3/8 to 1/4 Socket Adapter

The Teng Tools M380035-C is a reducing adaptor with a 3/8 inch female square drive and a 1/4 inch male square drive. It lets a 3/8 inch drive ratchet or extension bar turn 1/4 inch drive sockets, so one handle covers both the larger and the smaller socket range. Buyers often search for it as a 3/8 to 1/4 adapter; the direction runs from the larger drive to the smaller one.

What sets it apart is the 1/4 inch hole through the body. A sliding T bar passes through the hole and turns the adaptor directly, giving a T handle with a 1/4 inch drive socket on the end for added leverage and control. The T bar is not included.

A ball detent on the male end holds the socket securely. The adaptor is chrome vanadium (CrV) with a satin finish for a better grip when handling sockets, and it is supplied with a metal socket clip for use with a socket rail, so it can be stored with the rest of your 1/4 inch drive sockets.

The length is 25.4 mm (1.0 in) and the weight is 35 g (1.2 oz). Teng Tools rates it Impact: No, so it is meant for hand tools rather than impact wrenches or impact drivers.

What you get: 1 x reducing adaptor, 3/8 inch female to 1/4 inch male, with a 1/4 inch hole for a sliding T bar and a metal socket clip. Ratchet, extension bar, sliding T bar, sockets and socket rail are not included.

• The female end fits a 3/8 inch drive ratchet or extension bar and the male end takes 1/4 inch drive sockets. As a 3/8 female to 1/4 male adapter it lets you reach for the small sockets without swapping to a second, smaller ratchet, which saves a trip back to the drawer when the fastener size drops mid-job.
• A ball detent on the 1/4 inch male end grips the socket so it stays put while you work into a recess or lift the tool clear of a tight spot. A firm pull releases the socket when you change size. A small ratchet adapter like this is fitted and removed many times a day, so a secure hold on the socket matters.
• The body has a 1/4 inch cross hole (T-drive facility). Pass a sliding T bar through it and the adapter can be turned like a T handle for added leverage and control, with a 1/4 inch drive socket on the male end. That turns this socket reducer into a simple T handle driver when no ratchet will fit. Sliding T bar sold separately.
• Made from chrome vanadium (CrV) with a satin finish for a better grip when handling sockets. It is supplied with a metal socket clip for use with a socket rail, so the square drive adapter can sit at the end of a run of 1/4 inch drive sockets and is easy to find, and an empty clip shows when it has not come back from the job.
• Length is 25.4 mm (1.0 in) and the weight is 35 g (1.2 oz), so it adds very little reach and keeps the socket close to the ratchet head where clearance is short. Teng Tools lists it as Impact: No, so use it with hand ratchets, extension bars and handles, not with an impact wrench or impact driver.

Part number: M380035-C