To quote from the esteemed Mr. Carapace Completed Umber:
'The French term for "adjustable wrench" is "clé anglaise"
or "English wrench". There is good reason for this, because
older British machinery used a different set of standards,
called "Whitworth" for wrench sizes and screw threads. Some
of these sizes are close enough to Metric or S.A.E. sizes
that you will be able to use your normal wrenches, but you
will probably need to use an adjustable wrench as well.'
Actually, I had experienced a bit this while working on my Elva
Courier race car so I shouldn't have been surprised.
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> In a message dated 3/19/2003 12:20:49 AM Eastern Standard
> Time,
> fred_rednor@yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > The truly unusual measurement is the across-the-flats size
> > of the axle nuts. It appears to be 13.5mm or more likely,
> > 17/32". Is that a Whitworth size?
> >
>
> Bob and Fred,
> I found this chart that might help ID the wrench needed.
> For now my Whitworth wrench is made by Crescent!
>
>
http://www.britishtool.com/
>
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, PA
>
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