a very inexpensive set. I have yet to break one, and they have seen hell. ex. Bflo, NY 2002 Subaru hub bolts. Plus they work as regular sockets, if you had to pack light.
I’ve got the craftsman version. Works good enough for this shade tree dialysis tech. Not that I use them for work, nope, just the occasional general mayhem rusty stuff at home. Good morning all!
Im pretty sure I have a few sized of the master craft I havent had to bust out , but Im ready to hammer them on, no thor here, I should look into if a regular ratchet trying to spin them is proper.
Hi Eric. Have you ever thought about a 4X Rivet Gun and Screw knocker ? It works wonders on nuts , bolts , screws etc. I have both and they work great . Straight in vibration and turn screw knocker to loosen fasteners. I use this combo on aircraft for yrs.
I have a set of the Allen ones and Torx ones. See a good number of rounded screws. They’ve come in super handy and work really well. Hadn’t bought the sockets since I’d used other sockets that look like those but didn’t really work well. Guess I’ll owe the Mac guy some more money soon.
Thanks for "Bonus SMA" Eric! I just had to replace a simple rounded-off drain plug bolt in my son's Ranger. Wasn't as bad as your demo, but bad enough...
If I did that stuff for a living, I'd have those sockets for sure. As a professional homeowner, I'd probably just weld some scrap to it a few times till I got it to break loose.
A major part of being a good craftsman (mechanic, plumber, electrician, carpenter) is first to understand what it that you are trying to accomplish. After that, if you are lucky someone one can tell you the "trick" for doing what needs to be done (if you are unlucky, you will have to figure it out yourself). After completing the task a few times you will quite often realize that a specific tool would make the whole process much easier. You can tell the good craftspeople by how many tools they have and how much they like looking at new tools!
Thank you for sharing. I was looking for something that would really work in a situation like this. I have two front hubs to replace in a full size GMC and the bolt heads are almost rotted round. It should do the trick. Thanks again.
I will admit Eric, I’m just dumb just ole collision tech/painter that isn’t afraid to tackle my own mechanical repairs and I also live in the rust belt. I ran into a rounded head a while back. It being a weekend so no tool truck at my disposal and also being a cheap ass, I went to hobo freight and bought a set of theirs. And to my amazement, with a little BS heat from a propane touch (not MAP gas) they actually worked. But, I will look into these Matco ones.
I've got a set that I got from snap-on. Absolutely worth the money. Saved my bacon more than once. They work awesome on rounded off lug nuts, especially the junk gm ones with the tin shield that is always missing.
Duuuuude! Or the 21 mm lugs that someone used a 7/8ths on and now the tin is all distorted. I'd like to meet the engineer who thought putting that tin shield on there was a good idea.
Doing this every day, and being the Heavy Duty industry, I've learned to not ask "how much" when it comes to tools. Instead, buy just in case you need it. I'd rather have and hardly use it. Than to need it, and not have it.
Great piece of kit Eric , i bet they are big bucks over here in the UK, glad I have no mortgage, but I have a wife who says I dont need it , great video, thanks for sharing 👍
DUDE! ( I just called you dude …😁). Those things are IMPRESSIVE!! I can’t believe that didn’t just strip right off. You ain’t kiddin’ about the cost! I’ve bought a lot of cars for that price! Of course I’d need both metric and SAE to cover all the bases. OUCH! I’ll gladly pay it after seeing this though!!
Yeah, they work really well. However, I resist buying a set of extraction sockets that would cost more than the value of the vehicle I would be using them on.
You ain't kidding. I could pay someone else to do the work for what these things cost.
Except the time they're gonna save you is worth the money itself. Flat rate don't feel bad for you when you have a stripped or rounded bolt.
@@clutchcanadian4110 Not to mention the aggravation and eventual stroke it will give you trying to get them out without a set of these!
FleaBay is a good place for a gently used set I'd bet as come Feb when the Christmas Tool sell off from mechanics will be happening. Never fails! Deals will be had as usual!
Great point smart man!
Every shop needs a trash extractor!
That's the new guy
That used to be my son but he grew up and moved out. :-)
Dodge Dirty Max 6.6 extractor?
Be very careful Wes. Some of the stuff you work on, might end up with just a set of tires in the shop 😂
Philadelphia CIty Hall needs one.
MAC, Napa, etc need to sponsor SMA immediately. Eric keep on sharing the good and bad of products and gives an honest review. If he trusts a product, so does America!!
Even better you can put the rounded bolts back in for the next mechanic to enjoy.
Sharing is caring!
That’s just cold.
Make sure to add locktite!
@@coleregan7115 the red one.
and cross thread it
I bought them in September to get out a broken,rounded off spark plug.I don’t know how I would have gotten it out without these.Definitely worth the money
sir i just want to say,you are a good and honest man. its a shame we dont have more like you in this world.god bless you and your buz.
I have the RBRT ball end Allen sockets, I see a lot of Allen head in what I repair and they are the best. Yeah, they’re proud of them, but sometimes things are worth the price of admission.
I would say it a bit differently: sometimes things are worth paying a ransom for, but you should still shoot the hostage taker at your first opportunity. You might have to obtain a set of these, but your driver shouldn't show their face in town again for a good, long while.
@@antibrevity You want quality stuff made from quality materials you have to be willing to pay for it.
I have not seen success with allen fasteners, if anything, they rounded them even more.
The right tool for the job always pays off!!!!!!
With the right tool, everything looks easy.
This was a tool designed by an angry mechanic, not a shadetree idealist. An excellent recommendation!
Rocket socket did well on project farm, I bought a set and was deeply impressed!!
"You're gonna have to refinance the house though." LOL
This was one of the better (and most accurate) comments that I have heard Eric make ! ! !
he wasnt kiddin either
Shade tree mechanic here. That was just beautiful to watch.
Own a set of these for years now. When you need them. Priceless..
Their rbrt torx bits are amazing as well. Work amazing and bite really good. Guess I’m going to have to snag a set of these as well.
That set is worth every cent if it can get you done way faster than any other option and it takes out the trash too. Great information here as always!
Ordered 4 commonly used sockets that I’m always stripping out. In yooper Michigan I definitely need these. I have tried anything and everything. What usually ends up working is cutting torch off the crap, or sending it into the shop and let them finish off my mess. Thx for the link eric
Perfect for removing chowdered mag wheel lock nuts too.
Or when the customer has lost the key.
Have the part number for the kit with the sizes for lock keys? Won't see the dealer till next week
never leave home without them!
For two sets of these from my Mac guy and they are freaking incredible
That is a tool right there. Not a gimmick! Thanks Eric.
I have used these at my buddy's shop before and they worked amazingly.
they better work for the price they are
Ive been pleased with the mac rbrt line of extractors! The rbrt 1/4 bits are awesome as well!! The precision torque wrenches are a nice set of wrenches
They bits they have are outstanding as well!
Full beans of Thor, hell yeah. Thanks Dr. O!
we appreciate your honesty
MAC should send you some compensation for this video. I'm going to buy a set. Seeing is believing. I work on 10wheeler snow plows in Utah that are bathed in salt. When I go to service the Allison Transmission filters, all of the bolts look like your wheel bearing bolts in this video. All twelve bolts are 15mm heads, but a 14mm socket won't even start to grab them. Love all of your videos. Your content is truly geared to technicians.
Good morning, Good video Eric.
I got a set of Irwin's that are exactly like this (got them off amazon as well). I needed them for rounded off oil pan bolt (who ever changed the oil before me totally boned the bolt). Worked like a champ.
Far up north, in the land of ice and snow and polar bears, the Canadian Tire store sell a set of these under their Mastercraft brand. They seem to do pretty damn good. My set has been chugging along for over fifteen years now. Although they lack the trash ejector idea. For the cheap version, you squeeze them in the vice and punch out the remains of the offending fastener.
Fair warning though. A buddy of mine states the new ones might be made of a cheaper type of chinesium since he tells me his set seem to have lost some of their bite. Could be bad material, bad hardening or just a bad batch. In any case, always remember, there are always options. Some are better, some are not. Let your work and your wallet guide you.
I have a set of crappy tire too.. the macs work way better.. my driver sold them for $278
Just checked them out on the Mac Site. You weren't kidding about refinancing the house.
I just bout a set today bc he showed up at the right time..doi g rear hub on a prius.. a rounded bolt.. absolutely work great..
$278 canadian and i thank you so much for the idea for them definitely worth the bucks
Your final line in the video was priceless! “You’re gonna have to refinance the house though.” CUE END MUSIC. Man I wish I had gone to school to become a Mac Tools or Snap On salesman
Oh my damn! I had to click the link to check the price. I have a mechanic friend whose wife wants to get him some gift tools he might not buy for himself. This will show how much she loves him! As obviously Mrs. O loves you enough to let you buy them!
Either that is love or her being smart. If you can take those rusted out bolts this quickly, he has less time with each car, so he can fit more cars in each day and make more money then he spent on this set.
Love? Maybe. For him it's a good business investment. For most of us it's a major ripoff.
Probably gave to him for advertisement
Neat! Thanks for the tip!
edit: YOU WEREN'T KIDDING ABOUT THE REFINANCING!
Used the Craftsman version and they work, surprisingly. Had to get a bolt off a pool pump motor... Rain, chlorine, etc etc. Nearly no head at all... Bada bing, came right out.
Thank you for saying rounded and not.... Stripped!!!
Mac RBRT sockets are the best they do work amazing
Good tool nice job Eric
That is one awesome socket. I may need to invest. That said some of the comments are shocked by the price. I will admit I haven’t priced them yet but here are a couple things to consider.
The price of goods is only going up.
If you do not work on vehicles for a living, I agree it may not be worth it to you to purchase for 1 or 2 bolts and then collect dust/trust in the toolbox.
This is also why it costs to have a vehicle repaired CORRECTLY by a professional.
The right toll gets t he job down much quicker usually.
You don’t pay for the speed of the repair you pay for the experience the tech has gained to be able to do that repair in short time.
Thanks for the video really enjoy watching your channel. 👍👍👍
In powersports I see alot of Allen and torx fasteners. I was on the fence for a long time then I gave in. They absolutely do what they say and have saved me many many times.
I love my rbrt sockets. I have the Allen, torx, and bolt extractors. They are the best I have ever used.
I use the R.B.R.T. Hex and Torx, T-Handles and sockets daily. They are expensive but they have stood the test of time, Ive yet to break one or ruin the tool, Very little wear on tools i use 50 times per day. Worth every penny !
I have an Irwin set of shallow ones. They were very expensive but worth every penny.
I've a Metrinch set that also works well for rounded bolts & nuts. My most reliable sockets are my old Sidchrome, best spanners are Toledo, all bought between 1960 & mid '70's. I tried replacing them with newer Sidchrome in the 1990's but they broke. I wasn't too surprised as they were chrome and looked cheap.
Glad I found your channel!! I need a good mechanic and you are only an hour away from me. Right across Seneca lake, I live in Ovid NY, You will be seeing me soon my friend..
Hey man, thank you for your efforts makin these videos. I've been a subscriber since ? But a brother from another mother is pursuing being a pro tech. He's doin great. I sent him your channel, he's ready for the next step. You're who I refer folks to. You're the best!
HOLY SNAKIES! You weren't kidding about refinancing the house. LOL. Loved the video Eric. 👍💥👊💥
I thought even though I just work on my car, I would pick up a set. Nope. I can’t justify that price. I would have to buy one at a time. Lol
I thought paying $180 for a 30 piece 1/4 socket set was expensive............. even my yearly tool money allowance won't cover these.
I had a heart murmur at that price.
The extractor feature is very nice though.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. But the price of that extractor set is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. 😆
@@johnnychun59 $820 to cover the basic metric sizes is insane.
SOLD! Just had to get the torch out for one of them wheel bearing bolts 2 days ago on old Chevy.
C'mon baby! is now my go-to cry of frustration.
I have their RBRT bit set and those are totally worth it. Pulled stuff out with those that would have taken me a couple hours to drill out.
My comment was going to be how you got the bolt out of the tool. Thanks for showing us how that was done. After looking at the price I think it should come with you to take out the bolt.
If they don't have this nice feature, you put the tool in a pair of vice grips or anything to hold it, get any long metal think that hits down the hole of the socket, and take your hammer and give it a wack. Always works.
If you stick the bolt in a vice or use vise grips , all you gotta do is put a little tighten on the bolt and the socket will come off
My son buys a lot of MAC tools, he shows me his new tools (Thursday is tool day) and I can't believe how high the prices are!
I bought the craftsman set years ago and they work great.
Those look awesome. I do like the wedge lock design too. HF has short sockets, in a very inexpensive set. I have yet to break one, and they have seen hell. ex. Bflo, NY 2002 Subaru hub bolts. Plus they work as regular sockets, if you had to pack light.
I have 2 sets of the Mac extractors RBRT sets they are by far the best. I don’t have those but they are in the list!!
That is pretty amazing, cant believe some of rusted out stuff you have to work on.
I’ve got the craftsman version. Works good enough for this shade tree dialysis tech. Not that I use them for work, nope, just the occasional general mayhem rusty stuff at home. Good morning all!
Yea after looking at that price I think I want to go the budget route since I'm just doing the basic driveway stuff as well lol
Yeah, I have a craftsman set from a few years ago that is great! Doesn't have the cool threaded removal part though, that part is particularly sweet!
Im pretty sure I have a few sized of the master craft I havent had to bust out , but Im ready to hammer them on, no thor here, I should look into if a regular ratchet trying to spin them is proper.
@@Scrapla1 I got a set from oreileys for like 25$ and they work like a charm
Hi Eric. Have you ever thought about a 4X Rivet Gun and Screw knocker ? It works wonders on nuts , bolts , screws etc. I have both and they work great . Straight in vibration and turn screw knocker to loosen fasteners. I use this combo on aircraft for yrs.
Nice! Purpose built!
COOL TOOL !
I love your tool videos
New to our channel, I did see where u highlighted the Astro 52ls. Nice.
Really like your commentary and that thing you have going with the mrs.
Best tool made, I use it all the time.
If eric says it works I'm on board. To be honest hes the only TH-camr I take his word on. The other ones seem to have other agendas.
I bought an extractor set from Amazon. They work great and more than half the price of Mac Tools
Bought a set from Canadian Tire mind you they are the short type but they work great just like you have shown. Thanks for the video.
The threaded hole for extracting the bolt is genius.
I love tool time vids ngl
I have a RBRT triple square set and i love it
I have a set of the Allen ones and Torx ones. See a good number of rounded screws. They’ve come in super handy and work really well. Hadn’t bought the sockets since I’d used other sockets that look like those but didn’t really work well. Guess I’ll owe the Mac guy some more money soon.
Tool steel! Will never fail you!
Thanks for "Bonus SMA" Eric! I just had to replace a simple rounded-off drain plug bolt in my son's Ranger. Wasn't as bad as your demo, but bad enough...
If I did that stuff for a living, I'd have those sockets for sure. As a professional homeowner, I'd probably just weld some scrap to it a few times till I got it to break loose.
Craftsman has had them for years
Nice! I swear some of the stuff you work on looks like it was pulled from a lake. I thought I had it bad in Maryland. Thanks brother
Metrinch
The sockets work on the flats
They work on any stripped nuts and bolts
Had a set for 20 years
Rust belt greatness
Got a set work great, worth the price
A major part of being a good craftsman (mechanic, plumber, electrician, carpenter) is first to understand what it that you are trying to accomplish. After that, if you are lucky someone one can tell you the "trick" for doing what needs to be done (if you are unlucky, you will have to figure it out yourself). After completing the task a few times you will quite often realize that a specific tool would make the whole process much easier. You can tell the good craftspeople by how many tools they have and how much they like looking at new tools!
Cool beans! Neat to see reviews on tools too.
I thought you were working on a retrieved piece of the Titanic!!
Wow I’m impressed😳
Sometimes money spent is money saved!
Thank you for sharing. I was looking for something that would really work in a situation like this. I have two front hubs to replace in a full size GMC and the bolt heads are almost rotted round. It should do the trick. Thanks again.
I will admit Eric, I’m just dumb just ole collision tech/painter that isn’t afraid to tackle my own mechanical repairs and I also live in the rust belt. I ran into a rounded head a while back. It being a weekend so no tool truck at my disposal and also being a cheap ass, I went to hobo freight and bought a set of theirs. And to my amazement, with a little BS heat from a propane touch (not MAP gas) they actually worked. But, I will look into these Matco ones.
I've got a set that I got from snap-on. Absolutely worth the money. Saved my bacon more than once. They work awesome on rounded off lug nuts, especially the junk gm ones with the tin shield that is always missing.
Duuuuude! Or the 21 mm lugs that someone used a 7/8ths on and now the tin is all distorted. I'd like to meet the engineer who thought putting that tin shield on there was a good idea.
I've been curious about these. My MAC dealer has told me about them and swears by them. Looks like I will be checking into getting me-self a set!
Doing this every day, and being the Heavy Duty industry, I've learned to not ask "how much" when it comes to tools. Instead, buy just in case you need it. I'd rather have and hardly use it. Than to need it, and not have it.
Love your commentary, always.
Sold! Trash extractor makes this a must buy
“Have to refinance the house” … dang you ain’t kidding. 😂
Ive used an Irwin version of that for years and was surprised how well it worked....
I have the IRWIN version and they have never failed me
Thanks for the review. They are awesome based on what I saw.
Great piece of kit Eric , i bet they are big bucks over here in the UK, glad I have no mortgage, but I have a wife who says I dont need it , great video, thanks for sharing 👍
I'll trade you. Send the wife and I'll find a mortgage you can pay.
@@misterhat5823 😂😂😂😂😂
💥I GOTTA GRAB THOSE😎
Good tool will save much agravation in the future
Gearwrench has the new bolt bitters that work great to
DUDE! ( I just called you dude …😁). Those things are IMPRESSIVE!! I can’t believe that didn’t just strip right off. You ain’t kiddin’ about the cost! I’ve bought a lot of cars for that price! Of course I’d need both metric and SAE to cover all the bases. OUCH! I’ll gladly pay it after seeing this though!!