When I first tried the Y-handle, I wasn't impressed. It felt odd in my hands after so many years of using T-handles, but I plopped it in the drawer with my sockets anyway. Then I had to change a handlebar quickly; I grabbed the Y-handle and stuck an 8mm, a 10mm and a Phillips bit on it and swapped out the bar without reaching for a single tool. Suddenly I was a fan, and now I keep a 3/8-inch-drive and ½-inch-drive model in my toolbox at all times. Both models allow you to install socket-type accessories at the ends of all three arms for rapid work, and a spring-loaded ball bearing at each end holds each socket in place. Plus, the body of the chrome-plated, forged-steel tool has a rubberized surface that is safe to hold in extreme temperatures.Each arm is 5 inches long, providing the reach and leverage of a T-handle, and you can attach normal socket-wrench extensions to add length and get into hard-to-reach areas. Yet the tool is small enough to fit in most toolboxes. ASV's $25 Y-Handle is made in the United States and carries a five-year warranty.
—Karel Kramer
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