Sae, what's the point?

[65k10]

Some of my SAE 1/2" drive socket sets have a 1-3/16" socket in them. So far I have used every socket, both standard and deep, except the 1-3/16" size. At one time I found a wide flange serrated lock nut that came close to fitting a 1-3/16" socket but they appeared to measure the distance in 1/64" increments. The amount of play would have been minimal but at the time I did not know how much play a factory socket has in it when properly sized to fit a nut. To this day I have not encountered a fastener that was made to use a 1-3/16" socket on. On the other hand the rest of my 1/2" drive socket set as well as my 1/4", 3/8" and 3/4" drive SAE socket sets still work on a lot of stuff.

I've used a 1-3/16" socket to remove 30mm bolts on a tractor's loader mount since I did not have a 30mm socket that that time. It worked fine the times I've had to do it, but I have since purchased 30mm wrenches and sockets.

 

[Exceller8]

You guys are making this waaaaay too difficult! Buy a Metrench set and be done with it.

 

[PeterT]

SAE rULEs

 

[Barnabas]

I was talking to a guy who was outfitting a new auto shop in a high school. He was complaining that half of the tools in the big tool sets they were buying would never get used. I agreed with him, then realized he was talking about not using the SAE tools, and I was talking about not using the Metric tools.

 

[Barnabas]

The United States officially adopted the Metric system in 1866, just after the end of the Civil War. It is just taking us a long time to convert everything.

 

[Kev442]

I used a 25/32 wrench yesterday. I've never needed a metric wrench over 18mm before, but apparently Chrysler used a 20mm connection on the ac lines. Dad's Superwrench to the rescue! I'm pretty sure that side of the doe had never been used....

 

[pi_guy]

I have a 1965 transmission on the bench with metric and SAE.

 

[rhandwor]

I've had small bolts strip out drilled and tapped with a SAE tap and installed a new bolt. I don't like thread inserts. Mostly all I use my SAE for is for mowers. Also children or parents need something fixed.

 

[PelicanPines]

Everything I make uses... SAE... because... it's made in my garage... which is within the USA.

 

[Shark Pilot]

My late '80's all metal "junk heap"...



No plastic or an SAE fastener in site...

We won't mention the special 11/16" socket you need to change the spark plugs on that S38!

 

[M6erfan]

We won't mention the special 11/16" socket you need to change the spark plugs on that S38!

Touché. However the spark plugs are not what I would consider part of the fasteners that are used to bolt the car together....

Also, technically 11/16" is 17.4625mm

 

[d.mcfarland]

Everything I make uses... SAE... because... it's made in my garage... which is within the USA.

Haha I like it!

 

[disston]

I think it was about 40 years ago that I used a 25/32 wrench to take the radio out of my 1954 Ford. Had one too. Part of my Craftsman wrench set I think. But it was a long time ago so I may be fuzzy on some of the details.

Have several wrenches and sockets in this size. Also have 19/32 and 45/64 and I think I have 13/32. But not sure about that last one.

 

[drink]

As 27, 30, 32 mm overlap with inche sizes pretty close, it may be why its in there....30mm check out pretty close to 1 & 3/16ths (25.4+4.8=30.2mm)

Wow! You guys are getting into some big metric sockets. I did find a sketch of a wide flange serrated lock nut that actually measures 1-3/16" in size!