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tbirdtbird · 08-20-2016, 09:01 PM

" I think a box wrench is the same as a ring spanner"
That is the conclusion I came to.

We will all just have to accept there are differences in usage among various countries. Bonnet, hood; crown wheel, ring gear; cotter pin, taper pin; take a slash, take a whiz; and so on. It just is.

I had a devil of a time reading an English service manual on a Rolls when I encountered the term, 'distance piece'. WTH is that I said. I went onto a worldwide refrigeration board that I am on frequented by Limeys and they confirmed that it simply meant 'spacer'
gee why didn't you say so LOL

Synchro909 · 08-20-2016, 09:36 PM

If a ring spanner is known as a box wrench, what is a socket spanner called. Seems to me that Box wrench would be a closer name for a socket. Socket spanners:
[url]www.google.com.au/search?q=image+of+socket+spanner&espv=2&biw=1242&b ih=606&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEw j124vHvNHOAhWEj5QKHYXODEgQsAQIGg[/url
Imagine my confusion when I read about a ZERK. WTF is that, I thought. Good old Mr Google came to the rescue again.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-20-2016, 09:53 PM

We simply call them sockets, and they are mostly 6 point sockets and 12 points sockets, but sometimes you can find 4 point and 8 point sockets. Points = number of flats.

ian Simpson · 08-20-2016, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Synchro909

I've just gone through this when I found the king pin was loose in the eye of the axle. On Monday, I'm going t a friend's workshop and we will close the eye again. The COTTER PIN should look like your pictures show. All of my As are like that. I find a good way to make sure they are tight is to hold pressure on the nut with a ring spanner while I hit the head of the cotter pin with a hammer. With each blow, the spanner will turn a little more. Stop before you stretch the cotter pin.

Luv it when a bloke uses real English.

The cotter pins on my Tudor are about 1/8 inch proud.

Another name for a big hammer - Glasgow screwdriver.

Synchro909 · 08-21-2016, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian Simpson

Luv it when a bloke uses real English.

The cotter pins on my Tudor are about 1/8 inch proud.

Another name for a big hammer - Glasgow screwdriver.

Another name for a hammer - an adjuster. The bigger the hammer,the finer the adjuster.

08-20-2016, 09:01 PM	#21
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Locking Pins " I think a box wrench is the same as a ring spanner" That is the conclusion I came to. We will all just have to accept there are differences in usage among various countries. Bonnet, hood; crown wheel, ring gear; cotter pin, taper pin; take a slash, take a whiz; and so on. It just is. I had a devil of a time reading an English service manual on a Rolls when I encountered the term, 'distance piece'. WTH is that I said. I went onto a worldwide refrigeration board that I am on frequented by Limeys and they confirmed that it simply meant 'spacer' gee why didn't you say so LOL __________________ '31 180A

08-20-2016, 09:36 PM	#22
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Locking Pins If a ring spanner is known as a box wrench, what is a socket spanner called. Seems to me that Box wrench would be a closer name for a socket. Socket spanners: [url]www.google.com.au/search?q=image+of+socket+spanner&espv=2&biw=1242&b ih=606&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEw j124vHvNHOAhWEj5QKHYXODEgQsAQIGg[/url Imagine my confusion when I read about a ZERK. WTF is that, I thought. Good old Mr Google came to the rescue again. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

08-20-2016, 09:53 PM	#23
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Locking Pins We simply call them sockets, and they are mostly 6 point sockets and 12 points sockets, but sometimes you can find 4 point and 8 point sockets. Points = number of flats.