3/8" Drive sets

[Cruiser808]

Thanks Don. Can you tell me what GM cars in the day needed those clutch sockets? That would be a real education to me. Thanks.

[d42jeep]

I have a ‘63 Corvair van that has a bunch of clutch head screw fasteners in the interior. I think they were used in other GM trucks from the ‘40s through the ‘60s.
-Don

[Cruiser808]

Thanks Don. Very cool vehicles!!! Absolute classics.  The van has to be a one of a kind in the auto industry.  What's it like to drive?

[d42jeep]

You sit way forward so you have to turn a little later than you think. No power anything. Typical squeaks and rattles. Kind of squirreley at higher speeds. Like me, it’s mostly retired and does small jobs around the cabin. I better post some 3/8” sets to get back on topic. Here are some partially metric Thorsen combination sets made a few years apart.
-Don

[bonneyman]

Thanks Don. Can you tell me what GM cars in the day needed those clutch sockets? That would be a real education to me. Thanks.

I recall some website that specialized in those clutch fasteners and drivers. I think it had something to do with old motorhomes? The site had a vintage look to it.

P.S. Found it!

https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Clutch-Head-Screw-Bits-p/vts-578.htm

[slip knot]

A couple of 3/8 sets

[slip knot]

This one is very clean. maybe even unused.

[Cruiser808]

Hi Slip Knot - as you are well aware, the Crown Craftsman tools are the best Sears ever had to offer. And when in pristine condition like your set, that’s vintage gold.   

[bonneyman]

Hi Slip Knot - as you are well aware, the Crown Craftsman tools are the best Sears ever had to offer. And when in pristine condition like your set, that’s vintage gold.   

Translation: "Do you want to sell them, cause my wallets burning!" 

[slip knot]

  I about jumped over the table to grab that set.  

[d42jeep]

Here is a blue box S-K 3/8” and 1/4” combination set.
-Don

[d42jeep]

Here is another 3/8” drive set I found at a Berkeley estate sale. It was missing one socket that I found at another sale later that day. It went quickly on eBay since it was a duplicate for me.
-Don

[Cruiser808]

 An Action 3/8 set from the local swap meet. It's basically new, with only the 1/2 socket seeing any action. It's good for me because the FJ uses 13/16 spark plugs. Everybody these days want sets with 5/8 spark plug sockets. I got it for $7.

[J.A.F.E.]

Nice set that has not seen much Action. The spark plug socket alone was worth the 7 bucks.

[Uncle Buck]

WOW, incredible cheap.