Hey, Bill,
<snip> None of my sockets would fit.... The top of the bolt read "9.8"
and I think that's the size...<snip>
I don't think that's the size. It's probably a 10mm hex, but there are some
factors which may affect the 10. These things are generally stamped out of
dies by the hundreds of thousands & there are wear limits & acceptable
tolerance ranges for both the dies & the resultant bolt heads.This also will
apply to the distance across the flats of the hex. More than likely, it's
the grade of the bolt...metric (ISO) systems don't rate bolts & nuts the
same way the english system does (i.e....grade 8). The metric system always
has a two-digit number stamped (or embossed) on the bolt head, separated by
a decimal point. Ya almost hafta be a rocket scientist (or at least a mech
engr) to undrstand where the numbers are derived from...
PDHM (Probably Didn't Help Much),
Bob Smith (Daksy2K on AIM)
2K DAKSY CC Sport +
3.9l; V6: 4X4
(1 of 980 2K DAKSYs mfrd)
For the mods,details, etc., visit us at:
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(ps, we're still working on it...
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