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30Murray · 07-10-2025, 04:46 PM

Rather than pay a small fortune (exchange, shipping, duty, etc) for a ratchet nut wrench that the vendors sell, I bought a 1-3/8" combination wrench with the intention of heating and bending it to fit. I test fit in on a spare engine and found it to be a very loose fit, although it will just catch and turn. I measured the nut to be 1.315" (just over 1-5/16"). I can't reach the nut in my car to compare it and don't want to bend the wrench until the size is confirmed. Is this normal or were the ratchet nuts made in different sizes? Maybe the wrench is just poorly made oversize? The block in my car is 1928 but the spare is 1930.

07-10-2025, 04:46 PM	#1
30Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 137	Ratchet nut Rather than pay a small fortune (exchange, shipping, duty, etc) for a ratchet nut wrench that the vendors sell, I bought a 1-3/8" combination wrench with the intention of heating and bending it to fit. I test fit in on a spare engine and found it to be a very loose fit, although it will just catch and turn. I measured the nut to be 1.315" (just over 1-5/16"). I can't reach the nut in my car to compare it and don't want to bend the wrench until the size is confirmed. Is this normal or were the ratchet nuts made in different sizes? Maybe the wrench is just poorly made oversize? The block in my car is 1928 but the spare is 1930.