What uses 19/32?
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devilsnight
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Americas best shot at a 15mm?
kunkernator
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A rounded 5/8" bolt?
I have a 19/32" socket, never used it.
I have a 19/32" socket, never used it.
neophyte
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Martin still makes Check Nut wrenches, i.e. Thin, 15 degree offset, Single Open End, Wrenches in 19/32". http://www.martinsprocket.com/secj/CheckNut.htm They don't include them in their check nut wrench sets but they are available. McMaster Carr carries them. I presume it must have been something that used an ultra skinny wrench since that's the only type of wrench martin offers the size in. This is another thread about that size. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63871
I ran across this thread. I recently inherited a 1912 Maxwell and a 1940 Mercury. Maybe one of those will use them.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-141621.html
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-141621.html
If you ever work on older machinery or vehicles you'll use it. I use 19/32" and 25/32" wrenches and sockets on such things quite often.
19/32" was the standard wrench size for 5/16" USS heavy hex nuts through the 1950s. Modern 5/16" heavy hex nuts are 9/16" instead. One of the common places you'll find the older type is on 1950s and older Rockwell/Delta machine tools.
19/32" was the standard wrench size for 5/16" USS heavy hex nuts through the 1950s. Modern 5/16" heavy hex nuts are 9/16" instead. One of the common places you'll find the older type is on 1950s and older Rockwell/Delta machine tools.
egnorant
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I have all kinds of x/32 sockets that don't fit on my socket rails or in kits.
Seems as if 9/32 is the largest in modern stuff.
I have found 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23 and 25/32 sockets and am willing to bet that I have a 17/32 somewhere.
One of the 15/32 is stamped FAMILY and USA. Anyone ever heard of this brand?
Bruce
Seems as if 9/32 is the largest in modern stuff.
I have found 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23 and 25/32 sockets and am willing to bet that I have a 17/32 somewhere.
One of the 15/32 is stamped FAMILY and USA. Anyone ever heard of this brand?
Bruce
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11/32 you will find fairly often on the small nut on older GM starters. It's the largest /32 size I've ever run into and I've been wrenching on cars for a long time. I have a bunch of older wrenches & sockets in those odd sizes as well but have only ever used them on rounded nuts & things like that. Also sometimes on British motorcycles before I finally broke down & bought real Whitworth tools.
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Scout Driver
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Older bicycles will commonly have 19/32 and 25/32 fasteners.
Scott
Scott
NHBandit
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Are the threads SAE or could they possibly be foreign made bicycles with Metric hardware ? Never did must work on old bikes.
Sturmey Archer hubs have a 11/32" thread on the axle.
Alchymist
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The smaller X/32 sizes are more common in electrical stuff.
Scout Driver
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TheGrooveking
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25/32" Ford spindle nuts.
TheGrooveking
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I just did one on that Mercury. I never even checked the size. I just grabbed a big Crescent wrench.
lbgradwell
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Looking over my stuff, I see I have:
5/32"
13/64"
7/32"
15/64"
9/32"
11/32"
15/32"
17/32"
19/32”
21/32"
25/32"
I wonder if there was ever a 13/32" and/or a 23/32"..?
5/32"
13/64"
7/32"
15/64"
9/32"
11/32"
15/32"
17/32"
19/32”
21/32"
25/32"
I wonder if there was ever a 13/32" and/or a 23/32"..?
Unmarked Bill
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Helps/strips stuff if you run across Whitworth/British Standard
Yes, all the 32nds of an inch up to 1-9/32" but you have to go back quite a few years to find them listed in catalogs or included in sets.
When I thought I'd never find a Bonney 15mm deep 12 point socket, I grabbed three 19/32" Bonney's, as the Loc-Rite broaching would accommodate the slightly smaller diameter.Then I found two 15mm deeps. But I'm keeping the 19/32's around just in case.
hermetic
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I seem to remember diesel injector pipe nuts of that size that I kept a couple of spanners for, may have been on series 2 land-rover, or Perkins, its a long time ago............
Phil, UK
Phil, UK
OccupantRJ
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It can be used to turn a 1/2" square head jackbolt on conveyor takeups. Also older Ford suspension fasteners. Some Craftsman sets in the early 70's contained this socket.
up_in_the_air
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11/32 pretty common for Hi-lok and jo-bolt hardware used on aircraft
11/32" is still the normal size for 8-32 hex nuts. It's still included in nut driver sets and 1/4" drive socket sets. 9/32" and 7/32" are generally included as well, although they aren't as commonly used.
31/32" works on some engine oil pressure sending units in lieu of the special sockets made for same.
31/32" works on some engine oil pressure sending units in lieu of the special sockets made for same.
wafrederick
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19/32 is equivelant to a 15mm.I tried it once with a 10mm nut requiring a 15mm wrench or socket.It fit the nut with no problems.15/32 is equivelant to a 12mm.
lbgradwell
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Well, I took a look and it seems 13/32" & 31/32" were relatively easy to find, but I had to go back to the 1927 J.H. Williams catalogue to find:
23/32"
29/32"
1-7/64"
1-19/64"
and these 4 sizes are Structural Wrenches.
The same catalogue yielded a 27/32" in what they called a General Service Pattern (a double open-end S-wrench)...
Murphy4570
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Aye, those sizes are oddball nowadays.
If you have a full set of sockets in 32nds and 64ths, you don't need metric sockets!
If you have a full set of sockets in 32nds and 64ths, you don't need metric sockets!
NY_treeguy
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17/32 and 19/32 are pretty common on my '62 jeep. Fortunately I had them hidden away in my box.
rooster59
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19/32 = 15.08mm = 0.594". Common use is substitute for 15mm. May fit a 5/16 Whitworth or 3/8" BSF which are 0.600". Used on British motorcycles, WW2 aircraft.
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how old is old? Like 20 years ago old or like 50 years ago old? And yea I realize this post is 13 years old so we got to add 13 to the answer
Wrench97
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Something made in England....
Scout Driver
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Mis-post...sorry
Scout Driver
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I've seen them on bikes from the 1940s and 1950s.how old is old? Like 20 years ago old or like 50 years ago old? And yea I realize this post is 13 years old so we got to add 13 to the answer
PugetDude
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Replying to an old thread is not a felony.
No not as bad as a felony but some people think it’s a misterdemenor
Lassen Forge
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It's a misdemeanor, they missed out on the original thread so reviving it keeps them from being meaner...
Thinking about it - a lot of stuff used to be in 32nsds and 64ths, not just sockets but drills, etc - still is, when you're cutting threads, etc.
Had a rack of sockets that included all the old 32nds and most of the 64ths, Used them mainly for antique stuff and yeah, metrics and whitworth before I had actual tools in these sizes. (and think, whitworth predated SAE and USS...)
Thinking about it - a lot of stuff used to be in 32nsds and 64ths, not just sockets but drills, etc - still is, when you're cutting threads, etc.
Had a rack of sockets that included all the old 32nds and most of the 64ths, Used them mainly for antique stuff and yeah, metrics and whitworth before I had actual tools in these sizes. (and think, whitworth predated SAE and USS...)
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