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Subject:Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:38:37 -0500

Yep!  :-(

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 6/27/2011 8:43 AM, mark drillock wrote:
> Unfortunately the more common VW sizes don't have close matches.
>
> 10, 13, 17 are what we use the most on our vans.
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> Mark
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> John Rodgers wrote:
>> Here's some common wrench comparisons:
>>
>> Close enough---
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>> 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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