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- From: koziarzw@lonex.rl.af.mil (Walter Koziarz)
- Subject: Re: 12 point bolt head on Ford
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.185426.11801@lonex.rl.af.mil>
- Organization: RL
- References: <1992Aug28.190804.16666@infonode.ingr.com>
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 18:54:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.190804.16666@infonode.ingr.com> brantley@infonode.ingr.com (Dwight D. Brantley) writes:
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- >Thanks for all the speedy replies to my question. I went back to Sears
- >at lunch and sure enough found a 12 point metric socket that should fit.
- >I've just never seen a bolt with 12 points on it before, but I usually
- >only work on cars that are pre-1980 vintage. Now I remember why!
-
- nope, that won't save you from 12-pt bolt-heads... the wheelbearing retainers
- on 1974 Dodge Ramchargers, W150s and W250s (with Dana 44FBJ axle) and NP-203
- transfercase have 12-pt heads. these bolts [seem to have] originated it
- the aerospace industry and [appear to] possess great toughness... nothing
- new or exotic or even exciting about them...
-
- Walt K.
-