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Re: Tube Axle hub nut socket

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Subject: Re: Tube Axle hub nut socket
From: Tom Buchanan <buchanan@newsguy.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:21:04 -0800 (PST)
Just went through this. Bought a Craftsman, took it to a machine shop, had
it turned. Perfect.


>I need to replace my hubs to go with my new wheels; to do this I need a
>1 and 5/16 inch socket with a thin enough wall that it will fit inside the
>hub.  
>
>Net-wisdom a few months ago said that Craftsman, Mac, Snap-on all had pieces
>that would work.  
>
>Well, scratch Craftsman.  They only make thru 1 and 1/4 in a 1/2" drive, and
>all their 3/4" drive sockets are thick wall.  Apparently, the primary use (at
>least around here) for these big sockets is tractor lug nuts, and thin wall
>sockets were not lasting too long...
>
>So, it looks like it's down to Mac and Snap-on.
>
>Just FYI...
>
>Matt
>
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Tom Buchanan
tom@tombuchanan.net
http://www.tombuchanan.net
http://www.britcars.net/
1974 MGB-GT
Kingsport, TN


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