Carrier Fasteners

[Dave Schindel]

OK, so that explains a few things. I recall my dad had a wrench in his assortment that was I believe 25/32 and I could never figure out what it was for.

[Lynn Eades]

So what of the bolts.
For example; Some of the nuts with the big countersunk screws holding the front tow eyes (all 7/16"BSF threads) are large nuts( std BSF sized= British carriers?) and some smaller nuts, that fit an American sized 3/4" spanner (Canadian Ford?)
I have 5/16" BSF (threaded) nuts and bolts, which require American 1/2" tools.
These I believe are original Canadian (U.C.MkI*) Ford factory fasteners.
I am looking to hear from others that have come across these "hybrids".

[rob love]

Over here we don't consider them hybrids....it is all we have ever seen. The 3/4 nuts on the 7/16 screws holding the front eyes are unusual to us, since normally that size would use either a 5/8 size nut, or more commonly a 7/16 nut. !/2 inch is indeed the size we use for 5/16 threaded fasteners.

Very few (to none) of the bolt heads on the Cdn carriers have any head markings that I can recall either.

[Lynn Eades]

Thankyou Rob. That has shed some light.

[Mike K]

I have always used a spanner that fits .

I don't give a hoot what the numbers on the spanner mean