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Toyota Hub Nut socket
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Toyota Hub Nut socket
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
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
85 LN65 D/cab locked with 35's
77 RA28 celica-in parts in perth
77 RA28 celica-in parts in perth
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!".
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!".
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
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-HUB-NUT-S ... dZViewItem
Stock 'Cruiser X 2
www.dnaoffroad.com.au
www.dnaoffroad.com.au
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.Drop Bear wrote: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.v840 wrote:Just use a screwdriver and a hammer
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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 wayv840 wrote: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.Drop Bear wrote: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.v840 wrote:Just use a screwdriver and a hammer
Yurich Design Services
www.yds.net.au
www.yds.net.au
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
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
80 Series Custom Extra Cab Ute, Sling shot Racing, 5" lift, 2"Body, Reverse arm 3 link front A-Frame Rear Hydro Handbrake all By J-Mac, full brake system upgrade by J-Mac, 5.7L V8 injected, Lockers
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.
steer clear of the cheap ebay sockets, they have very thin walls and will end up round after a few uses.
Free air locker to the first 20 callers!
Dont undermine my butchery with intelligence and reason!dumbdunce wrote: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?
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.
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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
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
85 LN65 D/cab locked with 35's
77 RA28 celica-in parts in perth
77 RA28 celica-in parts in perth
Totally agree. I have a 54mm (OD machined down) Impact Socket. Cost a fortune but will last longer than I will.dumbdunce wrote: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.
Nev
'92 Toyota Surf LN130
2.4 Turbo Diesel
2.4 Turbo Diesel
thats another good point why using a socket is better.dumbdunce wrote: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.
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...
Yurich Design Services
www.yds.net.au
www.yds.net.au
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