HUB TOOL

[muddymart]

iv'e looked around this weekend at boot sales and diy shops,

where can i obtain a 52mm socket for the hub on the disco,

thanks

[beast5680]

any sealey tool suppliers should do them, i think machine mart do them as well

[needbeer]

you can get them from paddock motors there about a fiver

[muddymart]

is that a socket or 52mm bar?

[karlo]

I'm sure halfords do them, i'm sure they do when i went in the other day they don't do a 24mm socket but i'm sure i saw 52mm impact socketscarn't remember how much though.

[needbeer]

its just the cheapie hub wrench

[muddymart]

i went halfords as i was passing for some wd40, was £2 dearer than my local diy shop, that could be me been tight but come on !!
The one near us didnt have a lot of gear in it, just boy racer's extras and a few tool boxes, think it was closing down.The one in wakefield has a good stock, may try that tomorrow.

[Littledan]

we got ours from the LR show

[AbyssDJ]

screwdriver... hammer... :roll: that was our solution when changing a wheel bearing in a carpark!

[Eeyore]

A hub-nut box spanner can be had from any of the LR suppliers for between 5 -10 squid. It's a bit of a specialist part so doesn't often appear outside 'the scene'.

A 52mm socket can be had (in a 1/2" drive, too), but I've found the box spanner to be more useful, mainly because sockets themselves are often too short. I have seen deep 52mm sockets, but the price was horrendous!

Cheers
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Eeyore

[muddymart]

only reason i was asking, is that to tighten the bearing up, as im a bit heavy handed didnt want to go too much,

as the book states torque up to 61nm back off 90 degrees,re-torque to 4nm to give the correct end float.

[landroverkeith]

you can get them from paddock motors there about a fiver

and they collaspe if u look at them leaving your skin and half your knuckle on the hub....  ( looks at hand and shudders)

i bought a dirty great big socket for the job in the end summat like £35 but no fear of it breaking lol needs 2 of ya to line it up though heavy ole gal

[redhand]

only reason i was asking, is that to tighten the bearing up, as im a bit heavy handed didnt want to go too much,

as the book states torque up to 61nm back off 90 degrees,re-torque to 4nm to give the correct end float.

You can buy a box spanner which also takes a socket so that you can torque them up properly Difflock do what you want  Ã‚£12.76 +Vat

http://www.difflock.com/magazine/Toolbox/Land_Rover_Hub_Nut_Spanners.shtml

[Range Rover Blues]

only reason i was asking, is that to tighten the bearing up, as im a bit heavy handed didnt want to go too much,

as the book states torque up to 61nm back off 90 degrees,re-torque to 4nm to give the correct end float.

Only with new bearings

[Eeyore]

Have a hunt about on the site, and you'll find soem really cool descriptions of getting the hubnut tightness right.

As RRB says, the stated figues only work with new bearings.

Cheers
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Eeyore

[Bush Tucker Man]

Martin, you can borrow my 52mm hub/'box-spanner' if you want to?

I can drop it off Friday afternoon, after about 16:00-ish

PM me, or leave message on this thread if you want to borrow it. Okay?

[muddymart]

Richard, thanks for the offer, i let the guy at the garage do the diff change today as well as all the gaskets and oil, plus the oil in the gearbox and transfer box and front diff,

so we shall see it its more easy on the ears  :lol:

[Sharpshooter]

You shouldnt have to do up bearings till the spanner collapses and you take your knuckles off? Ive got the paddocks one, and ive been using it commercially for years. Screwdriverr and hammer work just as well.

Bearings should be done up reasonably tight,then back off one flat.

No loss of knuckles should be needed.

[Range Rover Blues]

That's right, back off one flat/60 degrees or 90 degrees if you want to be able to feel the backlash.

Not a big fan of hammer and screwdriver though, in the wrong hands it burrs the nuts.