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Subject:Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700

my vanagon front bleed valves are all 10mm.
I keep my one smap-on 9mm wrench in a separte stash of weird tools.
I'd know it was used on vanagon front bleed valves for sure.

rear wheel cylinder bleed valves ..
good german ones use a 7mm.
cheap non-german ones may use a 1/4 inch.
I havn't seen any rear 8mm bleed valves myself.

what are the two tubing nut wrench sizes that you really need on a vanagon ?
Can't work on clutch or brake lines properly without them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes

> and some vanagon bleeders, my front calipers for example.
>
> the bigger bleeders that take the 8 mm are, I think, stronger.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 17-Jun-11, at 4:51 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> 9mm ..won't find that anywhere except mercedes brake bleed valves,
>> that I
>> know of.