29 May
2005
29 May
'05
4 p.m.
Well, British classic cars tend to have Whitworth
bolts all over them,
and not that many people have a reasonably complete set of Whitworth
spanners and sockets any more.
Uhm, I do. And it's mostly old Citro?ns I work on, all metric (but lots
of 7mm and 11mm bolts).
"reasonably complete" is a VERY subjective quantification.
Back when I was actively working on cars, I considered "reasonably
complete" spanners and sockets to consist of:
[RARELY used] open end wrenches of all sizes used (MAC were best)
thin (sheet metal) open end wrenches (lock nuts, bearing adjustment, etc)
short box-end wrenches 6 and 12 point (SNAP-ON)
long box-end wrenches (mostly just 6 point)
Flex-socket wrenches 6 and 12 point (SNAP-ON)
Ratcheting box ends in 6 and 12 point (SNAP-ON)
"obstruction" wrenches (box end in C and S shapes, and with odd offsets)
1/4 inch thin wall 6 point sockets
1/4 inch thin wall 12 point sockets
3/8 inch thin wall 6 point sockets
3/8 inch thin wall 12 point sockets
3/8 inch thin wall 12 point flank drive sockets (SNAP-ON)
3/8 inch thin wall deep sockets in 6 and 12 point
3/8 inch impact 6 point sockets
3/8 inch 8 point sockets
1/2 inch thin wall 6 and 12 point regular and deep sockets
1/2 inch impact sockets
1/2 inch 8 point sockets
3/4 inch impact sockets
1 inch impact sockets (only a few sizes, such as 36 and 46 mm)
Vise-grips 5WR
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com