Cracked Socket

bytor

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I was watching a "How it's Made Dream Cars" episode for the Ferrari FF.


These are kinda interesting to watch and I enjoy the engine build section and all the automation used in most cases makes it look effortless. Anyway, during this episode I noticed something interesting. The engine assembly section starts at counter 11:54. As the counter gets close to 15:43, pay close attention to the socket as the technician torques the intake . The socket is cracked and the crack opens about half way up the socket. It's good to see even the most expensive production cars have assembly flaws. I think most of the guys on this form have builds at much tighter tolerances.....
 
Good eyes to catch that. The crack really only opens wide on one turn just before the nut is tight. Bet the technician doesn't know it's cracked. Same socket probably just stays on the same air ratchet day after day already set to specific torque.
 
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