Thread: Wheel bearing locking nut tool

This is my one, sold as a hot water cylinder element spanner in a hardware shop. It's approx 3mm thick by 150mm long, very solid





Looks like true size is 1-1/4" Whitworth.

Jimbo110,

1 3/8"BSF is the same size as 1 1/4"Whitworth, 52mm should be a tight fit but I guess sockets are slightly oversized so it fits. It's interesting that the size of the nut hasn't changed since the Series 1 !
Your box spanner looks considerably stronger than the one they sell at Four Wheel Drives, I think I'll be looking out for a hot water element spanner when I next visit a hardware shop.......


Gromit

Yes, 52mm.
Cant remember what mine cost but wasn't much.

I believe a toyo one is the same, should be easy to get.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I believe a toyo one is the same, should be easy to get.

The tojo one is 54mm, works but a pain and sloppy

I don't actually use one, I use stihlsons

But I mainly work on early stuff, before they reduced the space of the wheel bearings

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

sounds right, why not do what just about every stripey does...

hammer and cold chisel....

Rag engineering

Apparently 4 Wheel drives are out of stock, I helped a mate do the discs on his 110 last week, and he'd tried to buy one off them.

According the the 4 wheel drives blurb, when I bought mine 15 years ago, they suit Land Rover, Toyota & Jeep. I remember buying some and selling them to Toyota Mechanics in the Kimberley for $15ea (about 12 years ago). They thought it was a bargain as Toyota ones were $50+ then.

Originally Posted by jimbo110

This is my one, sold as a hot water cylinder element spanner in a hardware shop. It's approx 3mm thick by 150mm long, very solid

Jimbo, which shop was that & how long ago? I have one of the ones from 4w drives, about $8 7-8 years ago from memory but its 54mm & as mentioned above a bit sloppy & I've never been that happy with it. It works on hot water cylinders too.
Steve.