23/32 Does it exist?

[Alan L.]

I got rearended in my '95 F150 pickup a month or so ago. Having pocketed the insurance check, I purchased an aftermarket rear bumper for $200 and had a ***** of a time getting the old bumper off. There were some nuts that I could not find a socket for. 11/16 was too small and 3/4 was too big. 17mm was too small and 18mm was too big. I looked all over, even at Sears and could not find a 23/32 socket. Is there any such thing? I finally got the bumper off and the new one installed, but it took about 6 hours including the search for the right tool.

Alan L., TX

 

[s1120]

How rusty was it? could it have rusted down to a smaller size?

 

[GlueGuy]

Alan,

A '95 Ford should be pretty much all metric. Is it possible that it's rusted or something?

The GlueGuy

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Allan,

Some metric sockets come in 1/2 sizes. These usually show up in the cheaper socket sets and usually are limited to 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 mm etc. In other words, the smaller sizes. I've never seen them in the larger sizes, but they may exist. Or, your bumper may require a special "dealer only" tool to remove. 23/32 probably does exist, but it is such an uncommon size, it would be virtually "dealer only". You may have to go to an actual tool store, (specialty store) to find one.

SHF

 

[Alan L.]

With the help of the Lord and a forked stick I successfully removed the bumper. Oh, and a hack saw too.

Alan L., TX

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Allan L.

Been there, done that /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif. I've also been to the point where I welded a nut over another one so I could get a wrench on it. Angle grinders and Dremel tools with abrasive blades are my best firends. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

SHF

 

[Jag]

I am not sure why the 23/32 was in use, but I have a one that came with a Sears Craftsman socket set that I bought years ago. It came in most larger socket sets. I still have the one I bought when i got some cash for a birthday gift while in highschool. I do remember using it on two diffwerent times, but not for what. But they are out there..

 

[rockkkkher]

right 17 small 18 too big, i found only amazon has cheap 23/32 socket for sale, no ebay, old sets are probably the best and were made with GOD given intelligence, tool companies are now run by yuppies and America is waining, i wish there was a complete 32 set, much less a 64 or 128, that very well could be a 17.5 but they dont even know what your talking bout at CEO level. I also wish all sockets had a hex end as well as drive size, in tight mechanics i could use a reg. wrench to turn socket instead of socket wrench. Also deep sockets should all be deep well, they are cheapening up and only boreing them 1 inch or so down.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

My Dad had a cure for things like that...an acetylene cutting torch...not very graceful, but effective.

 

[tallyho8]

Wow! Answers to a 17 year old post. That's one of the oldest ones I've seen yet.

 

[Oldpath05]

I never would've noticed how old, you rained on my parade. I like these old threads, wonder where they are now Jag's last post was 12-25-2003.......
When are is everything going metric, I still run across new stuff with standard bolts, lets make up are mine's go one way or the other. I still favor standard sizes, think it's an age thing or traditional thing or both....

 

[bcp]

I just wish they wouldn't mix fractional and metric on the same machine.

It also seems US metric is often odd sizes while foreign metric is even sizes.

Bruce

 

[TractorGuy]

I got rearended in my '95 F150 pickup a month or so ago. Having pocketed the insurance check, I purchased an aftermarket rear bumper for $200 and had a ***** of a time getting the old bumper off. There were some nuts that I could not find a socket for. 11/16 was too small and 3/4 was too big. 17mm was too small and 18mm was too big. I looked all over, even at Sears and could not find a 23/32 socket. Is there any such thing? I finally got the bumper off and the new one installed, but it took about 6 hours including the search for the right tool.

Alan L., TX

Yes they do exist. We had one in the tool box at work. I have a photo of it somewhere.

 

[orezok]

Well, here is a 21/32 socket.



I cracked this one when I grabbed it out of the tool box thinking it was a 5/8" I always wanted to take it back to Sears for replacement and look at the face of the kid that has never seen one

This fits Ford flathead rod bolts.

 

[Danno1]

Well, here is a 21/32 socket.

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I cracked this one when I grabbed it out of the tool box thinking it was a 5/8" I always wanted to take it back to Sears for replacement and look at the face of the kid that has never seen one

This fits Ford flathead rod bolts.

That would be no more mysterious to the kid than the 11/16 or 3/4 would be!


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