Weely wierd wrench

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 04:32 pm:

Had this for awhile. I think the markings were explained to me at one time but CRS took over.
The 3/8W - 7/16BSF end is actually 3/4". The 5/16W - 3/8BSF end is 5/8". As you can see it was made in England.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Carey on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 04:47 pm:

The wrench is a British size , 3/8 whitworth, 7/16 british standard fine. They were used on all British cars up to about the 60's. The size on the wrench is for the bolt body not the hex head as we are used to.
Most of the sizes do not convert to us standard sizes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Carey on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 04:51 pm:

The wrench is a British size , 3/8 whitworth, 7/16 british standard fine. They were used on all British cars up to about the 60's. The size on the wrench is for the bolt body not the hex head as we are used to.
Most of the sizes do not convert to us standard sizes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jem Bowkett on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 05:39 pm:

You have the nomenclature wrong -that is called a spanner.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 06:25 pm:

Thanks Tom. That's pretty much as I remember what I was told but couldn't say for sure.
Gary


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 06:58 pm:

I have one of those spanner's, think it's even the same size as that one. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 08:46 pm:

Why not? It fits six different sizes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Clayton Swanson on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 10:38 pm:

so that raises a question, fords sent over seas had "normal" bolts?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 12:57 am:

Clayton, our Canadian sourced cars have US/Canadian hardware. All coach bolts are coarse thread e.g. running board fixings and hood shelf bolts. These sizes are interchangeable with whitworth bolts from the hardware shop. However, instead of 1/2" nuts on the running board bolts, our hardware shop bolts have whitworth nuts which a bit bigger! I buy my nuts from a specialty shop by specifying UNC nuts.

All the other stuff on the motor, trans, rear axle etc are standard Ford issue.

Just for interest.

Allan from down under.


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