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Old 09-11-2023, 10:44 PM   #1
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Default Re: Oddball socket size?

try a metric size that fits nice.
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Old 09-12-2023, 10:59 AM   #2
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try a metric size that fits nice.
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I ran that to see if I could make it work. 21/32" is 16.669 mm. A 17mm might work, but I'd hate to have it slip while torqueing. For $4.32 I got the right one. Besides, don't we always need a good excuse for a new tool? Or even a poor excuse?
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