Nader nut KO hex size?

PostPost by: danielmo » Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:29 pm

Does anyone know the hex size of the Nader nuts on the federal Elans? I'm not near a car to physically measure. Thanks, Dan
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PostPost by: Gordon Sauer » Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:30 pm

64 mm, 2.5 in Gordon Sauer
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PostPost by: danielmo » Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:35 pm

Thank you!
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PostPost by: StressCraxx » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:51 pm

the size is correct, but the Nader Nut is Octagonal, not Hexagonal.
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PostPost by: danielmo » Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:34 am

Thanks for clarifying!
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PostPost by: alan.barker » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:01 am

Just measured my special anodised alloy socket for them, 65 mm across flats
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PostPost by: CBUEB1771 » Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:14 pm

Gordon Sauer wrote:64 mm, 2.5 in Gordon Sauer


I am willing to bet that the original drawing would have been dimensioned in inches.
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PostPost by: alan.barker » Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:53 pm

Sorry so used to metric.
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