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sdelasal
Joined: October 7th, 2023, 12:42 am Posts: 3 Location: essex
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axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
Hello - I've been working on my axle arm bearings - I've changed out the old rusty ones, re-greased and am reassembling. Has anyone got a method for tightening up the castellated nut - the manual say tighten to 43ft.lb, back off, then tighten to 36ft.lb. I don't have a suitable socket - so am looking for something involving tapping the nut around with a drift.
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March 8th, 2024, 12:31 am |
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Geert
Firing on two.
Joined: July 10th, 2010, 12:35 pm Posts: 1137 Location: Magyarország
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
Buy a torque spanner ! it always comes in handy . I have three of them, a small one, one with more torque and one with even more torque. Nowadays they are not that expensive.
edit: Ups, i did not read it properly
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Last edited by Geert on March 8th, 2024, 1:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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March 8th, 2024, 8:40 am |
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rob massey55
Firing on two.
Joined: December 21st, 2014, 7:33 pm Posts: 872 Location: Rhayader Mid Wales
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
Hi, if you've gone to the trouble of buying new bearings etc. then what's another £32.00 plus p&p for a lock ring tool? Seriously though, drifting it will work but if you are in the 2cvgb club then asking your local group to borrow one would be best. Good luck
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March 8th, 2024, 12:01 pm |
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sdelasal
Joined: October 7th, 2023, 12:42 am Posts: 3 Location: essex
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
ummm. The burton tool @£32, https://www.burton2cvparts.com/en/rolli ... cknut-tool, does not have a 1/2" female for a torque wrench! It just has 4 holes - for a screwdriver it says! No different to a drift.
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March 9th, 2024, 2:39 am |
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AZL57
Firing on two.
Joined: October 22nd, 2014, 10:59 pm Posts: 2115 Location: South-Limburg
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
Make something yourself with a few pieces of angle iron with an old socket welded on top??
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March 9th, 2024, 11:51 am |
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rob massey55
Firing on two.
Joined: December 21st, 2014, 7:33 pm Posts: 872 Location: Rhayader Mid Wales
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
I should have said that a suitable nut should be welded on top of the expensive tool. I made my own. IMG_2889 by Robndaisy, on Flickr IMG_2891 by Robndaisy, on Flickr
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March 10th, 2024, 12:51 am |
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sdelasal
Joined: October 7th, 2023, 12:42 am Posts: 3 Location: essex
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Re: axle arm castellated nut - tightening it up.
Yes, lovely ... that's the answer.
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March 10th, 2024, 12:49 pm |
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