9mm Allen socket
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9mm Allen socket
For those of you who have done brakes on your 2003-2006 expedition and encountered caliper pins that take a 9mm Allen to remove ....
where in the world did you find a 9mm allen ?!?!?!
i've searched the two most likely places in town and found nothing. (sears and Mac's)
they both had kits that contain skip from 8mm to 10mm, and neither sold singles in 9mm.
FWIW, my new pins from NAPA take a 7mm allen, which is much easier find.
maybe the 9mm's are made from a special unobtainium alloy?
where in the world did you find a 9mm allen ?!?!?!
i've searched the two most likely places in town and found nothing. (sears and Mac's)
they both had kits that contain skip from 8mm to 10mm, and neither sold singles in 9mm.
FWIW, my new pins from NAPA take a 7mm allen, which is much easier find.
maybe the 9mm's are made from a special unobtainium alloy?
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I bought a 9mm Allen socket from NAPA when I had to do the front brakes on my Mariner. The local store ordered it in for me. It was about $10 plus tax.
When I did the rear brakes, I found I needed a 7mm, another not so standard size. I cheated and ground down a spare 5/16 Allen I had on hand.
When I did the rear brakes, I found I needed a 7mm, another not so standard size. I cheated and ground down a spare 5/16 Allen I had on hand.
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I might try calling O'Reilly's and Advance to see if they have one. My local NAPA didn't have any allen sockets, but it's a small town store so he only carries the stuff that he knows people need.
I just remembered one of our shop guys was a mechanic at the local Ford dealer, so he may have one ... maybe a beer will even let me borrow it
I just remembered one of our shop guys was a mechanic at the local Ford dealer, so he may have one ... maybe a beer will even let me borrow it
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forgot to update ....
Advance auto had a 15 piece allen socket set that had a 9mm so i bought that. cost about $50, but i got the good guy deal and he knocked off 10% .... hey, better than nothing.
so now i got everything from 4mm to 12mm or something ... only needed the 9mm for the old ones and the 7mm for the new ones....
Advance auto had a 15 piece allen socket set that had a 9mm so i bought that. cost about $50, but i got the good guy deal and he knocked off 10% .... hey, better than nothing.
so now i got everything from 4mm to 12mm or something ... only needed the 9mm for the old ones and the 7mm for the new ones....
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I have about a 10 PC Torx bit kit that had the correct sized socket. Worked like a charm. Just replaced a couple of injectors on my 6.0, don't know what I'd do without these. Use them all the time.
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