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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 05:17 AM
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I think they're 1/2" - 13 is that right?
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Mine are 9/16 - 12.
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OK so I ran 1/2-13 in and they seemed sloppy but then tightened up but "not right'. So, I think they're probably 9/16-12. I don't have any 9/16-12 laying around to try.
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63-77 were all 9/16, 78-79 were 7/16 and used a different rear cover
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