My ‘96 Silverado was bought in 1998 and it’s still my daily driver with 292,000 miles on it. [emoji106]
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I hate all metric tools.......
Could be worse in the old days I drove a TR4 and had to have British Standard tools too. My sone gave me a socket set in 1999 and it had 16 and 18 in it so I never noticed that my Craftsman set left the 18 out.
I don't know why the Brits have to be different but they sure are.
[smilie=b: And if you really want to have some fun,try changing the heater core on a Ford Torus(spelling?).You have to remove the entire dash to do it.WHY?Because that(the dash) is the first thing that is installed fully assembled in the body.IIRC,the flat rate manuel(spelling) shows 16 hours labor to RandR.What a PITA.Yeah I know,my spelling sucks.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo
Ah- the Lucas Electric jokes; some of my favorites.
•The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
•Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.
•Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
•Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
•The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off.
•The Original Anti-Theft Device - Lucas Electrics.
•Lucas is an acronym for Loose Unsoldered Connections and Splices
•Lucas systems actually uses AC current; it just has a random frequency.
•"I have had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have never had any trou..."
•If Lucas made guns, wars would not start.
•Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.
•Q: Why do the British drink warm beer? A: Because Lucas makes their refrigerators
•Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone. Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
•Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment: Check the position of the stars, kill a chicken and walk three times clockwise around your car chanting:" Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect your unworthy servant.."
My tractor made in 1964 has a Lucas starter and a Lucas generator......both still the original ones that came with the tractor....all the older Lucas stuff is dated.........the other day some young expert told me oil only lasts 5 years,then you have to dump it...even in a sealed container........too bad for all the drums of oil I got from work 20 years ago.....the young know everything,which is why they can have days off school to climate protest.
Those are great! Some of them new to me as well.
"Metric" means very little as far as wrench sizes are concerned. DIN is the German standard, JIS is the Japanese standard, and ISO is the "international" standard.
https://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-i...head-size.aspx
And of course if you are buying truck loads of bolts you can do what ever you want. There are 7mm drive for Allen screws on the brake calipers on my wife's car despite those not being a standard for anyone but Ford. [smilie=b:
you forgot one Lucas prince of darkness
"(Example: How many grease fittings does your new car have compared to ones from the 60's?)"
Ya mean its not because they are built using space age materials?
The debate about components made without grease fittings goes back to the appearance of sealed components.
It breaks down exactly like this: If the component has a grease fitting AND the owner/operator uses those fittings to properly service the component - it will have a long life.
However, a sealed component will outlast a non-sealed and neglected component.
Those of us that were taught to maintain equipment and actually DID maintain equipment, suffered from the introduction of sealed components. However, the majority of people that neglect maintenance actually benefit from the "maintenance free" designs.
Those of us that have grease guns, know how to use them and actually do use them are in the minority.
I love my grease gun... it takes 45's and is illegal in CA& NY as it will take over 10 pumps
So guess its an assault grease gun