Socket wrenches are designed to transmit turning force from the handle to which component?

Socket wrenches are designed to transmit turning force from the handle to which component?

• A. The nut being removed or installed.
• B. The screw head
• C. The workpiece surface
• D. The thread pitch

Answer: (A)

Socket wrenches transfer turning force from the handle directly to the fastener head that the socket fits onto. The torque you apply via the handle is transmitted through the drive to the socket, which grips the nut or bolt head and makes that fastener rotate. As a result, you can loosen or tighten the nut or bolt. The workpiece surface isn’t what the wrench turns, and the thread pitch is a feature of the fastener itself, not what the wrench acts upon. So the turning force is applied to the nut being removed or installed.

Socket wrenches transfer turning force from the handle directly to the fastener head that the socket fits onto. The torque you apply via the handle is transmitted through the drive to the socket, which grips the nut or bolt head and makes that fastener rotate. As a result, you can loosen or tighten the nut or bolt. The workpiece surface isn’t what the wrench turns, and the thread pitch is a feature of the fastener itself, not what the wrench acts upon. So the turning force is applied to the nut being removed or installed.