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Does anyone know the correct size of the double hex nuts on the 5th gear end of the gear shafts? Is it 28?
Doc as you know I'm changing the diff, do I need to swap the speedo drive too and will it read correctly on the current dial?

speedo drive unit is a piece of piss to remove. The xantia mechanical ones are the same as the BX ones, so i suspect they are infact the same accros the range. However i tend to keep the guage/drive sets together where i can!

Well the diff is off smiffys ZX, so I guess the drive must come with it to mesh proper like. Then there is whether it'll match the speedo head in a bx????

Erm, I thought the nuts were 30mm TBH, but it's been a long long time, and I'm a very old man..

No mate the speedo will be about 10% inaccurate.

30mm is too fucking big! Bastard french awkward cheesey bastard mutha fukkers.........

How much too big?
Maybe they are 28 then?
I'll find out tomorrow for you if you like?

30 is wahey too big.........27 is a gnats arse to small. They measure a nun's pube under 28! Yeah mate if you happen to know or easily find out that would be very handy!

Well, I reckon it'll be 28 then!

I'll ship the cover off teh car in teh morrow and have a looksy!

1" and 3/32

On a euro box? Shurley shum mishtake!?

Well he said it was a midges under 28 mm ergo 1" and 3/32's = 27.9 mm = 4 thou under


Sorry can't add up read = 27.8 mm = 8 thou under which by my reckoning is a perfect socket fit.

Well, yeah!
Or, it's a 28mm thats been mullered in the past maybe?!

Get thyself a 30mm spanner and pack the bastard out with shimstock!

30mm is like a cock in a sock! Phil that's spot on you old bastard! But wtf is that on a french gearbox?

Duno mate, it's the only imperial nut on the whole car though I'll wager!

Well yeah but it fucking can't be. Look on Jim Eastments site and he rekons some fucking imperial shit says I!

But, it's French. The french were always metric, it just doesn't make sense!

Bx Bandit wrote:30 is wahey too big

That's what my missis says, you are talking inches aren't you?

LOL! but is that man inches, or actual inches?!

docchevron1472 wrote:But, it's French. The french were always metric, it just doesn't make sense!

No, well exactly. But.......oh I don't know now, my head is fo shizzled with booze and my bro in law keeps taking the piiss so he needs a twatting and impemetric standards are sghitting on me!

Got a sis in law mate?