It wasn't the wrench size I was measuring in this case. It was the thread. Rich
had both metric and SAE, and the metric went on, no SAE would work. Maybe it
was BSF and it came out to be the same as metric?
On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 01:52:04PM -0700, Max Heim wrote:
> Well, some metric sizes are close enough to SAE sizes to get by. For
> instance, 19mm is close enough to 3/4 inch to use the same socket. I suspect
> that was the case on the dash. The real size was 11/32 or some such uncommon
> size, and the closest wrench you had on hand was metric.
>
> I bet if you measured the thread pitch you would get SAE, or BSF.
>
> on 10/24/02 1:13 PM, Paul Root at proot@iaces.com wrote:
>
> > You know, that's what I thought. But the dash was definitely
> > metric. Maybe a sub-contractor.
> >
> >
> > Chuck Renner wrote:
> >>> Are the nuts/bolts on my '77B English or Metric thread?
> >>
> >>
> >> Most everything is SAE. Most of the heads are 1/2", with some 7/16" and
> >> some 9/16". Keep those three wrenches handy, and you're pretty much set
>for
> >> most areas of the car.
> >
>
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>
> Max Heim
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> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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