Nut driver size

[Northy2]

What size is the nut driver for the real little nuts used on the ball studs on the B4 and other cars?

Cheers,

G

[templeofspeed]

3/16"...

[Northy2]

For't real little ones?

G

[templeofspeed]

Yeah, the regular "little" nuts, ie the plastic ones, are 1/4" the "big" ones, like rear axle nuts, are 11/32". Now I'm speaking from regular old pre B2 experience...

[Northy2]

Hang on, you've said 1/8" and 3/16".....

Imperial baffles the heck out of me......

G

[templeofspeed]

Sorry, they is what they is. Didn't you chaps invent the whole imperial system based on the king's big toe or something?

[Northy2]

Yeh we did, but i'm a metricated baby

I'm still confused.....

G

[Northy2]

These ones:

http://nor-tech.gforceimages.net/store/images/Bluealiminilocknuts.jpg

Used on the back of the ball studs on a B4.

G

[Halgar]

Hang on, you've said 1/8" and 3/16".....

Imperial baffles the heck out of me......

G

Three-sixteenths is one-sixteenth of a toe more than an eighth.

Us old Amarikuns is diehards, we ain't giv'n up the SAE!

[templeofspeed]

And I have erred...

Small 4-40 nuts and ball ends are 3/16", the larger 4-40 nuts are 1/4"... The wee 2-56 nuts are 1/8".

Sorry, I've also edited my original reply.

[Synergy]

And I have erred...

Small 4-40 nuts and ball ends are 3/16", the larger 4-40 nuts are 1/4"... The wee 2-56 nuts are 1/8".

Sorry, I've also edited my original reply.

I seen it first, Temple made a mistake, what's my prize, what's my prize

[Halgar]

And I have erred...

Small 4-40 nuts and ball ends are 3/16", the larger 4-40 nuts are 1/4"... The wee 2-56 nuts are 1/8".

Sorry, I've also edited my original reply.

I seen it first, Temple made a mistake, what's my prize, what's my prize

Depends, do you want small nuts or big nuts ...

[templeofspeed]

I'll send you a bit of senility...if I remember.

[Synergy]

I'll send you a bit of senility...if I remember.

[templeofspeed]

I should add for you 'chaps' benefit that these sizes are AF (across the flats). I know that 'your' imperial system has (had?) some other 'issues'...not all bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth

http://www.enginehistory.org/british_fasteners.htm

Sorry northy2... Just trying to get you sorted.