Posted by ScottyHOMEy on October 01, 2009 at 16:21:42 from (70.105.249.216):
In Reply to: Re: Metric Bolt Size posted by Hendrik on October 01, 2009 at 05:50:02:
Oh, I hear ya!
As a result of the US's supposed commitment to go metric, back in the 70s I believe it was, we've got an awful mishmash going here. Motor oil is still sold in quarts. Soft drinks and liquor (no more half-gallons, quarts or the handy, fit-in-your-hip-pocket fifths) are in metric.
On vehicles and machinery, there's plenty of both on any given vehicle. A fellow wants to have a full set of both wrenches on hand for a single project (like my brakes).
I did learn, in trying to noodle out the issue with that banjo bolt, that my 19/32", 1/2" drive socket from the Craftsman set that I bought back in the late 60s, makes a fine match to the 15mm head on a 10mm bolt!
I did inquire over on Tool Talk a while back about just how that set happened to include a 19/32" when it otherwise went by 1/16ths. Learned that Ford used that size for their rod cap bolts. Similarly, in my old deep-well sockets, there was a 25/32" that was for a particular nut in the suspension. Both sizes are rarely seen and hard to come by any more. I guess a fellow could substitute his 15mm socket for the 19/32" in a pinch, eh?
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