Date:         Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:18:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Comments: To: Ed Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Ed Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to all who have replied so far. I'll be continuing to dismantle my
> old '85 Westfalia in the coming weeks, and I'll post sizes of nut and bolt
> heads just for reference.
>
> In the meantime, can anyone say that they've used 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm
> wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or
> exhaust nuts on some applications).
>
> Ed
>

7mm are used on the top of some front shocks to prevent the shaft from
spinning while the nuts are removed.
8mm are a common size for many things like alternator connections and
the glow plug system on diesel vans.
9mm not sure.
11mm are used on brake bleeders and the rear brake drum retainer bolts.
12mm copper plated exhaust nuts are a significant advantage over plain
steel and worth carrying the extra tool.
14mm not sure.

Don't overlook the fact that you can often pound the next smaller size
tool onto a stuck fastener with rounded corners.

--
Michael Snow
1987 Syncro TiiCo
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/