Ulix,
Is this also the same size as the hub nuts? I think someone said this once
but I don't remember.
Phil Vanner
'61 Midget
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> From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
> To:
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Crankshaft nut
> Date: Saturday, November 22, 1997 9:51 AM
>
> I bought mine at a used tool place for $11.95. It is a 1/2" drive.
> The best way to get the nut off is with an impact wrench if you have
> access to one.
> I had a trailer around at the time, pushed the Sprite onto it, drove to
an
> LBC mechanic, backed the trailer and Ryder truck into the yard, jacked up
> the engine on top of the trailer, removed the nut, went back home. All
in
> 110F heat - what a pain...
> Had I thought of dropping the pan and chocking the crank in the block, I
> might have gotten it off myself with a breaker bar.
>
> Ulix (the socket fits the steering wheel nut too...)
>
>
> On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>
> > Tyson Sherman wrote:
> > >
> > > How does one such as I go about removing the nut
> > > on the crankshaft pulley on my 73 Midget? Better
> > > yet, where might I get a socket large enough. I think
> > > it's 1- 5/16" but I can't find one anywhere.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tyson Sherman
> > > http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
> >
> > I borrowed a socket and ratchet large enough form a guy who works in
the
> > steel industry (assembling industrial ducts), so they are available.
Had
> > to use a lot of heat and a lot of muscle to get the darn thing off.
> >
> > You might try to borrow from your local mechanic, maybe slip him 10
> > bucks.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Daniel Thompson
> >
>
> Ulix __/__,__
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> '67 Sprite
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