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RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Colin Wilks - 21-04-2021
Hi Arthur
This site has some handy information about the different thread forms and spanners.
Mr Bacon retired a couple of years ago, but his website lives on.
http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/tools/conversion%20charts.htm
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Dennis Nicholas - 22-04-2021
And of course if the wife (the weaker sex?) is to help you you will need to get her a decent sized adjustable for pinion nuts and rear axle hub bearing nuts.
Some advocate using a chisel and hammer to remove the rear axle hub bearing nuts!!!!!! tish tish
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Bob Culver - 22-04-2021
Using a blunt or not so blunt chisel was not uncommon. but tools were relatively far more expensive and many persons had no free cash. When times were much more affluent I recall paying $3 (L1.5) for a new 12" Crescent in early 60s, ; equivalent about $120 today when most have some money to spare. But need bigger for the rear nut. For such very occasional use, with a little thought clamp on levers using angle iron or a bar can be fabricated. Old pipe wrenches are available very cheap and with care can be used with protective spacers..
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Dennis Nicholas - 22-04-2021
OK why is my attachment photo not showing.....in my post 12? it shows" attachment with its file number" in reply box on the line after "tish tish " but not in preview or in post. clicking edit on post 12 brings up the reply box and the [attachment + number] still shows up
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Nick Lettington - 22-04-2021
(22-04-2021, 07:50 PM)Dennis Nicholas Wrote: OK why is my attachment photo not showing.....in my post 12? it shows" attachment with its file number" in reply box on the line after "tish tish " but not in preview or in post. clicking edit on post 12 brings up the reply box and the [attachment + number] still shows up
A fine looking lass with a look alone that can tighten the nuts Dennis? I can see your picture. When she's finished there, please send her round, I need to replace the valve guides in my block.
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Bob Culver - 22-04-2021
hi Dennis
I can tell it is not a professional garage workshop. You are using vice clamps (Although one situation where not required)
I realise she undoing, but so many are loose thay clearly use some lesser wrench.
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Nick Lettington - 22-04-2021
Is this evidence of cross threading?
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - jansens - 23-04-2021
I have found an old set of Whitworth tube spanners to be useful. They are usually thinner than sockets so fit tight spots and with a small bar through them you can't easily over torque things. I also fairly recently discovered Knipex Wrench/Pliers (https://www.knipex.com/products/new-products/pliers-wrenches-pliers-and-a-wrench-in-a-single-tool/pliers-wrenchespliers-and-wrench-single-tool/8601300) which I find far better to use than adjustable spanners when I can't be bothered wandering over to the real spanner box and quickly need to do something!
Simon
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Dave Mann - 23-04-2021
The 22 FZB up draught carburetor is metric.
RE: Tap & die kits to acquire, Spanner sockets reccs - Dennis Nicholas - 23-04-2021
The back axle hub bearing spanner 1 7/8 that goes with wife's little adjustable! (Christmas smiles....or was it grimaces)
First search produced eye watering prices, then found this one at a fraction of price.
now saving up for new garage working boots and a better wooly-pulley.
Vice jaws -- I have the alloy angle for soft work and a set of steel ones for harder, otherwise just use the fitted rough faced jaws for rough work.
Dennis