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unfortunately, if you want to clean up the threads after taking them apart with your new wrenches/sockets, you will also need Taps & Dies. Good news is there are not that many different sizes in the car, so only a few taps & dies. Hi Mikey Yes, I did that with my old Jag and collected all t...

Peter McKercher wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:27 am The threads are BSF and you will need a selection of whitworth wrenches and sockets.

6-pc whitworth socket set for $200 in NZ... Only 2 in stock in the whole country, it seems

Aha! Thanks Peter.
Learning something new. Searching online now, there are some sets available. So the marking is the same - e.g. 1/4" but the size is different in Whitworth... Weird as.
Will get the sockets set then.

Thanks Peter.
That is my plan B. Just these shops are closed here for another week and I hope to order online sooner.
I think shops will not have it in stock anyway.

Hi everyone,
Do you have a conversion chart of Hoffmann bearing sizes to the modern NSK or other model numbers?
In particular, I need front hub bearing which has stamps "M7" on outer ring and "MS7" on inner ring.
Thanks

Hi everyone. I've started work on my '37 Bantam and found that none of my tools fit the sizes of bolts and nuts properly. I have just finished a full restoration of post-war Jaguar and I have a reasonably good selection of both imperial and metric tools. Neither my imperial or metric size tools fit ...