Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:07:06 -0800
Reply-To: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
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From: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
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I keep a couple of Thorsen dog bone wrenches under the seat with vise grips,needle nose pliers,screw drives. they're magnetised and stay quiet under way. for travels beyond home area I of course carry a more inclusive socket set. for absolute worst case scenario there's plastic ... =(:D)
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From: Chris S. <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
It does not seem worthwhile to save a few grams of weight and risk not having the correct tool on the side of the road. Get a set of 10-19mm sockets, shallow and deep well, and be done with it.
Also carry a pipe for leverage, which helps when changing a flat.
I store these and other essential tools in a small tool box which fits nicely under the rear seat.
Chris.
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Dnia Dec 21, 2011 o godz. 12:58 Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET> napisał(a):
> I do have a set of standard I got at a yard sale that goes up to 1" bolts - way small for railroad, but great self defence :->
>
> So far we've got 13, 15, 17mm wrenches...would that be M8, M10, bolts (the charts don't even show a 15mm wrench)? I looked up a chart and there's different wrench head sizes: ANSI/ISO, DIN, etc. Now I'm more confused :-( No problem when I working on the car, I just find the socket/wrench that works. Maybe I jsut opened up a can of worms...
>
> Dan
> Los Angeles, CA
> "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender
>
> On Dec 21, 2011, at 7:45 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
>> Thread size, of course. Don't you have a set of wrenches for metric
>> locomotives?
>>
>> : )
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, John C... <yacoltyayhoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Are we talking wrench size or thread size? ;o)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Jabin Newhouse <jabin_n@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dan, i am the one that asked the "nuts/bolts" question...
>>>>
>>>> as a very amateur vw owner...i rely on manauls, blog, and trusted website
>>>> instructions for repairs so those instructions they actually say "use a
>>>> 15mm wrench...use a 17mm wrench" depending on which repair you are doing.
>>>>
>>>> in my limited time working on my '87 vanagon...i normally see 13mm, 15mm,
>>>> & 17mm nuts/bolts. but i am sure others in the group can add much more
>>>> insight.
>>>>
>>>
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