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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:49 pm 
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I'll be needing a hub nut tool soon due to a cracked cv boot,
is there a cunning diy option or should i just order one from our kiwi cousins?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111035501004 ... 1438.l2649

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:55 pm 
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That bloke is one of our resident machinist/parts makers. Very good quality. The other option is a pin punch/hammer. But the hub tool would be much, much better

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:36 pm 
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Is that ben_t by any chance?? I think its a gd price when you do a time cost thingy - and you can rent it to your mates for a 6 pack

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:52 pm 
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Yep. That's him. Another positive is being able to get an absolute spot on tension to do them up also

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:38 pm 
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Rusho wrote:
Yep. That's him. Another positive is being able to get an absolute spot on tension to do them up also


Don't Vitaras(/coilies) use a cassette bearing that you do up as tight as you can then another half a turn not the old leafy Sierra tapered bearings that need pre-load set correctly?

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:23 pm 
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want33s wrote:
Rusho wrote:
Yep. That's him. Another positive is being able to get an absolute spot on tension to do them up also


Don't Vitaras(/coilies) use a cassette bearing that you do up as tight as you can then another half a turn not the old leafy Sierra tapered bearings that need pre-load set correctly?


there is a specified torque for the nut, its high but still specified

the engineers cant devise the bearings preload without saying how much to squish it

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Post Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:01 am 
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ok thanks.
ill start saving/collecting,
i might as well do the springs and struts at the same time.
I am beginning to think a rattle gun would be handy for the hub nut and the strut tops,
are electric (240v) rattle guns worth the trouble?
was looking at these
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-UNIMAC-2 ... 2573ddbf03

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Post Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:45 am 
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rattle gun is good for the strut tops, dont use it on the bearings!

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Post Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:49 am 
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royce wrote:
rattle gun is good for the strut tops, dont use it on the bearings!


:oops: thanks royce i i didn't put enough though into that

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