Tech article is wrong
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Tech article is wrong
The tech article "how to redo your brakes" has the wrong tool listed. A 10mm hex wrench will be too big. You need a 3/8 inch hex wrech.
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I tried over 30 thirdgens and it will not fit on ANY. I ground it slighty smaller with a sander and it still wouldn't hammer in.
Autozone or anyplace sells a 3/8 for $2
Autozone or anyplace sells a 3/8 for $2
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Car: 84 Z28
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It definately is a 3/8", and when you consider the dirt and grease that ends up in there, something that is slightly bigger that would otherwise work, probably won't in this case. At least it isn't that piece of crap T-60 torx that they use on the "W" body cars that seizes up like crazy!
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Car: 87 IROC L98
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Ha! Out of all the metric/standard sizes that are close enough to use either wrench, 10mm is the worst. I suppose you could use 10mm on a 3/8 but if it's 10mm then neither 3/8 or 7/16 will do. If you need to buy any metric tools, you must have a 10mm.
One metric size that never seems to be included in any basic kit is 18mm. There is no standard equivilant for it. Power steering lines on the GM steering box are 18mm and nothing else will fit.
I think the tech article should just be re-written to suggest a 3/8 or 10mm depending on what is required.
It's not the the T-60 seizes up, it's that the factory torques them to 400 pounds.
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One metric size that never seems to be included in any basic kit is 18mm. There is no standard equivilant for it. Power steering lines on the GM steering box are 18mm and nothing else will fit.
I think the tech article should just be re-written to suggest a 3/8 or 10mm depending on what is required.
It's not the the T-60 seizes up, it's that the factory torques them to 400 pounds.
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Car: 84 Z28
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Well, I actually think it's the aluminum spacer that causes the problem on the T60, but I just hit it with the impact, and sometimes have to heat them, and they come out.
Skip, that is weird, because isn't 10mm bigger then 3/8"? 10mm comes out to .394", where 3/8 is .375". Oh well, I guess it's just a trivial thing!
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Skip, that is weird, because isn't 10mm bigger then 3/8"? 10mm comes out to .394", where 3/8 is .375". Oh well, I guess it's just a trivial thing!
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I also use a 3/8" hex on my front & rear calipers... never had a 10mm one to try.
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Car: 1994 Trans Am
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The first time I re-did my brakes I bought a 10mm wrench as the article suggested, and guess what? It didn't fit. I went back and I noticed a brake caliper wrench for GMs. Sure enough, it turned out to be a 3/8" wrench. It fit perfectly too. No crud or grease build-up that was blocking the 10mm wrench - it was just a tad too big.
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Flowmaster muffler (puke)
Taylor SpiroPro wires
Accel cap and rotor
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humph ........ american cars with metric bolts..............wtf....... im as confused as a baby in a topless bar...
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