What Is An 11MM Used For?

[HankMurphy]

The commonly used sizes from Japanese vehicles are 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 in my experience.

13MM and 18MM are used on Fords, at least on some of the accessories I've installed.

The 'most useless tool' thread listed several uses for 16MM (2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Caliper Bracket Bolt. 2000 Ford Mustang front sway bar, European cars (especially VW-Audi Group) are riddled with them, etc.) and one for 20MM (Cadillac fuel filter).

Evidently 15MM is used for some Ford oil drain plugs.

So...what do people use an 11MM wrench or socket for?

 

[tonydanzah]

i use it for a 7/16

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Brake lines on VW-Audi cars, and brake bleeders too.

I used one on a Fiat recently too, trying to remember what for.

 

[RIVERWEST AUTO]

they are used on things that engineers dont want home mechanics to get off. kind of like a tamper proof torx or the like.

actually i cant really remember but i do have one and it is dirty and scratched up so i am sure i use it.

 

[matthew]

I've used one on brake bleeders on my dad's car (either on his Mazda or his Buick) as well as on my VW.

 

[Scout Driver]

i use it for a 7/16

+1

Scott

 

[FoMoCoPower]

Fords use 11mm alot more than you think. My most commonly used junkyard tool sizes on Ford vehicles are 5.5mm,7mm,8mm,10mm,11mm,13mm,14mm,15mm,16mm,18mm,and 21mm.

11mm is used mostly for body-related stuff like lights,washer resevoir,brackets,etc.

 

[Rnz520]

Lots of VAG (VW AUDI) vehicles use 11mms, also they are a bit smaller than 7/16ths so if you have a sketchy 7/16 bolt or one thats very tight I will use an 11 on those.

 

[07Forester]

The commonly used sizes from Japanese vehicles are 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19 in my experience.

13MM and 18MM are used on Fords, at least on some of the accessories I've installed.

The 'most useless tool' thread listed several uses for 16MM (2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Caliper Bracket Bolt. 2000 Ford Mustang front sway bar, European cars (especially VW-Audi Group) are riddled with them, etc.) and one for 20MM (Cadillac fuel filter).

Evidently 15MM is used for some Ford oil drain plugs.

So...what do people use an 11MM wrench or socket for?

The hood from my S2000 and 2002 Civic SI had four 11mm bolts.

 

[Todd.Brock]

I use the 11 mm when a 10 is too small and a 12 is too big...

 

[1969]

Mostly nuts and bolts......... yea I know, smart ***

 

[chadster1]

I just used an 11mm on the locking nuts that held the winch mounting plate to the frame of my 4 wheeler.

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

That odd ball 13 mm is also used on the skid plate and drain plugs on late model GTO's.

11 mm on hood, fender and other body bolts on some Honda's

 

[Rnz520]

That odd ball 13 mm is also used on the skid plate and drain plugs on late model GTO's.

11 mm on hood, fender and other body bolts on some Honda's

13s are everywhere on a Cummins

 

[lipadj46]

The bleed valve on my Land Rover Discovery steering box is 11mm.

 

[Wrenchette]

11s are used on the back seats of GM w-bodies and others.

 

[Lawton]

It separates the 10mm and 12mm in your metric socket tray...I believe it's used mostly for Fords and other foreign cars.

Lawton

 

[Coach James]

The nuts holding my windshield wipers on my 02 Grand Prix take a 13mm.

The brake caliper mounting bracket bolts on my Grand Prix use a 15mm.

Coach

 

[Kev442]

First thing I thought of for 11mm was brake bleeders. Glad I'm not alone. As for 13 and 15mm, I use them so often, they are about worn out. Mostly GM vehicles.

 

[Keep]

The steering rag joint on my 95 Sonoma

 

[Merkava_4]

The banjo bolt that holds the front brake caliper hoses on a 2000-2005 Buick LeSabre is 11mm. Parking brake cable tension adjuster is 16mm. And the right motor mount is 18mm.

 

[07Forester]

That odd ball 13 mm is also used on the skid plate and drain plugs on late model GTO's.

11 mm on hood, fender and other body bolts on some Honda's

That remind's me of the hatch on the civic's too!

 

[hammergodthor]

i use it for a 7/16

X2!

 

[TylerP]

well when i first started as an intern a little over a year ago i realized pretty quick that GM LOVES 7,8,10, and especially 13mm, 15mm, and 18mm, however on 2009 and newer stuff ive been noticing the odd ball sizes more like 11,14,16,17. ive used an 11 on something i cant remember what though

 

[plinker]

Spedo cable retaining bolt on '89 Ranger transfer case is 11mm.

Mostly I'll use it as a 7/16 more often than not.

 

[srmofo]

dont forget about some of the battery terminals on fords....honestly I would say 9mm is my least used socket, but it still gets pulled out regularly (from 8-22 anyways, 20 doesnt count)

 

[yzair]

Lots of Japanese dirt bikes have 11 mm

 

[Goinlow]

Running board brackets on gm/chevy astrovans.

 

[baubau]

11m is used on a lot of ford cars holding body panels, lights ets....also, GM uses them
its really pain in the ****, i hate 11 mm .....you think its 10 mm and then its 11...

 

[JSBriggs]

The bleed valve on my Land Rover Discovery steering box is 11mm.

Yea, but those 'bleed' on the driveway if you look at them directly.

-Jeff

 

[scbird94]

i use 11 all the time- gm steering shafts (they clunk)... steering gearboxes... driveshaft yoke bolts..

 

[X1 Mike]

Lots of Japanese dirt bikes have 11 mm

Axle adjusters, dead in the water without them and it requires two wrenches.

 

[danno1974]

mainly brake caliper bleeder screws, most if not all brembos use it

 

[Misfit]

I've used a 9mm once or twice within the past 5 years. Every other typical sized socket is used weekly.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

dont forget about some of the battery terminals on fords....honestly I would say 9mm is my least used socket, but it still gets pulled out regularly (from 8-22 anyways, 20 doesnt count)

I used a 9mm wrench the other day to disconnect the yaw sensor from an Audi S4 suspension. Can't remember the last time i used it.

 

[ZRX61]

It fills the gap between the 10mm & the 12mm in my toolbox....

 

[redvalkyrie]

I use an 11mm just about anytime I work on a Toyota. The absolutely needed sizes for a Toyota are 8mm, 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 17mm, 19mm. And I've used everything in between at least once--all the way up to 32mm.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

Well...apparently it is used on 11mm fasteners...more frequently that initially realized.

 

[chevy3755]

i use it for 7/16..........

 

[VegasBruce]

Air cooled VW's and Jap dirt bikes use it a lot.