Folks, I'd like to recommend you get these larger size tools in a 1/2" drive; 3/8" will shear off under such extreme duty (5' extension, etc.) Been there, done that, added a footnote. hth, TBerk
"Sean B." wrote: > > I went to Sears in search of the same thing. Using a conversion chart (I > asked a salesman there if they had one), I was able to find an exact SAE > equivalent 3/4" drive socket. IIRC the socket you want to get is a 1 13/16 > socket (which converts to 46.038mm). When I did that job I purchased a 3/4 > drive breaker bar from Sears as well as a 5ft length of pipe from a > hardware store to slip over the breaker bar handle (pipe dia will be > determined by the diameter of the breaker bar handle) and get the required > torque leverage. > > When you have 5ft of steel pipe working with you it's amazingly easy to > loosen a nut that was torques on to 345 (IIRC) ft. lbs. :) > > One other tip. When using this method, I found it best to still have 2 > people. One to hold the pipe/breaker bar/socket on the nut and protect the > wheel well lip, and the other to actually apply the force to the end of the > pipe. > > Sean B. > '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy > Torrance, CA > http://vgonman.vwtrek.com |
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