Bearing Retaining Nut Removal

[edm107 <edm107@psu.edu>]

Help!

Does anyone know what to use to remove the retaining nut off of a MGB
banjo axle? I measured it as 1-15/16" across the flats and then searched
far and wide for a socket to fit it. Today I found one (for $5 at a
salvage store) but it slipped around the outside of the nut! Should I
have used a 1-7/8"? I've tried a monkey wrench (a pipe wrench without
teeth) but it just slips off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

David Macedonia [edm107@psu.edu]
1966 MGB