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    axel nut

    what size is it? ive been using inch and a quarter for ever but ive come across axels that need a deep socket so i want to buy the right one

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    Re: axel nut

    32mm or 1-1/4"

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    I thought it was 30mm or 1 1/4"?
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    Re: axel nut

    Quote Originally Posted by turbovanman View Post
    I thought it was 30mm or 1 1/4"?
    Nay. It's 32mm for sure.

    For posterity, the torque on the nut is 180 ft/lbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Nay. It's 32mm for sure.

    For posterity, the torque on the nut is 180 ft/lbs.
    Ok,

    Yeah, the nut is on fricking tight,
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    +1 to 32mm... Some aftermarket axles come with 36mm nuts on them.. DSS does. had to turn down the OD of the end of the impact socket to fit int he hub snout and around the nut.

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    Re: axel nut

    Quote Originally Posted by BadAssPerformance View Post
    +1 to 32mm... Some aftermarket axles come with 36mm nuts on them.. DSS does. had to turn down the OD of the end of the impact socket to fit int he hub snout and around the nut.
    Are the axle stubs bigger, or is the diameter of the nut just greater? 36mm is a big nut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Are the axle stubs bigger, or is the diameter of the nut just greater? 36mm is a big nut.
    Same splines and threads, just a bigger nut

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    Re: axel nut

    I need to get an impact for the junkyard. I swear some of the nuts in the yard are 500ft/lb. breaks a standard socket.

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    Re: axel nut

    JT, quit bragging about your big nuts.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ondonti View Post
    I need to get an impact for the junkyard. I swear some of the nuts in the yard are 500ft/lb. breaks a standard socket.
    Yeah, when they've been on there for a long time, they'll be tough to remove. When I had my Shelby Z, I broke one breaker bar on them, bent the one I got to replace it, and finally ended up having to borrow an air compressor to remove them. Haven't broken a socket yet though; those $8 ones from O'Reilly's are suprisingly beefy.

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    +1 to breaking a 1/2in breaker bar on an axel nut that was 1 1/4in and the second one twisted the other 1/2 breaker bar i had

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    Re: axel nut

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Nay. It's 32mm for sure.

    For posterity, the torque on the nut is 180 ft/lbs.
    i thought they only went on with 90 ft lbs

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    Re: axel nut

    I've got an 800 ftlb impact that won't get some loose...bust out the monster bar with a 1-1/5 6 ft long pipe...and impact socket of course...of course I've never torched them first

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    thanks guys... someone should put this stuff in the KC

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    Re: axel nut

    Quote Originally Posted by thefitisgay View Post
    i thought they only went on with 90 ft lbs
    No, the lug nuts are 95.

    Quote Originally Posted by t3rse View Post
    I've got an 800 ftlb impact that won't get some loose...bust out the monster bar with a 1-1/5 6 ft long pipe...and impact socket of course...of course I've never torched them first
    Agreed. Sometimes there is nothing which will get one off for me other than a 3/4" drive breaker bar with a 3/4" drive socket and 6-8' of added help.

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    Re: axel nut

    I've stood on my breaker bar (I weight 250lbs) and jumped a bit and can't get them to come off in the JY sometimes. Usually happens to a really nice looking axle too. Really pi$$e$ me off.

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    Re: axel nut

    i just stick a jack handle on my craftsman breaker bar and they usually come pretty easy

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    Re: axel nut

    I have run a chain from the bar to the frame of a car and put it in drive to get them to break loose before. Sometimes it requires a good amount of the go pedal, but they come loose.
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    Re: axel nut

    Quote Originally Posted by thefitisgay View Post
    i thought they only went on with 90 ft lbs
    Nope, 180. If you don't get them tight enough, you'll wear out the wheel bearing in fairly short order. Been there done that.

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