just buy the genius set, its what I've been using for years.
I just fitted the new rotoflex kit(which included nuts and bolts) to my Tdi.
Old nuts-bolts had 19mm heads.
New bolts(still high tensile 10.9 bolts), had 19mm nuts but bolt heads 18mm!
Stupid Euro engineers!
Didn't have an 18mm spanner in my spanner roll(just had all the sensible sizes, both metric and imperial), but had an 18mm ratchet spanner from Kingchrome in the small kit I have which I originally thought .. "idiots .. 19mm would have been better"
Arthur.
'99 D1 300Tdi Auto
'03 D2 Td5 Auto
just buy the genius set, its what I've been using for years.
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
For spelling call Rogets, for mechanicing call me.
Fozzy, 2.25D SIII Ex DCA Ute
TdiautoManual d1 (gave it to the Mupion)
Archaeoptersix 1990 6x6 dual cab(This things staying)
If you've benefited from one or more of my posts please remember, your taxes paid for my skill sets, I'm just trying to make sure you get your monies worth.
If you think you're in front on the deal, pay it forwards.
My first job was an apprentice mechanic in a Jap car dealership. 12mm was absolutely the most frequently used spanner / socket / whatever. Could have done my entire job with 8,10,12,17,19, 21 and 24mm spanners and a #2 philips screwdriver. I never used an 18mm tool until I did some industrial work years later. I've just pulled the engine out of my Jag (yep had to pull the engine to replace a blown coolant hose!) and I used virtually every metric size, there are 6mm bolts with 7,8,9,10 and 11mm heads on them. Not to mention all the internal and external torx thingamajigs.
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I spotted this 3/8ths set at total tools a couple of months back. Quite cheap for what seemed to be quite good quality. If i'd noticed it went 8, 9, 10, 11, ........ , 13, 14, ......., 16, 17, .........., 19
Damn ..... 12, 15 and 18 are quite common sizes! I've collected plenty of sockets over the years. But still find myself short ( eg: bloody rover .... 12 point 8mm 1/4" socket..... Now I have one though). Impact sockets are generally a pain too.
I realised a few years back I needed to put them all in order to save hours ... and hours .... and hours of searching for stuff (at which point I'd find another .... everyone needs 3 42mm sockets after all ).
I own old Citroens, the types of sockets I used to find impossible to find were 35mm ... these days it so simple with ebay. But make yourself a lookup. 35mm sockets didn't exist ... but 1 3/8" were everywhere
best thing you can do if you were born in a metric time like me.... label all the old meaningless fractional crap with a real measurement. Now if you have a slightly rounded 13mm nut for example. A quick look will find you can use 1/2" .... or find a slightly smaller size in AF to hammer on.
With spanners .... everyone needs one of the cheap ****ty chinese sets that has all the spanners. They are in this weeks special buys at alldi. I'll grab a set or two as soon as they arrive at the local store
XL Wrench and Spanner Set 25pc - ALDI Australia
seeya,
Shane L.
Proper cars--
'92 Range Rover 3.8V8 ... 5spd manual
'85 Series II CX2500 GTi Turbo I :burnrubber:
'63 ID19 x 2 :wheelchair:
'72 DS21 ie 5spd pallas
Modern Junk:
'07 Poogoe 407 HDi 6spd manual :zzz:
'11 Poogoe RCZ HDI 6spd manual
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