Toyota Hub Nut socket

[dominic]

any one know where i can get one of these in sydney?
so far all the places i have rung have no idea what im talking about...

trying to leave ebay as a last resort cos id like it by this weekend.
cheers
Dom

[spazbot]

snap on trucks normally have em for about $40 or most tool places will sell them at a 54mm tube socket

[Meh]

I bought mine from Bursons (not sure if there are any in Sydney?). The socket has a 1/2" drive and is made by "ABW", if that helps. Can't remember what I paid for it though :(

They appear to be rare as rocking horse poo, I spent half a day shopping around for it when I needed it... Supercheap, Repco, etc had the standard answer "never heard of a 54mm socket before, the biggest we have is 32mm!".

[dogbreath_48]

I always used a chisel...

until the old man got a socket from alltools, fragram brand. It was in the bargain bin out the front.

-Stu

[Trusa]

snap on trucks normally have em for about $40 or most tool places will sell them at a 54mm tube socke

4x4 stores (eg ARB, TJM etc.) and auto shops are normally no help, don't waste your time. Most good tool shops will sell them. Think I paid about $30 for mine from memory.

[DNA Off Road]

There are a number of people flogging these on Ebay. Here is a random example:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-HUB-NUT-S ... dZViewItem

[DNA Off Road]

I have no association with this seller by the way...

[v840]

Just use a screwdriver and a hammer

[-Richo-]

Just use a screwdriver and a hammer

No dont this is the ghey way to do it, it just buggers the nut up just get a socket off ebay, i got one from someone off this board a year ago for $20, its chinese as but it works.

[4x4Monkey]

Pin Punch tap a mark then turn the punch on a angle and give it another tap and it should stat moving

[v840]

Just use a screwdriver and a hammer

No dont this is the ghey way to do it, it just buggers the nut up just get a socket off ebay, i got one from someone off this board a year ago for $20, its chinese as but it works.

I dont reckon it buggers the nut that much. You only need to make a slight indent on one edge and then you can undo it by hand. 1/4 turn at most. If you're going to whack the sh*t out of it then yeah, you will bugger it but when a bit of common sense is applied it should be fine. Your truck though. Ive undone the ones on my 40 dozens of times this way and the nut is fine.

[-Richo-]

Just use a screwdriver and a hammer

No dont this is the ghey way to do it, it just buggers the nut up just get a socket off ebay, i got one from someone off this board a year ago for $20, its chinese as but it works.

I dont reckon it buggers the nut that much. You only need to make a slight indent on one edge and then you can undo it by hand. 1/4 turn at most. If you're going to whack the sh*t out of it then yeah, you will bugger it but when a bit of common sense is applied it should be fine. Your truck though. Ive undone the ones on my 40 dozens of times this way and the nut is fine.

Each to his own, its just a pet peeve of mine when i open up a hub and the nut has screwdriver marks on it either method works, just one is the proper way

[davo250]

there is heaps of places
in sydney
KC Tools in Girraween
Newtools aust in blacktown
this is just where i have seen them
pretty much and specilsit tool places will have them

[dumbdunce]

be interested to hear how the screwdriver/chisel butchers set their wheel bearing preload without the socket, or how they get the outer locking nut to do up tight?


steer clear of the cheap ebay sockets, they have very thin walls and will end up round after a few uses.

[v840]

be interested to hear how the screwdriver/chisel butchers set their wheel bearing preload without the socket, or how they get the outer locking nut to do up tight?

Dont undermine my butchery with intelligence and reason!

Like Dropbear said, there's a right way and a wrong way. At the time I didnt have a 54mm socket and the screwdriver worked fine for me. I never said it was right though

Point taken though.

[dominic]

cheers guys.
after more phone calls than i care to pay for(thanks work) i have found a few places that sell them.
kc tools and sidchrome both make one but at the price of your first born and $60
so not having a first born(thank god)and budget tighter than the girl next door i think ill end up with an ebay job.plus i hopefully wont have to do this again any time soon....
cheers
Dom

[NiftyNev]

be interested to hear how the screwdriver/chisel butchers set their wheel bearing preload without the socket, or how they get the outer locking nut to do up tight?


steer clear of the cheap ebay sockets, they have very thin walls and will end up round after a few uses.

Totally agree. I have a 54mm (OD machined down) Impact Socket. Cost a fortune but will last longer than I will.

Nev

[-Richo-]

be interested to hear how the screwdriver/chisel butchers set their wheel bearing preload without the socket, or how they get the outer locking nut to do up tight?


steer clear of the cheap ebay sockets, they have very thin walls and will end up round after a few uses.

thats another good point why using a socket is better.

the ebay one linked above is very similar to the one i have, as dodgy as it is it has done atleast a dozen hub nuts and is still good, its not a perfect 54mm fit but this is good as you can tap the socket onto the nut and its very tight, set the preload and then tap it off. Not bad for $20 anyway...