Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:45:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Rear axle nut socket
Comments: To: Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
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isn't it a 42mm socket?

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356



On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Steve Delanty wrote:

> IMHO a 1/2" drive breaker bar is probably too weak to do the job.
> 380 ft lbs is no small potatoes for torque.
> I bent my good stout 3/4" drive bar getting mine loose...
>
> Steve
> EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
>
> ---------------------------
>
> At 09:13 AM 6/27/2003, you wrote:
> >Hi;
> >Has anyone been able to find a rear axle nut socket
> >(I think it's 46mm?) in a 1/2 in drive size?
> >If so where?
> >Thanks!
> >Rod.
>