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where can i get a 40mm socket?

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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:15 AM
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where can i get a 40mm socket?

you know.. for the steering box? i have searched over a half dozen stores and special order catalogues, and i cant find any.

ocasionally, some places offer 38 and 41mm sockets, but never 40mm.

wtf?

ideas?
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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Have you tried Canadian Tire or Sears?
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:21 AM
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i work at canadian tire, as a matter of fact. i havn't tried sears yet

i even checked the special order catalogue our mechanics use.(you didnt think they used mastercraft tools, now did you )
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:38 AM
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Sears got it I bet!!! That's where I got the 54mm socket for the flywheel nut...that socket was like 24 bucks...gotta pay if you wanna play.... or you can use and return...but I've kept it.. already used it 4X's...
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 06:02 AM
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ive tried sears and all theyve got is the ever so close 1 and 9/16th. im still on the lookout for one myself, lemme know when you find one beside of course snapon thats gonna cost 50 bucks i think it was...

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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 05:22 PM
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i think $50 is worth all the hassle of possibly rounding ogg the bolt or nut, and then going through the trouble of having to get a new one and dealing with the mess of finding a new one and trying not to round it off too.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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maybe worth the 50 bucks, but when i can get one for 20-25 if i look around a little more why pay twice as much?
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