Date:         Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:30:04 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts
              got loose
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> --snip--
> This is one set of tools that I would NOT buy at Harbor Freight.
> --snip--
>
> That's probably exactly what I _would_ do, given the price, the lifetime
> warranty and the fact that I would rarely use these things. This Harbor
> Freight set
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-accessories/21-piece-metric-
> 3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-socket-set-5494.html
>
> is $50. A 46mm socket alone from Snap On or Craftsman is $60. I'm not paying
> that kind of money for a single-application use-twice-in-lifetime tool.
>


I see the logic behind that. However, if they had them, I'd suggest
using 6 pt sockets. Especially for the axle nut job.

Neil.


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