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turbomacncheese
06-11-2017, 11:12 AM
Well, I'm pretty sure this isn't a standard tool in most DIY toolboxes. In fact, I've NEVER needed one until this Subaru engine. Now I live in a pretty small town, and in the "back" of it as well, so virtually every trip to the store takes about an hour's worth of driving and shopping, and most of the tools in town are over-priced because they can. I'm pretty sure I'll pick up a 14mm next time I'm in a reasonable place to do it, but since I wanted to get the job done right away....
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14mm from the bucket-o-bolts, matching nut, a minute with the welder. About 5 minutes total. Yes, yes, garbage welds. I have to do a bunch of test welding to get the settings right for anything pretty, and here I was only concerned with penetration, so power up FTW!!! Worked a charm.

AZPete
06-11-2017, 11:42 AM
Brilliant DIY. Since it worked, it's pretty!

Al_C
06-11-2017, 03:27 PM
One of these days I'll learn how to weld. Until then, Amazon.com! I have found all kinds of atypical tools (or at least the ones you can't find readily) there. If you spring for Prime, you get two day shipping for free.

Bob_n_Cincy
06-11-2017, 11:57 PM
I have one exactly like that.

turbomacncheese
06-12-2017, 09:13 AM
Ha!

Innkeepr
06-12-2017, 10:31 AM
One of these days I'll learn how to weld. Until then, Amazon.com!. If you spring for Prime, you get two day shipping for free.

Picked these up, as a local store wanted almost 10 bucks for one #10 size.
https://www.amazon.com/Capri-Tools-Master-Socket-32-Piece/dp/B00ESN0334/ref=sr_1_2?s=power-hand-tools&srs=5299919011&ie=UTF8&qid=1497281381&sr=1-2&keywords=Capri+Tools

STiPWRD
06-12-2017, 11:09 AM
I got my set of hex sockets from HF, they seem to work well:

https://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-38-and-12-drive-metric-hex-bit-socket-set-67880.html

turbomacncheese
06-12-2017, 09:59 PM
My HF set didn't have any of the 1/2 in drive pieces. And the 5mm shattered on me. Love my Harbor Freight because they were so cheap it didn't even hurt ma feelunz!