Socket Sets & Torque Wrenches in Sri Lanka

This is the socket system in parts rather than in a boxed set — individual sockets, deep sockets, impact sockets, ratchet handles, extension bars, adaptors and torque wrenches across 1/4-inch, 3/8-inch, 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch drives. It is where you come when a set is missing one size, when a socket has finally rounded off, or when you want to build a kit around exactly the sizes your work uses.

A few distinctions matter here. Deep sockets reach a nut sitting far down a long stud, which standard sockets simply cannot do. Impact sockets are made from a tougher, less brittle steel and are the only ones that belong on an air or electric impact wrench — a chrome socket used on an impact gun can shatter, and that is a genuine safety issue rather than a durability one. Quick-release ratchets hold the socket until you press the button, which matters when you are working above your head. A telescopic ratchet gives you extra leverage in a confined space without hunting for a longer bar.

Torque wrenches are the precision end of this range, in several torque bands from small fastenings up to heavy vehicle work, including a digital model. Any job with a specified torque figure — cylinder heads, wheel nuts, structural bolting, machinery assembly — needs one, and guessing by feel is how threads get stripped and wheels come loose. Store a click-type torque wrench wound back to its lowest setting to keep the spring accurate.

Mechanics, auto electricians, machinery fitters, fabricators and maintenance teams are the main buyers, along with workshops replacing worn pieces from an existing set. The chrome-vanadium steel and the standard drive sizes mean these parts work alongside tools you already own.

All genuine Harden stock supplied through our distributorship, priced openly, delivered island-wide. If you know the nut size but not the drive you need, or you are trying to match a socket to a torque figure, message us on WhatsApp — describe the job and we will tell you which drive and which type to buy.