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Re: MGA Rear Hub Retaining Nut Size

To: barneymg1@juno.com (Barney Gaylord), Wildbil923@aol.com
Subject: Re: MGA Rear Hub Retaining Nut Size
From: Carol <car@intersatx.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:14:26 -0500
You can also find this socket at a parts store. It's a 4-wheel-drive
socket. Costs about $13. Did the job for me!

(A lady parts person figured out that it would fit that particular axle
nut.... I won't go into the details. Last time I did so on this list, I
wound up with my foot in my mouth!)

Carol

At 12:56 AM 7/20/98 -0500, Barney Gaylord wrote:
>
>On Sun, 19 Jul 1998 16:05:12 EDT Bill Wilkman (Wildbil923@aol.com)
>writes:
>>.... replacing the rear seals on my 1960 MGA  (equipped with    wire
>wheels.) ....f removing the hub retaining nut and find that a 2" socket
>is too large and a 1 7/8 socket is too small. ....
>
>The size is 1-61/64".  Moss sells a big tube socket to fit it, about $25.
>
>Barney Gaylord
>1958 MGA with an attitude
>
>


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