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Hi all
Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.

thanks
Dave


 
Splitpin wrote:

> Hi all
> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.
>
> thanks
> Dave

If my memory is correct they are 2 1/16", close enough to 52mm. Same size
fits all Landrovers and (I think) all Jeeps and Landcruisers. Because
sockets this size tend to be pretty expensive, and because the round
cornered nuts do better with a hexagon rather than twelve point spanner,
you are better off getting the tube spanner sold for the purpose for around
a tenth the cost. Any specialist supplier for any of the brands mentioned
and most auto tool suppliers should have them in stock. Just ask for a
landrover hub nut spanner.
JD
 
In message <[email protected]>
"Splitpin" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all
> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.
>
> thanks
> Dave
>
>

606435 Hub Spanner £5.39 inc VAT (£1.75 p&p)

2 & 1/16th if I remember right.

Cheers
Richard

--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay
 
JD <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:

> If my memory is correct they are 2 1/16", close enough to 52mm. Same
> size fits all Landrovers and (I think) all Jeeps and Landcruisers.
> Because sockets this size tend to be pretty expensive, and because
> the round cornered nuts do better with a hexagon rather than twelve
> point spanner, you are better off getting the tube spanner sold for
> the purpose for around a tenth the cost. Any specialist supplier for
> any of the brands mentioned and most auto tool suppliers should have
> them in stock. Just ask for a landrover hub nut spanner.
> JD

I don't think they fit a 101 if my reading is correct but pretty much any
othe LR product. A few have been caught out by this on expeditions when they
get a failure.

Lee


 
Thanks


"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ce266a284e%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Splitpin" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
>> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.
>>
>> thanks
>> Dave
>>
>>
>
> 606435 Hub Spanner £5.39 inc VAT (£1.75 p&p)
>
> 2 & 1/16th if I remember right.
>
> Cheers
> Richard
>
> --
> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
> Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay


 
On Wed, 17 May 2006 12:42:24 +0100, beamendsltd
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]>
> "Splitpin" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
>> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.
>>
>> thanks
>> Dave
>>
>>
>
>606435 Hub Spanner £5.39 inc VAT (£1.75 p&p)
>
>2 & 1/16th if I remember right.

Do you know if the 101 uses the same one too?

 
In message <[email protected]>
Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 May 2006 12:42:24 +0100, beamendsltd
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >In message <[email protected]>
> > "Splitpin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all
> >> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
> >> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >
> >606435 Hub Spanner £5.39 inc VAT (£1.75 p&p)
> >
> >2 & 1/16th if I remember right.
>
> Do you know if the 101 uses the same one too?
>

That's a definate maybe! It was a long time ago I had a 101...

Richard
--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay
 
On Wed, 17 May 2006 13:19:24 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>JD <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>
>> If my memory is correct they are 2 1/16", close enough to 52mm. Same
>> size fits all Landrovers and (I think) all Jeeps and Landcruisers.
>> Because sockets this size tend to be pretty expensive, and because
>> the round cornered nuts do better with a hexagon rather than twelve
>> point spanner, you are better off getting the tube spanner sold for
>> the purpose for around a tenth the cost. Any specialist supplier for
>> any of the brands mentioned and most auto tool suppliers should have
>> them in stock. Just ask for a landrover hub nut spanner.
>> JD
>
>I don't think they fit a 101 if my reading is correct but pretty much any
>othe LR product. A few have been caught out by this on expeditions when they
>get a failure.
>

No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do them up,
either.

Alex
 
>> >
>> >> Hi all
>> >> Does anyone know the size of socket needed to undo the rear hub
>> >> assembley locking nut on a 63 series 2a as i have to change the seal.

>> >
>> >606435 Hub Spanner £5.39 inc VAT (£1.75 p&p)
>> >
>> >2 & 1/16th if I remember right.
>>
>> Do you know if the 101 uses the same one too?
>>
>

No, it doesn't.

Alex
 
Lee_D wrote:

> JD <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>
>> If my memory is correct they are 2 1/16", close enough to 52mm. Same
>> size fits all Landrovers and (I think) all Jeeps and Landcruisers.
>> Because sockets this size tend to be pretty expensive, and because
>> the round cornered nuts do better with a hexagon rather than twelve
>> point spanner, you are better off getting the tube spanner sold for
>> the purpose for around a tenth the cost. Any specialist supplier for
>> any of the brands mentioned and most auto tool suppliers should have
>> them in stock. Just ask for a landrover hub nut spanner.
>> JD
>
> I don't think they fit a 101 if my reading is correct but pretty much any
> othe LR product. A few have been caught out by this on expeditions when
> they get a failure.
>
> Lee

I must admit I didn't even think of it - or the Freelander for that matter
(or current RR/Disco). I was thinking of real Landrovers, - all Series,
90/110/130, Classic RR, Disco 1/2. But I shoould have thought of the 101
JD
 
On or around Thu, 18 May 2006 06:17:34 +1000, JD <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>
>I must admit I didn't even think of it - or the Freelander for that matter
>(or current RR/Disco). I was thinking of real Landrovers, - all Series,
>90/110/130, Classic RR, Disco 1/2. But I shoould have thought of the 101
>JD

101 is about as real as it gets...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)
 
On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>
>
>No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do them up,
>either.
>

no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.

one thing you can do it with is a toolmaker's clamp, but then again, I doubt
many people have that either.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)
 
On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:00:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>>
>>
>>No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do them up,
>>either.
>>
>
>no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
>tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.
>
>one thing you can do it with is a toolmaker's clamp, but then again, I doubt
>many people have that either.

A large pair of stilsons was my choice when i did them, but only
because i couldn't find the huge adjustable at the time. But you'd be
amazed how many times i've take wheel bearings down (series and 101)
to find that some **** has either done up or undone the hub nuts at
some stage with a chisel.

Alex
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
(snip)
>
> no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
> tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.
>
(snip)

That doesn't mean the last bloke didn't think they needed to be that tight!
But if you must use a chisel or punch, use a brass drift.
JD
 
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> On or around Thu, 18 May 2006 06:17:34 +1000, JD
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>> I must admit I didn't even think of it - or the Freelander for that
>> matter (or current RR/Disco). I was thinking of real Landrovers, -
>> all Series, 90/110/130, Classic RR, Disco 1/2. But I shoould have
>> thought of the 101 JD
>
> 101 is about as real as it gets...

"Ah...Dr Bailey our patient seems to be responding very well to the
medication ..."

;-)

Lee


 
On Wednesday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Alex" wrote:

> On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:00:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
> ><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >
> >>>
> >>
> >>No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do them up,
> >>either.
> >>
> >
> >no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
> >tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.
> >
> >one thing you can do it with is a toolmaker's clamp, but then again, I doubt
> >many people have that either.
>
> A large pair of stilsons was my choice when i did them, but only
> because i couldn't find the huge adjustable at the time. But you'd be
> amazed how many times i've take wheel bearings down (series and 101)
> to find that some **** has either done up or undone the hub nuts at
> some stage with a chisel.

Stillsons and chisels are what my father tends to reach for, but I think
he picked up the habit in the WW2 mechanisation of agriculture.

A chisel is a long way from ideal, but it can be used in ways which
aren't as destructive as what the usual **** does.

Mechanic: a person who can access the vehicle's computer to discover
what's wrong, but only has metric spanners.

Programmer: a Land Rover owner who has the workshop manual loaded on his
desktop computer, but doesn't have any Whitworth spanners.

Dibnah: a Land Rover owner who has the Whitworth spanners, but would
really like to replace that 2.25 petrol with a proper steam engine.



--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."
 
On or around Thu, 18 May 2006 07:54:39 +1000, JD <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>(snip)
>>
>> no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
>> tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.
>>
>(snip)
>
>That doesn't mean the last bloke didn't think they needed to be that tight!
>But if you must use a chisel or punch, use a brass drift.

quite.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.
 
In message <[email protected]>
[email protected] ("David G. Bell") wrote:

> On Wednesday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Alex" wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:00:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
> > ><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> > >
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do them up,
> > >>either.
> > >>
> > >
> > >no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the correct
> > >tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a chisel.
> > >
> > >one thing you can do it with is a toolmaker's clamp, but then again, I doubt
> > >many people have that either.
> >
> > A large pair of stilsons was my choice when i did them, but only
> > because i couldn't find the huge adjustable at the time. But you'd be
> > amazed how many times i've take wheel bearings down (series and 101)
> > to find that some **** has either done up or undone the hub nuts at
> > some stage with a chisel.
>
> Stillsons and chisels are what my father tends to reach for, but I think
> he picked up the habit in the WW2 mechanisation of agriculture.
>
> A chisel is a long way from ideal, but it can be used in ways which
> aren't as destructive as what the usual **** does.
>
> Mechanic: a person who can access the vehicle's computer to discover
> what's wrong, but only has metric spanners.
>
> Programmer: a Land Rover owner who has the workshop manual loaded on his
> desktop computer, but doesn't have any Whitworth spanners.

Will repeatedly "try it again and again" until oil comes out or it
catches fire, thus proving it's defective.

>
> Dibnah: a Land Rover owner who has the Whitworth spanners, but would
> really like to replace that 2.25 petrol with a proper steam engine.
>
>
>

You missed out:

Factory-Trained Mechanic (aka "Fitter") : A person who can access
the vehicle's computer and has every tool under the sun provided,
but has no idea how it all works and can only cope with replacing
complete assemblies.

Gary : A person who can fix anything, and *never* sucks air through
his teeth. Has every concievable bit of info on his computer,
and actually undersands it, or finds out. Makes tools as required.

Richard
--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
Boycott the Yorkshire Dales - No Play, No Pay
 
On or around Thu, 18 May 2006 10:36:07 +0100, beamendsltd
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Gary : A person who can fix anything, and *never* sucks air through
>his teeth. Has every concievable bit of info on his computer,
>and actually undersands it, or finds out. Makes tools as required.

sounds like me... although in fact I don't have all the info.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"You praise the firm restraint with which they write -_
I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the bit
alright, but where's the bloody horse? - Roy Campbell (1902-1957)
 
beamendsltd wrote:
> In message <[email protected]>
> [email protected] ("David G. Bell") wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, in article
>> <[email protected]>
>> [email protected] "Alex" wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:00:05 +0100, Austin Shackles
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On or around Wed, 17 May 2006 20:04:04 +0100, Alex
>>>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No, they don't fit a 101. And don't use a bloody chisel to do
>>>>> them up, either.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> no need. I've had occasion to undo/do up those nuts without the
>>>> correct tool and they don't need to be tight enough to require a
>>>> chisel.
>>>>
>>>> one thing you can do it with is a toolmaker's clamp, but then
>>>> again, I doubt many people have that either.
>>>
>>> A large pair of stilsons was my choice when i did them, but only
>>> because i couldn't find the huge adjustable at the time. But you'd
>>> be amazed how many times i've take wheel bearings down (series and
>>> 101) to find that some **** has either done up or undone the hub
>>> nuts at some stage with a chisel.
>>
>> Stillsons and chisels are what my father tends to reach for, but I
>> think he picked up the habit in the WW2 mechanisation of agriculture.
>>
>> A chisel is a long way from ideal, but it can be used in ways which
>> aren't as destructive as what the usual **** does.
>>
>> Mechanic: a person who can access the vehicle's computer to discover
>> what's wrong, but only has metric spanners.
>>
>> Programmer: a Land Rover owner who has the workshop manual loaded on
>> his desktop computer, but doesn't have any Whitworth spanners.
>
> Will repeatedly "try it again and again" until oil comes out or it
> catches fire, thus proving it's defective.
>
>>
>> Dibnah: a Land Rover owner who has the Whitworth spanners, but would
>> really like to replace that 2.25 petrol with a proper steam engine.
>>
>>
>>
>
> You missed out:
>
> Factory-Trained Mechanic (aka "Fitter") : A person who can access
> the vehicle's computer and has every tool under the sun provided,
> but has no idea how it all works and can only cope with replacing
> complete assemblies.
>
> Gary : A person who can fix anything, and *never* sucks air through
> his teeth. Has every concievable bit of info on his computer,
> and actually undersands it, or finds out. Makes tools as required.
>
> Richard

Could use a few more Garys, IMHO!!

--
"He who says it cannot be done would be well advised not to interrupt
her doing it."

The fiend of my fiend is my enema!


 
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