Where to buy a socket?

Hi...I am replacing my crank shaft position sensor. From other forums, the bolt is a 9MM (maybe 10MM) 12 point. Instead of running around the Northern VA area...are there specific business I should check.....

Sears? Home Depot etc.....

It's DIY or pay mechanic $230. I will be selling car if I do myself can sell ca for less. make sense?

Are you saying it is the bolt that looks almost like a torx where the fool fits in the bolt or is it a bolt where you need a socket that is 12 piont. Any place from Menards, Home depot to any auto store will have the 12 point socket. But the other tool you may need to chase around some and only the auto stores will have. Called a triple square which has 12 points and fits into the bolt head.

Metalnerd has those as well.

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coalminer16 said:

Are you saying it is the bolt that looks almost like a torx where the fool fits in the bolt or is it a bolt where you need a socket that is 12 piont. Any place from Menards, Home depot to any auto store will have the 12 point socket.

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Hi coalminer16..... It's the latter. A bolt where the socket would go around the circumference of the bolt; not like an allen wrench that goes in middle of bolt were a hole is.

Thanks for the quick response!

Yup, good luck. Fyi if you have a open end wrench the other end if you can reach with that is also 12 piont.

I hate how many tools it takes to work on things. Sometimes you need 12 point socket. Sometimes you need 6 so you don't round off. Sometimes an impact. Then you have deep or shallow. Throw some swival ones in there. Then there is the crows foot and the other weird crows foot that has a 5 point like a brake bleeder. Let's not forget the 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 drive of the above. 3/4 and 1 inch of you get to the bigger and all in both metric and standard.

There - done ranting for now. Hope it works out for you. I had the same issue getting a 12 point 9 mm for the flywheel/clutch.

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I found a 30mm 12 point at Lowe’s when I needed one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives


if it really is a 12 point, anyplace should have a suitable socket.


(individually or as part of a set)

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Met...MI-aSt0c7p2wIVA7nACh1vvgTEEAQYAiABEgIi8fD_BwE


or even a trip to Harbor Freight.


a big sears would work, and Lowes also has nice tools.

If you don't already have socket handles and extensions, you might need a few more. for a first time DIY, look at where the part is, and think how much clearance you need to remove it. sometimes a longer extension, or one that wobbles or has a flex joint makes a job quite a bit easier.

I found out I had the tool....duh...thanks.