7 mm thin-wall tube spanner or hex socket

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Just a quick update on the thin wall socket. I did buy the set of nut drivers mentioned in an earlier post. Their 7 mm one's walls were too thick for to gain access to the alternator bolt head. While I was waiting I bought two types of 7 mm socket: a normal sized and a deep socket. I asked a fellow member of a Land Rover forum if they could use their lathe to turn the sockets down for me. I sent them the sockets and the voltage regulator with a pre-paid return envelope. Gavin turned the sockets down and bought a socket to turn down for himself for future use.

I had also bought a new voltage regulator from the UK. As it turned out the new voltage regulator and the interstate posted modified sockets arrived at home within two days of each other. The modified sockets worked! Thank you Gavin!

I have since used the nut driver set on other projects and they are a versatile tool. So it was an investment not a loss.

Kind regards
Lionel