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Old Dec 31, 2017 | 09:49 PM
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Is the nut on the GM battery terminals? I sure don't have a wrench that fits mine. Thanks.
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Don't know, but at least a few nuts on the Vette are metric.
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Should be 10mm
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M6 - 1.0 Tension Lock Nut

10MM Socket
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I just went down to HD and bought a new set of sockets. I needed a set of 1/4" metric sockets anyway, so thanks, guys.

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I just went down to HD and bought a new set of sockets. I needed a set of 1/4" metric sockets anyway, so thanks, guys.

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Oh!! And by the way, it was 10 mm. So you were right.

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Just use a Mexican socket set.


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