Are they? Need to pick up Allen head sockets but the set only goes up to 10mm and don't want to buy them unless 10mm is what's needed...
Stock head bolts 10mm Allen head?
- Thread starter gaboonviper85
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get a long one if you can. it makes 10 times easier to tighten and loosen the bolts when the cams are in.
hvyman;1390618 said:
True, however I couldnt find an extended one anywhere so you can also turn the cams, I used a regular length allen socket w/ an extention, and had no problems getting on any of them, as you can turn the cams and theres a flat spot on the cam for each bolt so you can get in there w/o a problem.
But definitely get an extended if possible!
If you do find a long one, it's doubly important to get quality, as a cheap one will twist and break that much easier.
Thanks yall! Just wanted to make sure I don't spend $60 on a set and not have the correct socket anyway....cams are off anyway so long or short don't much matter to me at the moment...although the long ones caught my eye but they only had them in standard size not metric:-(
I'm I the only car that has regular hex head bolts? My car sure didn't come with Allen's. I'm pretty sure my car is original. Now, It has A.P.R.'s bolts that are Allen head.
ARP stud nuts use a 14mm 12 pt socket...previously used a 9/16" 12 pt. ARP went to ISO standard a couple years ago which requires heads to match metric threads.
If I were you I'd find a local snapon dealer and get a good 10mm long one, it will probably be 20-30 bucks, but it won't strip a bolt or snap into a million pieces that fall into the head.
My shit set from auto zone I bought just because I needed them asap snaped as I was working on my land rover with not much torque at all
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...group_ID=11478&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
My shit set from auto zone I bought just because I needed them asap snaped as I was working on my land rover with not much torque at all
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...group_ID=11478&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
You can check McMaster.com. They sell them by the single piece. The one I bought from them was a Williams.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#5571a67/=3b2smh
http://www.mcmaster.com/#5571a67/=3b2smh
Lol thanks guys but in all honesty sear, lowes, and home depot sell good tools.
Got my set earlier today at lowes (husky brand)...they cost me $12...head is now already off the car....I was very suprised that this car was pouring white smoke as 1,2,3,5,6 were really deformed (headgasket that is)...gasket was def about to blow!
Got my set earlier today at lowes (husky brand)...they cost me $12...head is now already off the car....I was very suprised that this car was pouring white smoke as 1,2,3,5,6 were really deformed (headgasket that is)...gasket was def about to blow!