The FACOM GA.22 is a professional-grade impact socket locking safety pin for use with the BA.22 O-rings . This pin and o-ring combination is used with most Facom 3/8" drive impact sockets & accessories (ie, NJ.6 thru NJ.19, NJ.210/NJ.211, NJ.240A, NJ.230/NJ.232, and NJ.236/NJ.237.
Key Technical Specifications
- Diameter (Width): 2.5 mm
- Length: 15.5 mm
- Material & Build: Specially heat-treated high-yield strength steel engineered to absorb extreme cyclical shear stresses and resist wear caused by industrial pneumatic or cordless impact tools.
- Application Range: Designed primarily to work alongside corresponding safety retaining rubber O-rings (typically the BA series) to secure mid-range impact sockets (often 3/8" or small-profile 1/2" drive sizes).
Why It's Used
In professional automotive and industrial settings, relying solely on the friction fit or detent ball of an impact wrench is dangerous. High vibration can cause the socket to fly off at high speed.
- The socket is placed over the wrench's square drive.
- The GA.22 locking pin is pushed straight through the aligned holes of the socket and the drive anvil.
- A rubber O-ring is stretched over the socket's exterior groove to block the pin from sliding out during operation
