Socket set
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Socket set
Quick Q please folks, as recommended - will the 1/2" with this socket set be suitable for the head bolts and the very tight hole the socket has to pass through - I assume head bolts are 1/2"!
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Re: Socket set
Dont know, but I put a socket on the lathe and turned it down. You can also use a sidegrinder and an electronic drill with the socket turning in the drill and the sidegrinder to grind it down....
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Re: Socket set
If you have 5/16th studs, the one you'd be using is the 3rd smallest, which is 1/4 whitworth or 5/16 BSF (or BSC). I think it will probably go down the 'ole - but I know for sure the King Dick equivalent will, as it's what I use.
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Re: Socket set
Hi
How big is the hole? I can measure the OD of the socket if needs. Is the head more recessed than normal?
Regards Mick
How big is the hole? I can measure the OD of the socket if needs. Is the head more recessed than normal?
Regards Mick
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Re: Socket set
For what its worth it helps also to replace the nuts for longer ones the club supplied me with. Theres more thread and the socket has more purchase and the socket needn't go as deeply into the head.
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Re: Socket set
Thanks gents - I'll revert with (head) hole size presently. I meant the head nuts not the studs. Head gasket weeping slightly. As aforementioned, bike is newly rebuilt and the PO did warn me the head may need nipping up a wee bit after a good run in.
Incidentally, I think (pray more like) the dreaded dynamo seal has abated a little, but I'm still getting a drip from the lower part of the frame below the dynamo. Anything else it could be - apart from badly assembled crankcase halves?....Chaincase is a separate issue...
Incidentally, I think (pray more like) the dreaded dynamo seal has abated a little, but I'm still getting a drip from the lower part of the frame below the dynamo. Anything else it could be - apart from badly assembled crankcase halves?....Chaincase is a separate issue...
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Re: Socket set
Smallest hole is 19.05mm. Appreciate studs may be 5/16 but what I am after is the socket size needed for the nuts - which appear to be more than 1/2"....9/16 perhaps? AMC parts have this
http://www.amoc-parts.com/store/comersu ... duct=22731
Box spanner of suitable size - as per part 015213 - may also suffice, but cannot find one - well not one cheap enough - so what size do I need for the head nuts?
http://www.amoc-parts.com/store/comersu ... duct=22731
Box spanner of suitable size - as per part 015213 - may also suffice, but cannot find one - well not one cheap enough - so what size do I need for the head nuts?
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Re: Socket set
Nope - rubbish. Confusing myself here. Box spanner of 1/4 WW or 5/16 BSF seems to be required ie 13.34 metric. Socket will get to rear not the front - unless with extension bar....
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Re: Socket set
I bought in 2012 at Kelso campsite the socket sold by AMOC PARTS (12 sides).
But to torque the nuts to the suitable torque, I prefer to use a 13 mm box spanner (it fits perfectly), and a torque wrench with a suitable socket on the other end.
But to torque the nuts to the suitable torque, I prefer to use a 13 mm box spanner (it fits perfectly), and a torque wrench with a suitable socket on the other end.
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Re: Socket set
HiOggers wrote:Smallest hole is 19.05mm
The 1/4" Whit socket in the set I linked earlier has an OD of 17.79mm
If you prefer a box spanner, I've used these folks before and was very pleased:
https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Mel ... -1-4-X-4In
Regards Mick