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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed May 16, 2018 5:15 am

And the way it is posted in SNL G-658 Ford Master Parts list, it is just a reference to the Willys equivalent. The 41-W-3837-25 and -55 dimensions are different. The Wheel nuts for MB thru M-38A1 are all 3/4". There is no need to lose any sleep over 41W spec, am sure it eill surface some day, GPW-17035's the name of the game, happy hunting.
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed May 16, 2018 9:59 am

Hi Greg....
I guess we can get some feedback from guys who have the WO-348 LW and the Ford equivalent and compare them to the "25" and the "55". I totally agree with you that some variance in the opening is possible, otherwise paint and nicks to the lug nuts would make it impossible to fit the LW onto them. So, here goes:

WO wrench drawing #1 calls for 49/64" and this is the version with the slightly greater than a 90* bend. That translates to .7656"
WO wrench drawing #2 calls for 25/32" and this is the version with the 90* bend. That translates to .78125"

I do not have the Ford drawing to refer to, but my original Ford LW measures as follows:
First set of flats: .758"
Second set of flats: .760"
Third set of flats: .761"

So, can some kind soul take three measurements of the hex opening in a "25" and a "55" to see what they are?
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed May 16, 2018 12:19 pm

Here are Hex size for 41-W-3837-25 from three different manuals for MB, M-38, and M-38A1.
1. -33/64"
2.-3/4"
3.-3/4"
They re all greater than the 3/4" Hex on the A-475/A-476 Wheel Nuts. The 41-W-3837 Wrench is a looser fit than the -25.
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed May 16, 2018 2:08 pm

It might be a tad difficult to fit a 33/64" LW on a 3/4" lug nut.....being as how 33/64" is just ONE SIXTY-FOURTH larger than 1/2" don't you think?

However, I am not really interested just YET in what the manuals say, I'm interested in three measurements for the three sets of flats the hex opening on a "25" and a "55" have.
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed May 16, 2018 2:24 pm

Obviously a typo, stay tuned.
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Wingnutt » Thu May 17, 2018 5:41 am

Ben Dover wrote:
Wed May 16, 2018 5:15 am
The 41-W-3837-25 and -55 dimensions are different.
As I said upthread, I would expect so, otherwise the technical panels working for the Treasury Dept would not have bothered giving them different stock numbers in the Federal Standard Stock Catalog. If you (or anyone else!) have at least one of each, measure the I.D. of the hex and report the measurements. If you have more than one of each, which would be ideal, measure all of them and report all the diameters.
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I guess we can get some feedback from guys who have the WO-348 LW and the Ford equivalent and compare them to the "25" and the "55".
Exactly. I don't have any originals or replacements to contribute measurements. But I'll be eager to see the results of a good sample size.
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by pjones » Thu May 17, 2018 3:33 pm

Here are measurements from a couple of -55 wrenches I have and my Ford wrench.

-55--- .79, .79, .80
-55--- .78, .79, .79

Ford -- .79, .80, .80

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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by Chuck Lutz » Fri May 18, 2018 11:31 am

Phil....is your Ford wrench the kind with the 90* angle on it or the other, maybe 115* or so angle?
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Re: Lug Nut Wrench

Post by pjones » Sat May 19, 2018 9:26 am

Chuck, Here is a photo of the wenches I measured. Ford wrench to the right and the -55 wrenches to the left.

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