Want size socket that I ned

Tiny
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Want size socket that I ned.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 AT 9:50 PM

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Tiny
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Want size socket that I ned too take it off the car.
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 AT 10:07 PM
Tiny
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If your going to work on your own vehicle, you need to start with a basic set of tools, wrenches and sockets, standard and metric. Buying one socket for one job isnt feasible. I just grab a socket and if it is a little too small, I grab the next size up. Socket isnt worth much without a rachet. You didn't say what your trying to remove?
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 AT 10:09 PM
Tiny
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O I am sorry I am trying to take off the axle nut so I can take the axle out I don, t know want size socket to us.
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 AT 10:47 PM
Tiny
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Dont know the actual size of that nut? Are you replacing the halfshaft? I have run into issues where the aftermarket halfshaft nut was a different od than the original nut. If you get a new socket, get one that will properly fit the new nut. You may end up having to buy two sockets.

Go to your local autostore, tell them you want a socket for axle nut. You can measure across nut flats with a tape measure. That should get you close. Probably a metric size.

Even if you get the nut off, probably have to use a puller.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 AT 2:44 PM

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