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This equipment is small, but very time consuming, tedious and expensive to work on. You don't have the heavy lifting, but you better be on your "A" game when working on or you will destroy more than you fix. Notice the three-slant fin pretty rare Stihl 044 cylinders. The porting and air flow of these are second to none. Back in the day they were favorites of loggers for the power to weight.
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why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
 
greybeard said:
why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
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Been that way all my working life.
Anything to make things complicated.
 
greybeard said:
why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
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I think the manufactures do that on purpose just to mess with our heads.
 
greybeard said:
why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
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I think it all depends on what size hex stock they machine the bolts from.

Ken
 
My personal favorite is when there are say 4 bolts holding a part on with at least 2-3 different size or style heads. Nothing like needing a $10,000 tool box to do the simplest of repairs. Especially with the specialty fasteners they all want to use now.
 
IMG_7398.jpegIMG_7397.jpegLatest breakdown for today. I wasn't even going fast. Tank was empty and been empty for a little bit. Bad thing is the other side broke about two months ago. At least I know what I'm doing tomorrow.
 
greybeard said:
why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
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There's a hex and "heavy hex" size nut for most sizes, but the heavy hex for 7/16 bolt is 3/4 wrench. 7/16 has always been an odd duck.
 
Lucky I guess that it went flat sitting in the driveway but unlucky that I discovered it Saturday afternoon after all the local tire places had closed. I just didn't feel like jacking the thing up, lowering that spare down from under the truck and fighting getting the wheel to break loose from the hub in a driveway that slopes. I see what's in it, some kind of fastener it looks like, maybe a odd looking big rivet. I'll air it up and it will make it long enough to get to the tire shop thiis morning. Small potatoes in the bigger scheme of problems.
 
greybeard said:
why do my 7/16 bolts have a 5/8" bolt head but the nuts are all bigger (11/16) while a 1/4"bolt and nut are both 7/16 wrench size, a 5/16 bolt and nut are both 1/2 wrench size, a 3/8 bolt and nut are both 9/16 wrench size, a 1/2 bolt and nut are both 3/4 wrench size, a 5/8 bolt and nut are both 15/16 wrench size....
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Whenever we came across a bolt with different sized nut than bolt head we just called it an American bolt. Figured they didn't want to own two sets of wrenches or something. :ROFLMAO:
 
greybeard said:
Lucky I guess that it went flat sitting in the driveway but unlucky that I discovered it Saturday afternoon after all the local tire places had closed. I just didn't feel like jacking the thing up, lowering that spare down from under the truck and fighting getting the wheel to break loose from the hub in a driveway that slopes. I see what's in it, some kind of fastener it looks like, maybe an odd looking big rivet. I'll air it up and it will make it long enough to get to the tire shop thiis morning. Small potatoes in the bigger scheme of problems.
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I like to keep a plug kit and an electric air pump handy for such instances.
 

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