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04-30-2013, 03:52 PM | #1 |
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Turning flathead crank...socket size
Hi Barners,
Going out to buy a socket for my 1/2" drive ratchet to turn the crank on my resting flathead with some oil in each cylinder. What size? My guess is 1 1/2". Thanks, Bruce/CT
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04-30-2013, 03:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Early short crank '32-38 is about 1 3/8, long crank '39-48 1 1/8 deep and thin socket, '49 up 7/8.
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04-30-2013, 05:03 PM | #3 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Thank you Bruce. I now realize I forgot to should have said the year!!! DAH
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04-30-2013, 05:17 PM | #4 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Yeah, it needs to be a deep socket, dont ask me how I know. Still, a man can never have to many sockets..
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04-30-2013, 08:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Mine is 1 5/16
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05-01-2013, 03:19 AM | #6 |
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Wheel. There's a post on here with pics.
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05-01-2013, 09:31 AM | #7 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Thanks Mark,
I looked thru 8 pages of Search Threads with no luck. Any thoughts on the Title of the post Thanks, Bruce/CT
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05-01-2013, 09:49 AM | #8 |
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Re: Turning flathead crank...socket size
Bruce, I bought a cheap 3/4" drive set of sockets, ratchet and extensions from either Harbor Freight or maybe a tool supplier a flea market. It has large sockets that will cover all years of Flathead front pulley nuts mentioned, plus this set comes in handily for other things all the time. I think it was ~ $30.00.
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