14mm hex?

[turbomacncheese]

Well, I'm pretty sure this isn't a standard tool in most DIY toolboxes. In fact, I've NEVER needed one until this Subaru engine. Now I live in a pretty small town, and in the "back" of it as well, so virtually every trip to the store takes about an hour's worth of driving and shopping, and most of the tools in town are over-priced because they can. I'm pretty sure I'll pick up a 14mm next time I'm in a reasonable place to do it, but since I wanted to get the job done right away....
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14mm from the bucket-o-bolts, matching nut, a minute with the welder. About 5 minutes total. Yes, yes, garbage welds. I have to do a bunch of test welding to get the settings right for anything pretty, and here I was only concerned with penetration, so power up FTW!!! Worked a charm.

[AZPete]

Brilliant DIY. Since it worked, it's pretty!

[Al_C]

One of these days I'll learn how to weld. Until then, Amazon.com! I have found all kinds of atypical tools (or at least the ones you can't find readily) there. If you spring for Prime, you get two day shipping for free.

[Bob_n_Cincy]

I have one exactly like that.

[turbomacncheese]

Ha!

[Innkeepr]

One of these days I'll learn how to weld. Until then, Amazon.com!. If you spring for Prime, you get two day shipping for free.

Picked these up, as a local store wanted almost 10 bucks for one #10 size.
https://www.amazon.com/Capri-Tools-M...ds=Capri+Tools

[STiPWRD]

I got my set of hex sockets from HF, they seem to work well:

https://www.harborfreight.com/9-piec...set-67880.html

[turbomacncheese]

My HF set didn't have any of the 1/2 in drive pieces. And the 5mm shattered on me. Love my Harbor Freight because they were so cheap it didn't even hurt ma feelunz!