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Subject:Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
From:mark drillock
Date:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:43:14 -0700

Unfortunately the more common VW sizes don't have close matches.

10, 13, 17 are what we use the most on our vans.

Mark

John Rodgers wrote:
> Here's some common wrench comparisons:
>
> Close enough---
>
> 5/32 = 4mm
> 5/16 = 8mm
> 7/16 = 11mm
> 15/32 = 12mm
> 19/32 = 15mm
> 3/4 = 19mm
> 29/32 = 23mm
>
> Like I said - close enough. These are almost identical. There is enough
> difference in the other sizes that fit is too tight or too sloppy which
> at minimum might round off a nut or bolt head or simply not fit at all.
>
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