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Rounded Bolts and Rusted Spark Plugs No Problem
Look at what Scott W. L. had to say about Grip-Tite Super Sockets -

Here is my personal experience with your product on 12-24-2008.

My son has a 2000 Ford Taurus with the 3.0 DOHC engine. It was experiencing cylinder # 4 & #6 mis-fire. This was found to be caused buy the COIL-ON-PLUG boots not sealing due to age. This allowed water to enter the plug area and caused the metal plug surfaces to rust including the plugs hex head.

Took the car to the local Ford Dealer and they were unable to remove the plugs and also broke the plug in cylinder #5. They then stated that the heads would need to be removed to get the plugs out at the tune of an estimated $2,500+ depending on unforeseen issues.

I had my Son take the car home and wait for me to arrive. In the mean time, I purchased both the SAE and METRIC 17 piece sets from Sears for a total of $126 and took them with me on our trip to my Son’s for Christmas. The day before Christmas, I removed all 6 of the old plugs and installed 6 new plugs ($18) along with 6 new coils ($108) in about a ˝ hour.

The GRIP-TITEs proved their worth and everyone should have both sets. Another “BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT” for me. Thumbs up.

Thanks, Scott W. L.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets are a rounded bolt remover, and a bolt holder.

Handy Magazine editor rates Grip-Tite High

Grip-Tite Super Sockets
Online Rating: (8/10)

When I was first handed a set of Grip-Tite Super Sockets to test, I’ll admit I was skeptical. I’d used other products before that promised to work on rounded-off nuts and bolt heads, and frankly, they left me disappointed. Imagine my surprise when the Grip-Tite sockets not only worked but exceeded my expectations.

Available in both SAE and metric sizes, these innovative sockets feature six internal cams that expand over and onto the bolt or nut. This expansion causes the cams to grab the bolt or nut, no matter how badly rounded the fitting might be, thus enabling the socket to remove the fitting.

When I used the Grip-Tite sockets on some badly damaged fitting on a project bike I was working on, and they worked every time. Even when put under high levels of torque, the sockets effectively grabbed every damaged fitting, saving me from all the headaches I would have suffered if I would have had to heat or cut the fittings away. Grip-Tite Sockets, (574) 272-6128, www.bt-andf.com/index.php — Mike Berger

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Trying to remove rounded bolts - What a find! - William
William recently purchased a Grip-Tite Super Socket set and said - I really do like this new socket set. I have never seen anything like it before. What a find.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets are a rounded bolt remover, and a bolt holder.

Grip-Tite wins Popular Mechanics Award!


Grip-Tite Super Sockets were chosen as the winner of the 2006 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award for New Product Design and Innovation. (Click on http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4202333.html?page=3)

Grip-Tite Super Sockets HOLD bolts and nuts straight and true, so you can install or remove them easily.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets remove severely rounded and damaged bolts and nuts - where ordinary sockets would just spin.

Ace Hardware store - sells 60 sets in 2 1/2 days

Yes, that's right, an Ace Hardware Store recently purchased Grip-Tite Super Socket sets and took advantage of a Grip-Tite promotion in the local newspaper.

Quoting Gene C., the Store Manager, the phone was ringing off the hook with people looking for Grip-Tite Super Sockets - they sold 60 socket sets in 2 1/2 days!

Grip-Tite Super Sockets are a rounded bolt remover, and a bolt holder.

Grip-Tite wins SEMA Award

Grip-Tite Super Sockets have won yet another award - the SEMA 2006 International New Product Award. SEMA is the major automotive aftermarket show in the U.S.. Grip-Tite Super Sockets were chosen from over 1500 new products.

BT&F Managing Director, Brian Harker was on hand to receive the award from Editor Mark Hanna, of Fast Four Magazine.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets HOLD bolts and nuts straight and true, so you can install or remove them easily.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets remove severely rounded and damaged bolts and nuts - where ordinary sockets would just spin.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets in Sears Stores Starting November 2007

GRANGER, Ind. (Oct. 29, 2007) – America’s newest generation of sockets – Grip-Tite Super Sockets – will make their debut at Sears Stores beginning in November, 2007.

Known for its line of Craftsman tool sets, Sears will market the seven piece Inch and Metric Grip-Tite Super Socket sets at all of its stores nationwide. Created to be the best method for tightening or removing nuts and bolts, Grip-Tite Super Socket sets hold or capture nuts and bolts for easy installing and removal, and are guaranteed never to round out a nut or bolt.

Sears will be one of the first retail stores to market the Grip-Tite Super Socket sets nationwide. Television’s QVC as well as Amazon.com are two of several other outlets nationwide selling the sets, but Grip-Tite Socket staff members believe Sears will give their company a further boost in sales and publicity.

Having Sears as a National Distributor of Grip-Tite Super Sockets is fantastic, said Brian Harker, Managing Director of Better Tools & Fasteners. We have had so much interest in the Grip-Tite Super Socket product line – phone calls, emails, etc., but it was not always locally available. With Sears carrying it, Grip-Tite Super Sockets are locally available in virtually every city in the U.S. A great product, teamed with great people.

Headquartered in Granger, Ind., Grip-Tite Super Socket sets utilize Advanced Camming Technology (ACT). Grip-Tite Super Sockets have six cams that are elastically held in place. These cams expand over and onto the bolt or nut, causing the cams to gently grab the bolt or nut – enough to hold it in place but light enough to easily remove the bolt or nut by hand. This expansion is such a small portion of how far the cams can expand, that even after millions of times, they continue to expand and grab.

For more information on Grip-Tite Super Sockets, a Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award, visit www.mygriptite.com or your local Sears store.

Sears is one of the nation’s largest retail stores specializing in clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, appliances, housewares, tools, and electronics.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets are a rounded bolt remover, and a bolt holder.

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Grip-Tite wins yet another Award!

Grip-Tite Super Sockets has won yet another award - the National Retail Hardware Association (NRHA)Retailers Choice Award for best new product.

Better Tools & Fasteners was independently chosen by a panel of experts, and presented the award for their Grip-Tite Super Sockets at the 2009 National Hardware Show, after competing with 1000s of other products and companies.

Grip-Tite Super Sockets are a rounded bolt remover, and a bolt holder.