

| Subject: | Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose |
| From: | Mike S |
| Date: | Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:05:21 -0400 |
At 02:45 PM 6/12/2010, Evan Mac Donald wrote... >a thick flat steel plate, about 6" by 4", with two holes in it. One is >a 46mm hex, and the other is a 3/4" square. There are flats at the >sides, above the square hole, to allow application of a large blunt >object, Those do work, but much of the shock from hitting them goes through the bearing (tool > nut > axle > bearing > wheel > ground). That can't be good. A 3/4" socket as mentioned, along with a BFBB (Big, Fat Breaker Bar). I have one of these: http://www.tool-sale.com/neiko-pro-breaker-bar-crv-p-1522.html
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