Valve operating Socket Instructions
1. Place SOCKET-TITE down through the valve box until it drops onto the valve operating nut.
2. Lower the horseshoe wrench down the valve box onto the SOCKET-TITE and turn clockwise until moderately tight (Pictured at bottom of page).
3. Remove horseshoe wrench from valve box.
—DO NOT OPERATE POWERED VALVE OPERATING EQUIPMENT UNTIL SOCKET TIGHTENING HORSESHOE WRENCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM VALVE SERVICE BOX---
4. After removing horseshoe wrench from valve box, operate valve with powered or manual equipment.
5. To remove SOCKET-TITE, place horseshoe wrench back onto SOCKET-TITE and rotate counter-clockwise. Remove horseshoe wrench and then SOCKET-TITE from the valve box. Replace the valve cap.
6. Please go to www.socket-tite.com for instructional videos and documents detailing complete disassembly for cleaning and periodic lubrication.
Connecting Socket to a 1”square drive Bar
We offer plug and play adapters No fabrication necessary!
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Use supplied 1” square bar with predrilled dowel pin hole for attaching socket-tite to your valve key system.
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Prepare your valve key system to adapt to supplied 1" square bar by using steel tubing for shims. Adapter requires a 1"x1" female pocket.
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Press supplied 1" bar into adapter to black line on 1"bar and weld into place.
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Place welded adapter into Socket-tite 1" female drive. Install supplied solid dowel pin and walk supplied spiral retaining ring into coupling slot
Complete disassembly and cleaning
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Remove 1 3/4” external stop retaining ring from groove left on the tool. We use Channellock 927 snap ring plier
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Remove 2 7/8” Internal retaining ring from tool remove jaws and sleeve from Spindle. We use Channellock 929 snap ring plier
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Turn Socket Clamping nut counterclockwise until jaws can be removed
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Remove Jaws and sleeve from spindle (be careful not to damage the thrust bearing in a sleeve)
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Remove 2 thrust washers and thrust Bearing from Sleeve
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Clean the entire tool
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Add anti-seize to Spindle and clamping nut threads
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Add anti-seize to thrust washers and thrust bearing place back into the sleeve until seated
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Place Sleeve and jaws back into Spindle be careful not to damage thrust bearing
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Replace both Retaining clips from steps 1 and 2
Installing Horseshoe Wrench to your service shut off key yoke
Valve operating Socket Instructions
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Place the Socket tightening wrench equally spaced into the Service Valve Key Yoke
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In the next step when drilling the hole be sure to equally space so you are not drilling close to an edge as shown in Figure 1
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Drill a 7/32” hole through the Service Valve Key yoke and Socket tightening Wrench (provide 1/16″ gap between valve key and Horseshoe wrench as shown in picture).
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Install supplied 3/16” grade 8 bolt and Nylon-locking nut and snug down (do not overtighten)
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Trim off excess bolt threads sticking beyond Nylon-locking nut if desired
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We also supply a pre-drilled weld on the yoke as shown in the below picture with every tool. (Adapts to 5/8″ or 3/4″ round curb stop shut off keys)
Figure 1
Figure 2
Comes with weld on Yoke. Pre drilled to accept your 5/8" or 3/4" round service key.
5 Point Pentagon Instructions
How to clamp Socket-tite like a Vice
1. Insert 1/2″ drive extension with ratchet into the Socket-tite
2. We recommend using a 15/16″ ratcheting box end wrench for fast easy tightening
3. Place Socket-tite onto pentagon brass plug ( not designed for steel plugs, nuts and bolts as socket-tite teeth can be damaged and voids warranty) and clamp like a vice by turning the 15/16″ tightening nut clockwise 2-3 complete rotations while holding the 1/2" drive ratchet until tool is fully tightened onto the problem pentagon curb/service box brass plug
4. Use a cheater bar or breaker bar on hard to turn plugs for great leverage. When using an impact driver remember that constant hammering impact action and the plug not turning can further damage the plug- Grab your Cheater Bar for Max Removing Power
5. To remove the extracted plug from the Socket-tite simply turn the 15/16″ tightening nut counterclockwise using the 1/2" drive ratchet wrench to keep the inner collet from turning or reverse the direction of the impact driver and with a quick burst the tightening nut loosens. (Loosen the 15/16" tightening nut 2-3 complete revolutions before step 6)
6. Hold the Socket-tite at the plug end of the tool and tap the 1/2″ extension and the plug will fall out of the Socket-tite. Please keep your hand out of the gap area as shown below it springs back
7. We recommend at a minimum to apply anti-seize compound back to the pentagon plug before installing back in the curb/service box. (A better choice would be to apply anti-seize compound and replace the pentagon plug with a new one)
8. Occasionally apply anti-seize compound to Socket-tite threads and internal mating surfaces for long tool life.
