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Post by plumbercarl on Dec 3, 2020 21:33:38 GMT 1
needed to remove a allan key today ive got imperial and metric but non fitted it turn out to be 9mm,,,,, i have a draw full but only found one 9mm why is this?  ?? looked on ebay and non of the sets had 9mm any one know why |
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Post by studabear on Dec 3, 2020 21:37:14 GMT 1
Sounds like a brake caliper fixing on a VAG vehicle?
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Post by plumbercarl on Dec 4, 2020 14:17:49 GMT 1
the allan key was on a plumbing fitting,, i can not belive ive never come a cross a 9mm key
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Post by rhyds on Dec 4, 2020 14:18:45 GMT 1
Ford brakes have used 7mm keys for ages, which like 9mm ones don't turn up in most sets.
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Post by chippie on Dec 4, 2020 15:38:58 GMT 1
<in a squeeky Orville type voice >.....
I have a 7 mm Allen key special made by Draper for Ford caliper bolts.....
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Post by remmington on Dec 4, 2020 16:51:55 GMT 1
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Post by rhyds on Dec 4, 2020 17:23:29 GMT 1
17mm WAF socket (no idea what WAF stands for?) Weird as F... |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 4, 2020 17:25:59 GMT 1
< in a squeeky Orville type voice >..... I have a 7 mm Allen key special made by Draper for Ford caliper bolts..... I've got a Laser/Draper (Can't remember who) 7mm Allen key with a plastic dipped handle. Eventually I gave up and bought an US pro allen set so I could get a socket on reluctant ones. |
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Post by Noberator on Dec 4, 2020 18:29:45 GMT 1
WAF stands for width across flats the distance between the two flats of a spanner or socket.  |
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Post by valhalla on Dec 5, 2020 1:03:12 GMT 1
In truth, I've never come across a 9mm key, ever, on an automotive application - so this is just a domestic plumbing idiosyncracy?
7mm are used everywhere for caliper slider pins, and most automotive sets include 7mm.
I wish VAG had used 7mm allen's at the rear of some of their God-forsaken jalopies instead of M14 12-point splines (guess who has just had a Skoda Octavia in for rear brake discs.....)
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Post by remmington on Dec 5, 2020 1:11:42 GMT 1
In truth, I've never come across a 9mm key, ever, on an automotive application - so this is just a domestic plumbing idiosyncracy? 7mm are used everywhere for caliper slider pins, and most automotive sets include 7mm. I wish VAG had used 7mm allen's at the rear of some of their God-forsaken jalopies instead of M14 12-point splines (guess who has just had a Skoda Octavia in for rear brake discs.....) 9mm on late BMW Mercs - you need a long 9mm as well. www.lasertools.co.uk/product/7707Plus: Jaguar XF front all models - but on Jag fronts you need a short 9mm - rears 7mm. Volvo XC60 XC90 fronts. |
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Post by Joepublic on Dec 5, 2020 14:07:04 GMT 1
In truth, I've never come across a 9mm key, ever, on an automotive application - so this is just a domestic plumbing idiosyncracy? 7mm are used everywhere for caliper slider pins, and most automotive sets include 7mm. I wish VAG had used 7mm allen's at the rear of some of their God-forsaken jalopies instead of M14 12-point splines (guess who has just had a Skoda Octavia in for rear brake discs.....) Wrong Fred |
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Post by remmington on Dec 6, 2020 9:28:45 GMT 1
In truth, I've never come across a 9mm key, ever, on an automotive application - so this is just a domestic plumbing idiosyncracy? 7mm are used everywhere for caliper slider pins, and most automotive sets include 7mm. I wish VAG had used 7mm allen's at the rear of some of their God-forsaken jalopies instead of M14 12-point splines (guess who has just had a Skoda Octavia in for rear brake discs.....) "idiosyncracy" What a lovely word!  |
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Post by valhalla on Dec 7, 2020 14:25:00 GMT 1
In truth, I've never come across a 9mm key, ever, on an automotive application - so this is just a domestic plumbing idiosyncracy? 7mm are used everywhere for caliper slider pins, and most automotive sets include 7mm. I wish VAG had used 7mm allen's at the rear of some of their God-forsaken jalopies instead of M14 12-point splines (guess who has just had a Skoda Octavia in for rear brake discs.....) "idiosyncracy" What a lovely word! I might even have spelled it correctly! Who can say, time flies so fast these days....
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Post by remmington on Dec 7, 2020 17:03:50 GMT 1
"idiosyncracy" What a lovely word! I might even have spelled it correctly! Who can say, time flies so fast these days.... I have said this before - you are more articulate than I am - you have a far greater vocabulary than I do! Does me no harm to mix with better educated and better spoken people than myself. No harm at all... |
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?? looked on ebay and non of the sets had 9mm any one know why
