Beware the 6 point versus 12 point socket head cap screws! My son and I recently did a change out of a CV boot on our '71bus and found a mixture of these two fasteners. The Bow Wow on 196th in Lynnwood (WA) had only 12 points in stock, so I went down the block to Eagle Hardware and bought some 6 point replacements for about the same price: 60 cents each I think. The grade of the bolt is unknown but Bow Wow might not be matching the oe grade either. I chose to cut them down in length, from 50 to 47 mm as I remember, to match what came out. I'm really not convinced this was necessary but I was just making sure. By the way, in the poor lighting under the bus we managed unknowingly to get the 12 points out with a standard hex allen wrench, but the sockets were damaged. At times we had to coax them with a vicegrip on the cap head. Fortunately, only the boot on our CV needed replacing. Access was particularly easy because we had the engine pulled, to replace the clutch. Good luck. By the way my son attends UW, but he's home for the summer. John S. , Bainbridge Is. ----------
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