Setting rear main

[Dick Steinkamp]

What are you guys using to remove and install the 3/4" nuts that secure the rear main?

tbirdtbird uses this...

"I took a 3/4" 1/2" drive socket and welded a 3/4" nut onto it and then I use a box wrench usually with a cheater pipe to set them"

Any other ideas?

Thanks!

 

[Patrick L.]

I just welded a socket to a wrench. Usually to break them loose I just double wrench until they first start to move.

These pretty much eliminates using a torque wrench when putting things back together. A torque wrench really isn't needed, but, a pretty idea of getting the required 'tonnage' can be practiced with a wrench and comparing it to a torque wrench on other fasteners. But, good and tight is just fine [ about 80#]

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

Thanks, Patrick!

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

I experimented a little and my 3/8" drive 3/4" socket and 3/8" breaker bar worked fine. It was tight, but worked.

 

[Patrick L.]

Good. Good luck.

 

[Dick M]

I found the wobbly socket extension is very helpful. Breaker bar to remove and torque wrench to install.

 

[Kurt in NJ]

In the era there were special tools made to do the job, this tool is square at one end, 12 point socket at the other

look in the boxes under the tables at the fleamarkets, this one was 1$

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

In the era there were special tools made to do the job, this tool is square at one end, 12 point socket at the other

look in the boxes under the tables at the fleamarkets, this one was 1$

That's the ticket!