Been using the wrong size socket for my impact wrench for like a year

I was working on a stubborn axle nut on a Ford pickup yesterday, and my impact just kept hammering without moving it. My buddy walks over, looks at my setup, and just says 'dude, you're using a 3/8 adapter on a 1/2 inch gun, you're losing all your torque.' I felt so dumb. I'd been blaming the tool or the fastener this whole time. Anyone else ever do something simple like that for way too long?

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charles_barnes6mo ago

Heard that's a super common mistake, man.

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betty_walker6mo ago

Wait, "super common"? No way, @charles_barnes. I've literally never seen anyone do that before.

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kaib185mo ago

Haven't you seen it happen too, @betty_walker? I've definitely caught it a few times.

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