etc. ...
You _can_ get them in those weird combinations. But if you buy a set, they are normally linear, not overlapping. At least here. I personally would toss such an overlapping set, never had one or never was given one such. YMMV
Maybe they sell them only abroad? :-))
Nick
Next time you buy spanners, buy these:
They are the nicest to touch, the lightest to get and the toughest available. I _love_ them! And you get them in usefull combinations. Like a 18 / 19 mm spanner. :-))
Nick
What happened to the 15 and 16 or did they intentionally leave that out of the set to intentionally screw you up when you needed that size?
Reminded me when I needed a 9 mm allen wrench for the oil plugs in a machine I was overhauling.
I had to grind my own out of a 3/8 allen wrench.
John
For some inane reason the closing ")" at the end of the link to "Chai" I posted above didn't make it into the hyperlink. You may have to add it to your browser address bar yourself or cut and paste the whole thing.
Computers.....Arrgh!
Jeff
Can't help the knuckle "dragging" of some of us. The darn pavement is awfull hard on the knuckles.
There ARE 18mm wrenches. They are rare, but they are required for some things like the sway bar links on some jeeps. Mac and Craftsman both make them. NO ISO Metric fastener uses an 18mm head, which is why they are GENERALLY not included in a set.
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 08:55:19 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "Steve B" quickly quoth:
I have an 18mm wrench in my MAC Tools front end ratchet set. Chebby used them on their front ends for awhile.
They're rare, though. I don't know why.
------------------------------------------- Crapsman tools are their own punishment
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:10:16 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, clare at snyder.on.ca quickly quoth:
Ahem, we were talking about dragging while WORKING.
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45/64" is almost the same, just use that one instead.
MY OFFER: If anyone can come up with a device/idea that keeps a mechanic from scraping their knuckles, please contact me immediately. I believe that I can arrange financing, and will do the usual 60/40 split. (I get 60)
Steve ;-)
SS "Shark Suit" gloves.
When may I expect to recieve my first "royalty" check?
john wrote in news:K4ednQJuMa0OOf3YnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@nni.com:
As clare noted, there are no ISO standard fasteners that use a 15 or 16 mm head. The standard hex sizes are: 6 mm (M2.5), 7 mm (M3), 8 mm (M4), 10 mm (M5), 13 mm (M6), 17 mm (M8), 19 mm (M10), 24 mm (M16), 30 mm (M20), 36 mm (M24). For fittings, you additionally need the 9 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm and 22 mm.
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:50:10 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, snipped-for-privacy@NOSPAM.hfx.andara.com quickly quoth:
Yes, that's yet another very basic size of wrench.
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:09:03 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "Steve B" quickly quoth:
I found two ways. First, I gave up Crapsman tools during the late 70s, their worst design and manufacture period ever. Second, I started wearing gloves for most all wrenchin' work.
I no longer sacrifice skin and blood to the searz gods.
This is a Good Thing(tm).
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Rear disk brakes on the 2002-2006 Pick Ups use them on the caliper bolts.
No M12? The machines I work on are loaded with M12 allen head cap screws. It seems strange that they don't have a hex with the same thread size.
John
"Hey fred, how dos a REAL mechanic do this? Could you show me?"
That would be why my fingers had chunks ripped out of them today, eh? I was using a damn crescent wrench, which has no offset. There's blood all over the damn place before you realize you've sprung a leak!
I thought the standard (jap anyway) is8mm(m4) 10mm(m6) 12mm(m8)
14mm(m10) and 17mm(m12) Odd metric sized bolts (3,5,7,9,11,and13) are non standard as are fractional metric size bolts.You could almost totally rebuild a Toyota car in the '70s and '80s with 8,10,12,14,and 17mm wrenches - with a few of the larger sized required for transmission and differential work.
Speaking of crescent wrenches ... there is a new version which adds a vise-grip kind of tightening. As a final fine-adjustment after the usual coarse adjustment:
Bob
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