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7mm Allen Key?

Went to do my brakes on the ol' banger today, needed a 7mm allen key. Trust me to have every size going but ... NO 7MM!!!
Went down to Halfords, no 7mm, B&Q no 7mm, Local garage and guess what not a 7mm key in sight.
Why do fords make cars with 7mm allen bolts when no bugger sells them, is this to tempt me into taking it to a Ford Garage? COS IT WONT WORK !

PS anyone got a 7mm allen key they can lend me?

7mm allen keys are easily available from good quality tool stores, and in fact Halfords do a 7mm allen key with a handle already attached for the express purpose of undoing the slide bolts on brake calipers. You obviously spoke to the work experience spazzer on minimum wage. Go to a bona-fide motor factors such as Partco or similar

The sockets on the links below is one of many variants of the 7mm allen or hex key arrangement. These are ideal for slide bolts on calipers as they allow sufficient leverage to be applied.

Don's Auto Service is also talking out of his ar*se as both of my Mondeos have 7mm allen headed slide bolts on the calipers, and the calipers on Vauxhall Cavaliers are almost identical and have 7mm allen headed slide bolts.

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