Technical Tipo Hubs??

[dazzo666]

HI ALL, DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIZE SOCKET TO GET THE HUB NUT OFF PLEASE,
THINK IT IS A 32mm BUT NEED TO BE SURE BEFORE I GO AND GET ONE??
ITS ON A MK2 1400 BY THE WAY...
CHEERS ALL
DAZZO.

 

[Hellcat]

Just try a few until you find one that fits. A six sided socket that grips across the flats is best. You may find it needs cutting down on a lathe to fit inside the hub.

 

[dazzo666]

I Would Do That If I Had The Sockets But I Dont, Hence Why Im Asking, Ive Got One To Fit A 2.0 16v, But Way Too Big And The Biggest Ive Got Is A 30mm And Thats Too Small, So I Think It A 33 Or A 32 But Need To Know,so I Can Go Buy One,,
Dazzo

 

[sumplug]

I Would Do That If I Had The Sockets But I Dont, Hence Why Im Asking, Ive Got One To Fit A 2.0 16v, But Way Too Big And The Biggest Ive Got Is A 30mm And Thats Too Small, So I Think It A 33 Or A 32 But Need To Know,so I Can Go Buy One,,
Dazzo

It will be a 32mm socket. Iam sure though that 2 sizes were fitted over the model's life. Early ones are 32mm though.

Andy.

 

[dazzo666]

cheers andy,
went and got a 32mm and it fits a treat...:slayer:
thank you...
darren..

 

[Hellcat]

Sorry meant try them where you're buying it! When I bought the one for the Sedici-tool I took a few out into the car park and tried them on until I got the right size.

 

[dazzo666]

oh thats ok mate ive got the right one now...
BUT there is more of a problem the nut has threaded on the driveshaft,
wont tighten or undo.... B******s!!!
any ideas....??

 

[sumplug]

oh thats ok mate ive got the right one now...
BUT there is more of a problem the nut has threaded on the driveshaft,
wont tighten or undo.... B******s!!!
any ideas....??

The nearside is a left handed thread and they are very very tight.
You could very carefully heat it up with a blow torch or you need to crack it off and buy a new nut.
I use a Strong arm and a 5 ft pole for undoing. They usually budge!!

Andy.

 

[dazzo666]

nah nah nah, :bang: ive got the nut off, put new hub on, went to tighten the nut and it wont tighten.... its threaded itself on .... cant get it off or tighten it , just turns in both dirrections not moving....

 

[sediciRich]

new drive shaft then, you didnt try to use the same nut did you?

rich

 

[sumplug]

Thread has gone and Rich is right, you will need a new Driveshaft. Sorry for the news.

Andy.

 

[dazzo666]

oh just blooming great that is, yes rich i did use the old nut !! gues i was'nt mean't to huh, Doh.. ive ordered a new nut do you recon it may work, or is the driveshaft deffo mashed??
still don't help getting the old nut off of the drive shaft thou... but :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[sumplug]

oh just blooming great that is, yes rich i did use the old nut !! gues i was'nt mean't to huh, Doh.. ive ordered a new nut do you recon it may work, or is the driveshaft deffo mashed??
still don't help getting the old nut off of the drive shaft thou... but :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Can you split the nut with a chisel? If its the nut's thread which is knackered, then quite possibly you can use the shaft. You can by a special file to restore the thread, but it will only work on slightly rough thread. Buy 2 Nuts and use one with liberal amounts of oil to recut the thread. Turn it up and down the thread several times until it goes on easy. Sometimes it works. Good luck.

Andy.

 

[dazzo666]

rich you was right about new shaft , :bang: , , took hub off and belted the driveshaft with a big hammer, The nut fell off, as did all the driveshaft threads. nice!!!
so went to see my mate steve (x-19 files), and got a bravo driveshaft,,
seperated the cv as the rest is useless,, made one good one outta the two , Got new hub nut too....""George"" is mobile again....
cheers for you ideas and help guys much appreciated...
dazzo..

 

[tipomike]

Glad to hear that George is well again!!

 

[dazzo666]

was sad to have george off the road for a while,
he has got the dreaded M.O.T soon, just hope the old timer dont need too much doing....fingers crossed eh..

 

[tipoboy]

good luck buddy

 

[dazzo666]

hey dave wheres the kit???