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Old 08-10-2008, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by emerydc8 View Post
I had the 1 -1/16" and thought I'd better get the 27 mm, because there was going to be over 250 Newton Meters of torque on the crank bolt and I didn't want to strip it. As I recall, the American 1 -1/16" actually fit better. Now I have both. Oh well.
And for this very reason, it's better to use a 6-point rather than a 12-point socket.
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