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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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anyone know where I can locate a 4.5mm deep well socket to adjust my headlights on my 09 Road Glide...........thats a weird size?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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No, but a 3/16" deepwell will work.
 
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www.tooltopia.com they will send it straight to your mailbox
 
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www.tooltopia.com they will send it straight to your mailbox
thanks, after doing a google search for 4.5mm deep well socket it brought up a thread from back in '08 with a link to www.mcmastercarr.com tools website, ended up purchasing one for $5.88......guess I could of done that before I started this thread, oh well.
 
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Originally Posted by sfchief
No, but a 3/16" deepwell will work.
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This is what I use. It does not take much torque to turn the adjuster, no chance of rounding the head or anything.
 
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