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07-31-2021, 07:16 AM | #1 |
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Size square on banjo
What size is the square on the Banjo (Differential Housing)? (Metric sizes are standard for us)
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07-31-2021, 07:46 AM | #2 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
Bigger than 3/8", smaller than 1/2", probably 11 or 12 mm. The book says to use a 3/8 drive ratchet. It is pretty sloppy, but a 1/2" drive is too big.
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07-31-2021, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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07-31-2021, 07:57 PM | #4 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
You may have to grind down from the size to big.
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07-31-2021, 08:29 PM | #5 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
The 3\8" breaker bar will usually lock in place and a tap with a hammer will loosen it. Most have been butchered up by people using channel locks or vice grips to loosen them. The suppliers sell a replacement that is actually 3\8" and the breaker bar and socket wrench fit correctly.
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07-31-2021, 08:30 PM | #6 |
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07-31-2021, 08:37 PM | #7 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
I bought a cheap brand 1/2" drive extension and ground down the end to 7/16" square. Fits in and I can use a 1/2" ratchet to loosen and tighten the plug. Was a $5 solution.
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07-31-2021, 08:54 PM | #8 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
Buy a piece of 7/16" key stock from a bearing supplier or industrial supplier like Graingers or McMaster Carr. Cut it into sections use one and give the rest to your buddies. Its cheap
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07-31-2021, 09:00 PM | #9 |
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08-01-2021, 06:59 AM | #10 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
I use the tool that came in the tool kit--- the tail end of the adjustable wrench
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08-01-2021, 08:39 AM | #11 | |
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Re: Size square on banjo
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Yep, just an old 'shorty' extension. Ground it down to size and been using it for 50 years. |
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08-01-2021, 09:39 AM | #12 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
I had a VW lug stud laying around so ground it to fit the square.
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08-01-2021, 02:49 PM | #13 |
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Re: Size square on banjo
I have been using a spare 3/8" for years.
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