7 replies to this topic

[cooperdan]

hi there

pain in the arse iv got take my disk brakes off and havnt got big enough socket for the castle nut yeh i could go and buy one but could i use a spanner couldnt i...just take longer to take off cause of studs getting in way?

[GraemeC]

No reason you can't use a spanner to undo the nut although it could be very tight. However when re-attaching you would need a socket and suitable sized torque wrench.

The size is either 1 5/16" (inch & five sixteenths) or if quite a new car (MPi) or replacement nuts have been used previously they could be 34mm.

[cooperdan]

well i got 32mm and it just wont go over so its gotta be a 33 or even 34 like you say..if i need it wen i due it back up then beta get one before i do it...thanks fella!

[kcchan]

I was going to say the same about retorque-ing it.

[Brigbeale]

hi there

pain in the arse iv got take my disk brakes off and havnt got big enough socket for the castle nut yeh i could go and buy one but could i use a spanner couldnt i...just take longer to take off cause of studs getting in way?

Good luck!!!
That nut should be torqued up to about 150 ft/lbs.

I wouldn't rely on a spanner to undo it. I would get and impact socket (the black ones) and a good quality breaker bar.

I needed a 1 5/16 socket for my steering wheel nut. One shop said he hasn't sold imperial sockets for ages and then only went up to 27mm!
In the end, I used two large adjustable spanners and then measured the nut with a vernier guage. It came out to just under 34mm. So I got one from Halfords. Bit steep at around £10 but it is a lot easier than spanners as I can use my torque wrench to get the right torque instead of guessing it.

Edited by Brigbeale, 28 January 2009 - 06:49 PM.

[cooperdan]

hi there

pain in the arse iv got take my disk brakes off and havnt got big enough socket for the castle nut yeh i could go and buy one but could i use a spanner couldnt i...just take longer to take off cause of studs getting in way?

Good luck!!!
That nut should be torqued up to about 150 ft/lbs.

I wouldn't rely on a spanner to undo it. I would get and impact socket (the black ones) and a good quality breaker bar.

cough cough...lol

[THedooBZ]

i dont what the imperial equivalent for the castle nut is,, but i bought an impact wrench socket 33mm from halfords. that fits snuggly. to be fair it would be a pain in the arse to undo the nut with a spanner, iv had a breaker bar on them before now with someone in the car with the car in gear and their foot on the brakes and it was still a struggle,, to reitterate,, pretty darn tight indeed!!

[cooperdan]

i dont what the imperial equivalent for the castle nut is,, but i bought an impact wrench socket 33mm from halfords. that fits snuggly. to be fair it would be a pain in the arse to undo the nut with a spanner, iv had a breaker bar on them before now with someone in the car with the car in gear and their foot on the brakes and it was still a struggle,, to reitterate,, pretty darn tight indeed!!

well im a loner tomoro so ill just wack steel bar in between the studs the use the socket or whatevr in morning...maybe my teeth...something...lol