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Post by Fin on Feb 20, 2017 14:01:14 GMT
Just FYI, mine's a 2002 NB but I found the hub nuts were 29 front and 31 rear. NA's might be different.
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Post by pikey on Feb 21, 2017 12:35:42 GMT
NAs are 29mm at both ends as far as I know. I'll find out for sure when I take the rear apart  I ordered the 29mm deep impact socket from www.toolstoday.co.uk £14.87 including postage. Halfords dont sell them, Machine Mart have them on special order that takes 10 days (!) |
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Post by miket on Feb 21, 2017 13:11:11 GMT
In case it helps anyone: another option is to borrow a 3/4" drive socket set from someone with trucks or a farm etc.
These sets have the strength and there's an imperial size socket that's a good match if you can only find an imperial set.
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Post by Fin on Feb 21, 2017 14:10:24 GMT
I buy a fair bit from Machine Mart, and I know we all think everything is cheaper online, but don't forget your local car parts shop as my 29 & 31mm impact wrench sockets were each much cheaper than that, so it's always worth a look. Mine have been also offered trade discount as I'm frequently there when stuck!
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Post by p5curly on Feb 21, 2017 14:11:53 GMT
Perhaps you could hire out your socket 😄
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Post by Fin on Feb 21, 2017 16:58:55 GMT
Perhaps you could hire out your socket 😄 Is that a euphemism?  |
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Post by p5curly on Feb 21, 2017 18:26:41 GMT
Ok so I don't do big words and have just googled it
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Post by kiwicanfly on Feb 21, 2017 18:47:49 GMT
There was a proposal in the forum somewhere about having a "tool bank" or something similar, would be great for those odd, only used once tools. I believe mawdo81 had something to do with it. |
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Post by Fin on Feb 21, 2017 18:54:01 GMT
There was a proposal in the forum somewhere about having a "tool bank" or something similar, would be great for those odd, only used once tools. I believe mawdo81 had something to do with it. Mazda Owner's Club do one for bearing/hub puller/clutch alignment tool etc. Just book and pay postage. |
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Post by mawdo81 on Feb 22, 2017 11:44:45 GMT
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Post by pikey on Feb 23, 2017 15:07:50 GMT
So the advice about cracking off the hub nuts when the car is still largely intact was clearly good advice - I now cant undo them because my impact gun battery has died over the winter, and I cant budge them even with jack handle + breaker bar! Luckily, I think my mate has the same gun as me, so I'll borrow a battery off him at the weekend  |
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Post by casesensitive on Feb 23, 2017 16:31:49 GMT
There was a proposal in the forum somewhere about having a "tool bank" or something similar, would be great for those odd, only used once tools. I believe mawdo81 had something to do with it. Yep, I sent a brake pipe bender into this tool set, I reckon the kit could do with an IVA-friendly-but-ugly light set, engine crane and stand; things that you use for a period in the build but don't need long-term. |
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Post by pikey on Feb 27, 2017 13:32:17 GMT
So my mates impact gun is also no good! Luckily, he had a 1" drive socket and bar that we got the front hubs off with. No luck with the back ones though, so I still have the driveshafts attached to the uprights and hubs, and the lower arm too as I cant get the bolt out! I've started painting the chassis, and we've traced the floor shapes out of the aluminium sheet, but these last few rear drivetrain parts are really getting me down, not sure what to do as I've got everything else in my van ready to take for soda blasting and this is holding that whole process up!  |
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Post by cooltech on Feb 27, 2017 14:00:51 GMT
Have you tried applying heat with a small torch? Often times heat can really work to get these very stubborn nuts loose.
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Post by Fin on Feb 27, 2017 16:04:04 GMT
I used long soaks in 50/50 mix of ATF & Acetone rather than WD40. That said, the 450Nm shoved out by the Clarke impact gun might just have ripped them off anyway.
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