Long stud help
19-12-2009, 05:19 PM
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Long stud help
Ive got an SCS built Yb with 6 long stud.
19-12-2009, 05:26 PM
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need one turned down mate
19-12-2009, 05:29 PM
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Cheers Jimbo.
19-12-2009, 05:30 PM
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19-12-2009, 05:32 PM
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19-12-2009, 05:48 PM
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the nuts on my long studs are 21mm you got to machine them down they are so thin i cut my jeans with the end of the socket but it does the job
19-12-2009, 06:04 PM
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how big was the OD of the socket after you turned it down Andy ?
19-12-2009, 06:09 PM
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how big was the OD of the socket after you turned it down Andy ?
my mate borrowed it id have to get it back & measure
19-12-2009, 06:23 PM
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not to worry matey. i tried to measure the gap with a vernier but couldnt get it in lol
19-12-2009, 06:47 PM
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i have never heard the expression turned down?does it just mean shaving the socket to make it more narrow?
19-12-2009, 06:59 PM
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just keep shaving one down untill it fits....
19-12-2009, 07:02 PM
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i have never heard the expression turned down?does it just mean shaving the socket to make it more narrow?
Yep, just get it on a lathe and make it smaller
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just keep shaving one down untill it fits....
Unfortunatly i dont have a lathe, so going back and forth isnt realy an optionas i need to get the head off asap
19-12-2009, 07:14 PM
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why dont you get a socket that fits just down the hole and take that to the machine shop and say i want the 18mm the same outside diameter as the one that fits, cant go wrong
19-12-2009, 07:19 PM
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you can buy one of them counter top spinning stones for about a tenner from halfords,that l do it ...
19-12-2009, 08:37 PM
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this head is coming off next time i'm down, my toes cant take anymore cold, they are on the verge of dropping off as it is
19-12-2009, 08:43 PM
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Haha, it was warm when i started... even if everythign was covered in snow lol
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Long stud help
