In Focus: Mac Tools R.B.R.T. Socket Set

Aug. 30, 2024
Designed to prevent damaging new fasteners and remove damaged fasteners that are rounded up to 80 percent.

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Application

Used in all types of repairs or maintenance as it pertains to removing, loosening, and tightening fasteners. Mac Tools R.B.R.T. Sockets are designed to prevent damaging new fasteners and remove damaged fasteners that are rounded up to 80 percent.     

Selling points

  • Designed to be used on new and damaged fasteners
  • Helps prevent fastener rounding
  • Up to 61 percent more torque than Mac Tools' existing Precision Torque sockets
  • Works with both loosening and tightening rounded fasteners 

Features and benefits 

Designed to tighten or loosen new and damaged fasteners that are rounded up to 80 percent. This saves the technician from a timely extraction process to remove a rounded fastener, which would reduce productivity and require costly specialized extracting tools.

Origin

It is common in the industry to come across fasteners that have been damaged, rusted (corrosion), or over-tightened (rounded). With that, many companies are putting their own type of anti-slip or gripping technology into their products. Mac Tools aims to give their customers the best-in-class socket for rounded bolt prevention and rounded bolt removal technology (R.B.R.T.).    

Manufacturing/engineering specifications 

Made of steel in Taiwan. Designed to remove damaged fasteners that are rounded up to 80 percent. Weight varies depending on the set.

Storage and display 

All 12 different Mac Tools R.B.R.T. Socket Sets are included on a socket rail and packaged individually. See your local Mac Tools distributor for a demo on how to use these sockets.

Demonstration

To view a demonstration, visit VehicleServicePros.com/55130726.

Suggested retail price

Varies from $159.99-$299.99 depending on the set. 

For more information

Call 800-MACTOOLS or email [email protected]

Information provided by Mac Tools

 

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