shazzbat wrote:
Not really. They don't get subjected to pulling or pushing forces, but
torsional(twisting) forces. It will be considerably stronger than the human
arm on the end of it. If you look at the picture closely, you will see that
it is wound in the direction which means it will tend to close up when
tightening. This makes it become more rigid. It will be considerably less
strong in the other direction. At 1/4" square drive, it is only for small
nuts and bolts, and strength is unlikely to be an issue. I have got one I
kept when I left the army in 1980 and it still works a treat. It isn't the
greatest tool in the world, but as I said earlier it is handy for awkward
spaces.

Steve


I've seen a few times "wobbley" sockets that allow a certain amount of
movement - they're a bit like inbetween a regular socket and a UJ
adaptor. For car work, I think those would be more useful.