Sears has a 2-3/16 inch Craftsman socket that works well for the rear axle nut. I bought mine for about 20 bucks. Since it has a 3/4-inch drive, I also bought a 3/4 to 1/2-inch adapter so that I cou
I would second (or third) Steve's recommendation. I used a 12 point Harbor Freight 3/4" drive socket and wrapped the nut with a strip of copper shim material (beer can aluminum would work, too). I ju
Author: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:45:50 -0500
Sears was the first socket I checked out. I took the nut with me to size it up. It appeared to me that it was just barely grabbing the the corners of the nut. Hard to think that 50 ft lb of torque wo
You can find a small piece of square tubing (4 sides works just fine on an 8 point nut, as opposed to a 12 point socket which really doesn't...) with the correct inside diameter, and weld it to an ol
Well, the Sears socket grabbed my nuts (so to speak) securely enough that it held on through whacking with a hammer to loosen them and then tighten them again. No damage at all to the nuts that I cou
In a message dated 9/19/2005 4:41:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sbyers@ec.rr.com writes: the Sears socket grabbed my nuts securely enough that it held on through whacking with a hammer to loosen them
I just hope that you have already had all of the family you want to have. John Sims, BN6 Aberdeen, NJ Well, the Sears socket grabbed my nuts (so to speak) securely enough that it held on through whac
In a message dated 9/19/2005 5:12:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, whammie@iopener.net writes: ditto. i have a modified sears socket as well a british tool wrench and both work equally well. jerry wall -