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Subject:Re: VW Necessity...
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:54:10 -0800

seems just right for the application to me.

10mm head with 6mm thread would be much too small.
10mm hex head on a 7mm diameter bolt thread ........seems too small for that
diameter thread.

8 mm thread with 12 or 13 hex head would be overkill.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: VW Necessity...

> Thanks Scott. Its funny why a 11 mm was used on the drums eh? why not
> 10?
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 21-Jan-11, at 3:13 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> the only 11's I can think of on the whole van are
>> the brake drum retaining screws, as mentioned already ... and there
>> two per
>> rear wheel of course.
>> That thread is barely used on vangons ..it's a 7 mm diameter bolt
>> thread, of
>> a pretty fine pitch.
>>
>> and brake lines..
>> 11mm on those ...12mm on the clutch hydraulics I think.
>> otherwise no 11's anywhere I believe.