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Old 11-20-2011, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by HuskyMan View Post
After I get it out, I look up into the mount and the allen head portion is still stuck in the bolt! It separated from the socket portion of the tool....
I had that very same thing happen with a torque converter drain plug. It was a great stroke of luck that I noticed the empty socket before I tried to start the engine. Otherwise, I would probably have been buying a new torque converter.

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Originally Posted by HuskyMan View Post
...is this normal?
That would depend on the exact design of your allen socket. Some Craftsman sockets retain the bit with a snap ring; others are "permanently" swaged in.
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