the old sizes were called whitworth I think.
You'll need "standard" not metric wrenches and sockets
although many of the sizes are so close it doesn't matter.
(i've got a nice set of metric spanners that work for most applications)
dave
'67 Midget
-----Original Message-----
From: R. Toby Atwater <tob@taltec.net>
To: Sprite Maling List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 12:11 AM
Subject: what size? 1st day of work on sprite...
> Just did a minor checkout of my newly acquired sprite, my father asked
me what
>wrenches would I use, the American set, or the metric set OR the "wehwether
set" (I
>think that's it) I couldn't answer, He explained to me that on his old
English
>motorcycles, he used this strange wrench set. Anybody have any info on
this? I was
>wondering if my sprite used this set of sizes? It is a 1969 Sprite, I
wonder when
>the U.K went to the metric system? Any info is appreciated,
>
>I may have to look into a new wrench set...
>
>Toby
>
>http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Outback/9157/
>Santa Barbara, CA tob@taltec.net
>1971 FJ-40 Toyota Land Cruiser (daily driver stock everything...)
>1969 Austin Healey Sprite mark 4 (in restoration now!)
>1998 yellow labrador "Milou" (puppy only 4 months old) he likes the Sprite
better
>
>
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