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[Eicas]

Just a heads up that not all sockets are the same. 

I bought a new 27 mm socket so I could adjust or change the drive belt but the new socket did not fit.  The axle nut is slightly recessed and the OD of the socket was a bit greater than the cavity that the nut sits in so the socket would not slide in and seat on the nut.  The OD of the socket I bought turned out to be 41 mm and the cavity ID that the sockets slides into was about 39 mm.  Not going to work!

So if anyone is buying a rear axle socket, save yourself some time and possible grief and measure to be sure it will fit.

I have access to a lathe so just machined the socket OD down to 38 mm and it then fits fine.  If you have a good eye and a stead hand you could also grind a socket down on a bench grinder.

[Richard230]

I think there are thin-wall sockets available on the market from some of the more expensive tool manufacturers that might work. That might be worth checking out. I have a bench grinder, but I sure wouldn't trust myself to grind down the exterior of a socket without ending up in the hospital, or causing the socket to go flying across my garage and put a hole in a window.    Plus, there would be the question of if the thinner socket walls might fracture under stress. 

[Starpower]

Must depend on the year. My '13 is not recessed.

[Richard230]

Must depend on the year. My '13 is not recessed.

Neither is mine. But the OP was talking about the new SR/S, not the legacy models like we have.