Date:         Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:04:06 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts
              got loose
Comments: To: Evan Mac Donald <evanm@ATT.NET>
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At 02:45 PM 6/12/2010, Evan Mac Donald wrote:
>I have what must rate as one of the greatest "lo-tech" six-point
>sockets that was ever created, for my axle nuts. It is a combination
>breaker and socket, and it consists of a thick flat steel plate,
>about 6" by 4", with two holes in it. One is a 46mm hex, and the
>other is a 3/4" square. There are flats at the sides, above the
>square hole, to allow application of a large blunt object, at
>suitably high speeds. Hasn't failed me yet, although it does require
>an occasional dressing of the

Likely came from Bus Depot for about twelve bucks.  Weld it solidly
to the end of a few feet of flat bar with a bit of a jog in it to
clear the fenders and you've got the makings of an automatic remover
and dedicated torque-wrench.

Yours,
David