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My brother used to have a Morris Minor, so he had a set of Whitworth Wrenc=
hes he wasn't using and gave them to me. =C2=A0I remember one time I was v=
ery glad I had them when I was working on the SU Carbs on the car trying t=
o loosen something underneath which I could't see, and adjustable wrenches=
tend to get unadjusted easily, and didn't fit very well. The correct Went=
worth Wrench was prefect.=0A=0AIf you can find a set on eBay pretty cheap,=
they're nice to have.=0A=0ARye=0APH: 530-FIND-RYE=0A=0AOn August 13, 2019=
at 3:21 AM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:=0A=0AA couple of adjusta=
ble (crescent) wrenches, one medium and one small, will pretty much cover =
the Whitworth wrench requirements.=C2=A0 A set of wrenches and sockets isn=
=E2=80=99t really required.=C2=A0 Still, I do open my =E2=80=9CBritish=E2=80=
=9D drawer fairly often, so they aren=E2=80=99t useless either.=0A=C2=A0=0A=
The hex nuts on all of the electrical equipment (starter, solenoid, genera=
tor, control box, heater, etc) are British (some BSF, mostly BA).=C2=A0 Di=
tto for the carbs.=C2=A0 A few other places, like the =E2=80=9CLift the Do=
t=E2=80=9D studs with machine threads, are British threads but even =C2=A0=
British wrenches don=E2=80=99t fit the flats.=0A=C2=A0=0AFill plugs on the=
shock absorbers.=C2=A0 Frank already mentioned the adjustment lock nut on=
top of the steering box.=0A=C2=A0=0ASent from Mail for Windows 10=0A=C2=A0=
=0AFrom: Jim Henningsen=0ASent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:52 PM=0ATo: 'Tri=
umphs'=0ASubject: [TR] Whitworth Wrenches on a TR3?=0A=C2=A0=0AFirst, bein=
g relatively new to the TR3 line, I am noticing some of the bolts=0Adon't =
match up to my SAE wrenches.=C2=A0 I have had to use metric on occasion.=0A=
Haven't had this issue on the 4, 6 or 8.=C2=A0 Are these Whitworth sized b=
olts=0Aand nuts which would mean I should invest in a set of those wrenche=
s?=C2=A0 I=0Aalways like a new tool but want to check first.=0A=C2=A0=0A**=
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<html><body><div>My brother used to have a Morris Minor, so he had a set of
Whitworth =
Wrenches he wasn't using and gave them to me. I remember one time I =
was very glad I had them when I was working on the SU Carbs on the car try=
ing to loosen something underneath which I could't see, and adjustable wre=
nches tend to get unadjusted easily, and didn't fit very well. The correct=
Wentworth Wrench was prefect.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><d=
iv>If you can find a set on eBay pretty cheap, they're nice to have.</div>=
<div><br></div><div class=3D"x-apple-signature">Rye<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</d=
iv><div><br>On August 13, 2019 at 3:21 AM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com=
> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-=
quote" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"WordSe=
ction1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">A couple of adjustable (crescent) wrenches,=
one medium and one small, will pretty much cover the Whitworth wrench req=
uirements. A set of wrenches and sockets isn=E2=80=99t really requir=
ed. Still, I do open my =E2=80=9CBritish=E2=80=9D drawer fairly ofte=
n, so they aren=E2=80=99t useless either.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> =
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The hex nuts on all of the electrical equipment=
(starter, solenoid, generator, control box, heater, etc) are British (som=
e BSF, mostly BA). Ditto for the carbs. A few other places, li=
ke the =E2=80=9CLift the Dot=E2=80=9D studs with machine threads, are Brit=
ish threads but even British wrenches don=E2=80=99t fit the flats.</=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Fill plugs on th=
e shock absorbers. Frank already mentioned the adjustment lock nut o=
n top of the steering box.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal">Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D=
550986" data-mce-href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986"=
>Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><div style=3D=
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in 0in;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border: none; padding: 0in;" data=
-mce-style=3D"border: none; padding: 0in;"><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:=
trguy75@gmail.com" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:trguy75@gmail.com";>Jim Hennings=
en</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 12, 2019 5:52 PM<br><b>To: </b><a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; data-mce-href=3D"mailto:triumphs@aut=
ox.team.net">'Triumphs'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[TR] Whitworth Wrenches on =
a TR3?</p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Fi=
rst, being relatively new to the TR3 line, I am noticing some of the bolts=
</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">don't match up to my SAE wrenches. I have=
had to use metric on occasion.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Haven't had this=
issue on the 4, 6 or 8. Are these Whitworth sized bolts</p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">and nuts which would mean I should invest in a set of those=
wrenches? I</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">always like a new tool but wa=
nt to check first.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p></div><div class=3D=
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