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1. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 19:24:01 -0700; I recently added a TR8 to the fleet, and needed to expand my set of metric tools (though the 8 still has a lot of inch hardware). Anyway, I bought two sets of end wrenches and a set of 1/2" drive soc; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00205.html (6,700 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:01:57 -0700; Dunno what the head sizes are on a TR8, but Toyotas seem to have a lot of even-mm sizes. Might be the difference between JIS and ISO? -- Randall _______________________________________________ Shop-; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00206.html (7,742 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 23:21:24 -0400; From what I've seen and heard, Asian cars use mostly even sizes (8, 10, 12, 14, 17mm from experience) and Europeans use the odd sizes. Mom's BMW has 13, 15, etc. -w __________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00207.html (7,793 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:22:17 -0500; I used a 17mm on my BMW starter last week. _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.96 Archive: h; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00208.html (8,058 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:37:16 -0500; Standards, so many to choose from. There are three common metric bolt standards.[1] For a given diameter, JIS will be smaller (above 6mm. 6mm and below, they're mostly the same. except for really sma; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00209.html (8,627 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:39:55 -0700; You must be working on a German car... Japanese have lots of even-size heads. Detroit has lots of even-size heads. And if you're working on anything late-model and European you're gonna need a set o; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00210.html (7,824 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: Darrell Walker <darrellw@ipns.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 21:20:14 -0700; Hi David, Thanks for the explanation. Most of the metric bolts on the TR8 seem to be 10 and 12 mm (17 and 19 mm heads). There are a few 8 mm (13 mm head), and it seems like I've used the 15 mm somewh; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00211.html (9,223 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:46:57 -0700; Yeah, this is pretty typical of a lot of vehicles of mixed parentage, or of UK or US build during the metric transition or in some cases where an off-the-shelf part is used that's been around since; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00213.html (8,625 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:36:01 -0500; there so 11 mm is 7 mm DIN, I believe. Standard bolt, not much used. There's a 5.5mm head that shows up from time to time, which is really a 7/32". My personal favorite insanity is where GM (and Ford; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00214.html (10,148 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:01:05 -0700; My 1980 Buick Regal, which had a Pontiac engine, had four different sizes of bolts which had to be removed to pull the water pump, due to what they were bolted into. Two were metric and two were stan; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00215.html (7,518 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: darrellw at ipns.com (Darrell Walker); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 19:24:01 -0700; I recently added a TR8 to the fleet, and needed to expand my set of metric tools (though the 8 still has a lot of inch hardware). Anyway, I bought two sets of end wrenches and a set of 1/2" drive soc; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00453.html (8,247 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:01:57 -0700; Dunno what the head sizes are on a TR8, but Toyotas seem to have a lot of even-mm sizes. Might be the difference between JIS and ISO? -- Randall; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00454.html (8,490 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 23:21:24 -0400; From what I've seen and heard, Asian cars use mostly even sizes (8, 10, 12, 14, 17mm from experience) and Europeans use the odd sizes. Mom's BMW has 13, 15, etc. -w; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00455.html (8,753 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: 57healey at gmail.com (Patton Dickson); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:22:17 -0500; I used a 17mm on my BMW starter last week.; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00456.html (9,319 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:37:16 -0500; Standards, so many to choose from. There are three common metric bolt standards.[1] For a given diameter, JIS will be smaller (above 6mm. 6mm and below, they're mostly the same. except for really sma; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00457.html (10,195 bytes)
16. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: jem at milleredp.com (John Miller); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:39:55 -0700; You must be working on a German car... Japanese have lots of even-size heads. Detroit has lots of even-size heads. And if you're working on anything late-model and European you're gonna need a set o; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00458.html (9,350 bytes)
17. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: darrellw at ipns.com (Darrell Walker); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 21:20:14 -0700; Hi David, Thanks for the explanation. Most of the metric bolts on the TR8 seem to be 10 and 12 mm (17 and 19 mm heads). There are a few 8 mm (13 mm head), and it seems like I've used the 15 mm somewh; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00459.html (10,670 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: jem at milleredp.com (John Miller); Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:46:57 -0700; Yeah, this is pretty typical of a lot of vehicles of mixed parentage, or of UK or US build during the metric transition or in some cases where an off-the-shelf part is used that's been around since; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00461.html (10,410 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt); Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:36:01 -0500; there so 11 mm is 7 mm DIN, I believe. Standard bolt, not much used. There's a 5.5mm head that shows up from time to time, which is really a 7/32". My personal favorite insanity is where GM (and Ford; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00462.html (11,189 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] Metric wrenches (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks); Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:01:05 -0700; My 1980 Buick Regal, which had a Pontiac engine, had four different sizes of bolts which had to be removed to pull the water pump, due to what they were bolted into. Two were metric and two were stan; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00463.html (8,845 bytes)

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