TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoinches plus coins equals metric systemlemmy.worldimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1798arrow-down124
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minus-squaresharpiemarker@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·11 months agoNo one going to mention that it’s a Philips head screw as well? So not only could they have used a metric wrench but also a screwdriver.
minus-squareoatscoop@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAs the owner of an older Japanese motorcycle: you’re better off with a wrench. You’re probably just going to strip it with a screw driver, and that’s assuming it’s actually Philips and not JIS.
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoHexagon socket screws are often used because they are easier to loosen when the screws are very tight. I think in such a case you can’t get any further with a Phillips screwdriver.
No one going to mention that it’s a Philips head screw as well? So not only could they have used a metric wrench but also a screwdriver.
You’re thinking in ¢.02 now.
As the owner of an older Japanese motorcycle: you’re better off with a wrench.
You’re probably just going to strip it with a screw driver, and that’s assuming it’s actually Philips and not JIS.
Hexagon socket screws are often used because they are easier to loosen when the screws are very tight. I think in such a case you can’t get any further with a Phillips screwdriver.