3/8 Inch Drive Vacuum Switch Socket 7/8 Inch

The Teng Tools AT365 is a 3/8 inch drive vacuum switch socket with a 7/8 inch hex opening. Teng Tools lists it among its special auto sockets for various applications, filed under Engine Tools, and made it for reaching vacuum switches in confined engine bays.

A long slot runs down the side wall of the socket, as the Teng Tools datasheet image shows. Check the photo against the switch and any connector on it before you start. The 3/8 inch square drive takes a standard 3/8 inch drive ratchet or extension, and the head is fixed, not flexible.

The socket is chrome vanadium with a satin finish. It is 80 mm (3.1 inch) long and weighs 227 g (8.0 oz). The same socket is supplied in the Teng Tools TTSS07 set, so this single socket replaces one that has gone missing from that set, or adds the size to a workshop that does not need the full set.

The size is 7/8 inch, so match it to the hex on the switch you are working on before you order. It suits a home garage, a service bay or a fleet workshop that keeps a dedicated socket for this job in the drawer with its other automotive specialty tools, rather than reaching for a general socket each time.

What you get: one 3/8 inch drive vacuum switch socket, 7/8 inch. Ratchet, extension and the TTSS07 set are not included.

• The opening is a 7/8 inch hex. Teng Tools states the size in inches, and that is the size to match on the vacuum switch in front of you, so check the hex on the part you are changing before you order. This listing is one socket in that one size, sold on its own, for the job that calls for it rather than a full range.
• Teng Tools lists this socket by its application, vacuum switch socket, and describes it as one of its special auto sockets for various applications, filed under Engine Tools. Teng Tools made it for reaching vacuum switches in confined engine bays, where an ordinary socket and ratchet have little room to work around the part.
• A long slot runs down the side wall of this slotted socket, as the Teng Tools datasheet image shows. Compare the photo with the switch and any connector on it before you start, so you know how the socket sits over the part and which way the slot needs to face. The opening sits at one end and the 3/8 inch square drive at the other.
• Made from chrome vanadium with a satin finish. The socket is 80 mm (3.1 inch) long and weighs 227 g (8.0 oz). It has a fixed head, not a flexible one, so it stays straight on the part while you turn it. The satin finish and the long, round body make it easy to pick out of a drawer of ordinary sockets.
• The square drive takes a 3/8 inch drive ratchet or extension, which are not included. Teng Tools supplies the same vacuum switch socket in its TTSS07 set, so buy this one singly to replace a lost socket, or to add the size to a drawer of specialty automotive tools without buying the whole set.

Part number: AT365