Need 52mm hub socket Melbourne

[karlz]

Urgent request.
Sorry all, I'm changing my brake rotors, thought I had a 52mm socket but I dont.
I would buy one, but seems very hard to find short notice.

Anyone in Melbourne can lend me one?
My cars on stands :(

[p38arover]

I bought my hub nut tube spanner from Four Wheel Drives in Blackburn.

[Blknight.aus]

melbournes not a small place where abouts are you?

[loanrangie]

I have one you can have , ne near greensborough.

[gromit]

I've found I think it was 54mm ones in Autobarn.
Not the correct size but better than a punch to get the nuts undone.

I have one here you could borrow.


Colin

[loanrangie]

I bought my hub nut tube spanner from Four Wheel Drives in Blackburn.

Not much use when they moved years ago and now closed up, i also got mine from them.

[dfendr]

Have one in Bentleigh 3204

[LRJim]

Urgent request.
Sorry all, I'm changing my brake rotors, thought I had a 52mm socket but I dont.
I would buy one, but seems very hard to find short notice.

Anyone in Melbourne can lend me one?
My cars on stands :(Have you tried some multigrips?
First time on I done the bearings on my D1 I rushed out halfway across the state to get one,
only to realise that the 2 nuts arnt done up overly tight.
Cheers

[alien]

Have you tried some multigrips?
First time on I done the bearings on my D1 I rushed out halfway across the state to get one,
only to realise that the 2 nuts arnt done up overly tight.
Cheers
That’s a good trick on the older set up.
The 2015 Defender is a single staked nut done up to 220nm, the nut is a consumable item on these, I converted mine to the the 2 nut system so easier for track side repairs and maintenance.

[LRJim]

That’s a good trick on the older set up.
The 2015 Defender is a single staked nut done up to 220nm, the nut is a consumable item on these, I converted mine to the the 2 nut system so easier for track side repairs and maintenance.Didnt read the sig, I had a feeling it may be the case. If it was me I'd do the same, makes life much easier. Ive struggled to get the hub nut off little hatchbacks let alone a 4x4 out in the field.
Cheers

[karlz]

Thanks all, I woke up this morning and didnt check the thread here so I ended up getting one from Sydney tools.
I also had to buy a bigger torque wrench $$$. 220Nm to tighten that nut!
I completed the replacement of front rotors, bearings and pads today.

[p38arover]

I also had to buy a bigger torque wrench $$$. 220Nm to tighten that nut!

You wouldn't have managed that with the old style hub nut tube spanner! The old hub nuts were tightened to 50Nm then backed off and retightened to 10Nm, with the locknut tightened to 50Nm.

I think I prefer the old system. I wonder if one could downgrade to the old hub nut system?

[jon3950]

You wouldn't have managed that with the old style hub nut tube spanner! The old hub nuts were tightened to 50Nm then backed off and retightened to 10Nm, with the locknut tightened to 50Nm.

I think I prefer the old system. I wonder if one could downgrade to the old hub nut system?

One can. Many have. I’m about to do it myself. All you need to do is ditch the spacer between the bearings and replace the stake nut and washers with the old style lock nuts.

Cheers,
Jon

[p38arover]

At least the hub nut tube spanners are available. I saw some on the shelf at KLR last week - but they ain't cheap.

I wonder what a conventional 52mm socket would cost? (I think I have one in my 3/4" drive socket set.)

Hmm, just had a look, a Sidchrome 52mm impact socket is $74! KC Tools about $52.

[350RRC]

You wouldn't have managed that with the old style hub nut tube spanner! The old hub nuts were tightened to 50Nm then backed off and retightened to 10Nm, with the locknut tightened to 50Nm.

I think I prefer the old system. I wonder if one could downgrade to the old hub nut system?

I have a County axle in the front of my RRC and had a look at adjusting the wheel bearings after I put it in.

It appears there two different stub axles, one has a key like slot for the fat washer between the nuts and one has a flat plane to stop this washer from turning.

Mine had the key type washer on the plane sided stub. [bighmmm]

Still kinda worked but not ideal. Both the key and plane sorts of washers are available.

DL

[p38arover]

It appears there two different stub axles, one has a key like slot for the fat washer between the nuts and one has a flat plane to stop this washer from turning.

162118

162119

Do current stub axles/hubs have the flat or the notch?

[Bigbjorn]

At least the hub nut tube spanners are available. I saw some on the shelf at KLR last week - but they ain't cheap.

I wonder what a conventional 52mm socket would cost? (I think I have one in my 3/4" drive socket set.)

Hmm, just had a look, a Sidchrome 52mm impact socket is $74! KC Tools about $52.

Look on the internet for 52mm x 3/4" drive sockets. Plenty of them available. 52mm tube spanners are only $15. One pommy mob wants 63 pounds for a 3/4" drive socket. Dream on.

[W&KO]

At least the hub nut tube spanners are available. I saw some on the shelf at KLR last week - but they ain't cheap.

I wonder what a conventional 52mm socket would cost? (I think I have one in my 3/4" drive socket set.)

Hmm, just had a look, a Sidchrome 52mm impact socket is $74! KC Tools about $52.

I have a 52mm 1/2 drive impact socket....was a special order from memory as I don’t have 3/4 drive.

A 1/2 to 3/4 adaptor would work also

[JDNSW]

162118

162119

Do current stub axles/hubs have the flat or the notch?

Flat, I believe.

[towe0609]

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[DoubleChevron]

I purchased a 46mm socket through one of these ebay shops such as this last week. It only took about 3days to get here for $26.00. I'm betting they are breaking up sets and selling the sockets individually to keep costs down. I used this ebay seller

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