DIY Gland Nut Socket - With PICS!

[Diseazd]

Got me a real wrench....2 inches ......I'll let you know if it works!   It weighs about 5 lbs.   A nut on one end trying to get a nut off of the other end   

Edited March 17, 2017 by Diseazd

[Patcon]

So somebody either has really little feet or that is a big wrench...

[gwri8]

I'm biting my tongue really hard right now.

 

[240dkw]

I would think this would work well.
https://www.ridgid.com/ca/en/hex-wrenches

[Diseazd]

Dropped the suspension......taking it to my friend Carlos at Citizen's Machine Shop.....they can do what we can't .......there is a time and a place for the experts.....

[SteveJ]

Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I decided to experiment a little. I bought a fork cap tool and reamed it out to fit a gland nut. Sorry for the picture quality. I didn't feel like getting a better camera when I was done.

[Careless]

On 3/17/2017 at 4:59 PM, Diseazd said:

Got me a real wrench....2 inches ......I'll let you know if it works!   It weighs about 5 lbs.   A nut on one end trying to get a nut off of the other end   

That's the same wrench I used for the last pair I did. I bought it for $8 bucks so it was a no brainer to give it a shot. you might have to use the open end and shove a 1/16th shim on one side to get it to be snug and protect the edges of the gland nut.

no heat required. I just bolted the hub to a wheel/tire and put it face down on the ground and stood on the bottom/back of the strut tube where the spindle is and pulled upward with the wrench. No heat or extra force required. Worked quite well.

[240260280]

another log on the firean

AnoAnAnoth

[Diseazd]

No harm, no foul.......   Took it to Citizen's Machine Shop. They couldn't get em off either......not with the thin gland nut head anyway. Carlos welded a plumbing fixture to the top of the gland nut and used an impact wrench to get them off. Some jobs just can't be done at home.

.......and brand new Tokico Blues installed  

Edited March 22, 2017 by Diseazd

[240260280]

Nasty!

[grannyknot]

Success!  Nice to see that it could be saved, now you're going to put some anti-seize on that new gland nut, right?

[Diseazd]

Yep....I coated the threads with grease ........It ought to be easier when I do this in another 45 years!