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RE: Wrench sizes: follow up question

To: decpa::"british-cars@alliant.com"@dsm.enet.dec.com
Subject: RE: Wrench sizes: follow up question
From: mit-eddie!dsm.enet.dec.com!"dsm::holbrook"@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 8 May 90 06:26:27 PDT
>They don't.  However, the
>person I talked to said that he always used a 14mm wrench for the
>in-between-1/2-and-9/16 size and that it was a close enough fit.  During
>lunch time, I tried the 14mm again.  While it did fit, it felt very
>sloppy to me.  Since I've already slightly rounded one of the nuts with
>a crescent wrench, I'm not sure I want to risk making the rest only
>removable with vice-grips.  Has anyone had bad results using metric
>wrenches for this purpose?


One trick is to use a slightly large wrench in this case 14mm and make up the
difference with your feeler guage.  This is only needed for the first turn or
so when the nut is tight and the risk of rounding is high.  

                                                Dave Holbrook


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