Absolutely correct
19/32 = 15.08 mm, I have both sockets, but I am usually searching the drawer for the loose 19/32 so I often grab the 15mm and it's fit every one yet. All Snap-on, but built with the proper .08 mm (0.003 inches) FE rod bolt slack
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Absolutely correct
bill jones wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:11 pm ---I just remembered that I have a set of 16 new Ford rod bolts and 15 nuts as I have described here.
---Probably have had these laying around for something like 40 years.
---when I got the new bolts I machined each end so I could use a micrometer to check the stretch.
---for some reason I ended up with 13 used nuts and 2 new nuts.
---I have also lightly polished around the outside of the rod bolt heads to remove some not so perfect looking skin of those areas.
---for sure the used rod nuts have only been installed to where there is one side showing the shiny friction surface--other side has never been torqued against.
---these photos are what they look like today.
$100---16 new Ford 428 large diameter rod bolts that use 13/32” nuts (15mm socket)
---part number is C2AZ-6214-B
---both ends are machined to allow checking for stretch with a micrometer
---OD of threads measure .3990”---OD of shank is .405”--has a .371” OD x .398” long stretch area
$ 40---only have 15 total 13/32 nuts (all nuts require a 15mm socket) for the large Ford rod bolts.
---13 are pristine used 13/32” hex nuts with the one used side lightly polished flat.
----2 are brand new 13/32 nuts Ford part #COME-6212-A
---ID of the nuts measure .365”---the hex head of the nut measures .588”---requires a 15MM socket
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