I think I heard on this list that snap-on ones work as well. Craftsman
ones do not though IIRC.
--
Andrew
MICHAEL JONES wrote:
> Yea I have a regular 1 5/16, but its too thick to fit into the ww hub
> to capture the nut. Did you find something that was thinner wall?
> I have seen cheap sockets like you might get with a new lawn mower to
> remove the spark plug, but I wasn't sure you could get one as large as
> 1 5/16. Will try Ace. Thanks
> MJ
>
> */"Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>/* wrote:
>
> Got mine at ACE hardware IIRC... (1 5/16)
>
> Andrew
>
> MICHAEL JONES wrote:
> > Started on a brake job for my "C" today and wanted to remove
> everything including the backing plate for cleaning and painting.
> I thought that I had a socket to remove the hub nut, since I had
> removed it about 6 years ago for my son when he owned the car.
> However, I must have borrowed a socket of some type at that time
> cause a 1 5/16 is too thick and a 1 1/4 is too small. The nut is 1
> 5/16 right? So what are you guys using for a socket?
> > MJ
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