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Bart D. Hull wrote:
> They were used on English cars and motorcycles.
> The "size" of the wrench was based on the diameter of the stud size that
> the nut fit. (Typical bass-awkwards English idea.) A 1/4" Whitworth was
> about 9/16" or a little larger
> in true OD measurement of the flats on the nut. They had
> fine and coarse thread as well.
>
> Biggest PITA was BSA motorcycle cylinder nuts. They were
> 8pt 1/4 or 3/8 Whitworth. You had to have the correct wrench or they
> rounded like butter. Most Whitworth wrenches I saw were only open jaw,
> not box ends, but maybe that's all that made it to the U.S.
>
> I am not a old fart either. My parents owned a British, Italian, German
> motorcycle shop. (We worked on ANYTHING!)
> Lots of "what the heck is this", but it was interesting.
>
> Scariest part was when MG's had American, Metric and Whitworth. Nothing
> sucks more than trying to figure out what wrench to use on what parts
> when your fiddleing in the dark (remember they used Lucas electics!!!)
> I would love to punch the engineer that said "but my part of the car is
> (fill in the blank with Metric, SAE, or Whitworth.)
>
> Then to top it off, depending on what year the MG was, it was positive
> or negative ground. Look at the alt wiring BEFORE you connect those cables.
>
> Just give me a standard and STICK WITH IT!
>
> Rant off
>
> Bart D. Hull
> bdhull-nospam@inficad.com
> Tempe, Arizona
>
> Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/engine.html
> for my Subaru Engine Conversion
> Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/fuselage.html
> for Tango II I am building.
>
> Remove -nospam to reply via email.
>
> Morgans wrote:
>
>> "Mike Rapoport" <rapopor1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
>> news:1OtTe.7263$Wd7.6665@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
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>>> It is a different size standard. There is SAE, Metric and Whitworth.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> MU-2
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>> *That* is one little fact that I could have gone my whole life without
>> knowing. <g> On the otherhand.... Another whole set of tools to buy!
>> :-)
>> or :-( Hummm.
>>
>> What is the basis of the sizes? (if you know what I mean)
>>
>> What kind of beasts are (or were) they used on?
Rite purty set-up---why'd the leave one groove out of the 10 groove
V-belt pulley----Alignment??Jerry
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