On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:13:16 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:59:28 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

Doing some vehicle work yesterday. SAE socket set
won't work, becuae 10 MM is between 3/8 and 7/16.
And 13 MM is between 1/2 and 9/16.

Suppose I buy metric socket set. Will I have the
same problem workign on English size fasteners?

Do I need to wrench sets in each vehicle?

You buy a "combo set". SAE and Metric. I have sockets and wrenches
in combo sets. It ticks me off American made cars require both.

Outboards too if they are not "pure". Yamaha is metric but Merc,
OMC/Bombardier and others "assembled in the US" are not.
Offshore parts will be metric and US parts will usually be SAE.

One good thing about having both is when you are driving a socket on
to remove a bolt that is corroded so bad the "right socket" won't
work, you have more choices.