I bought the 1 13/16" socket and rented a 3/4" drive electric impact wrench.
Piece of cake and cost $20 for the rental.

Stuart

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
orin
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for advice with the rear axle nut.  I can't seem to find a 46mm
socket anywhere locally and I'd like to keep going with my work tomorrow
(checking the rear bearings), has anyone here used a 1 and 13/16" SAE
socket?  It seems like the conversion is almost perfect.  Any thoughts?

Also, when it comes time to torque this beast down, what to use?  I was
looking at a 1" torque wrench in a shop but it only goes to 300 ft lbs and I
think the target is 360 ft lbs.  If anyone with experience might like to
share a tip or two...  Thanks a lot!!

Orin

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