Brake bleeding
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From: SimonJ on 26 Dec 2006 13:37 > > You may think the Speed Bleeder is a very simple device; nothing can > go wrong. Not true. Here is one user who doesn't yell, "Hallelujah"! > http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/braketool/bleeder.htm > (Under "3. SpeedBleeders") > That seems like the rantings of a man who doesn't know how to use the tools properly!
From: SimonJ on 26 Dec 2006 13:51 > > But don't get me started on the older ones which had both Whitworth and BS > sizes on them. (BS = Bolt Size). > I think you may find that BS actually stands for British Standards. See........ http://www.samstagsales.com/whitworth_table.htm
From: shazzbat on 26 Dec 2006 19:33 "SimonJ" <me(a)mine.net> wrote in message news:YvCdnaU80a5J8AzYRVnyswA(a)bt.com... > > >> But don't get me started on the older ones which had both Whitworth and >> BS sizes on them. (BS = Bolt Size). >> > I think you may find that BS actually stands for British Standards. And I think you may find that it is equal to the bolt size, ie a spanner marked 1/2" B.S will fit the British standard head of a 1/2" bolt. For instance, one of the longest remaining common applications was the use of a 1/4"W spanner for battery terminals. The spanner would be marked1/4"Whit/ 5/16" B.S, and it would fit the 5/16" bolt through the battery terminal. Steve
From: Chris Whelan on 27 Dec 2006 04:24 shazzbat wrote: > And I think you may find that it is equal to the bolt size, ie a spanner > marked 1/2" B.S will fit the British standard head of a 1/2" bolt. > > For instance, one of the longest remaining common applications was the use > of a 1/4"W spanner for battery terminals. The spanner would be > marked1/4"Whit/ 5/16" B.S, and it would fit the 5/16" bolt through the > battery terminal. During the war... Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: SimonJ on 27 Dec 2006 14:00
>>> But don't get me started on the older ones which had both Whitworth and >>> BS sizes on them. (BS = Bolt Size). >>> >> I think you may find that BS actually stands for British Standards. > > And I think you may find that it is equal to the bolt size, ie a spanner > marked 1/2" B.S will fit the British standard head of a 1/2" bolt. > But it wont fit a 1/2 inch UNC bolt, or a 1/2 inch whitworth bolt, even though the 'bolt size' on both those is 1/2 inch. |