I needed a 32mm 12 point socket for my front driveshaft retaining bolts in order to replace my front dampers, I have one but it's in France with all my decent tools so it was another Ebay search.

 

For only a little more I bought a set as described above, they are all 1/2" drive impact sockets, 24, 30 & 32mm plus two big hex drive keys a 14mm hex and a 17mm one, my question concerns the hex keys, where are they used on our vehicles?

 

Brake calipers are usually 7mm, could they be for transmission drain plugs?

Yes, 17mm fits a number of gearboxes' fill and drain plugs, 14mm probably some others.

Good man.

 

Stuff like that always gets you out of trouble one day or another often for something completely unrelated.

 

The challenge is remembering that you have the tool and also where it is stored.

 

The latter a big problem for me these days, stuff spread across 2 properties in different countries and a lot now in storage boxes in one of 3 box trailers in 2 different locations or stored in my friends cellar.

 

It will be so good to have everything together and organised when I move to the next place.