19 mm or sae 3/4"

 

Thanks for the info. I am at work so I will go to the tool store during lunch and get the allen socket
thanks,
-peter

 

Hey cmos9,

If you want to save some dollars this is what I do.

Go to the hardware and pick up a 1/2" dia. bolt 2" long and one nut.

The head of the bolt were your wrench would go measures 3/4" and fits in the axle perfect. Run the nut up on the bolt and weld it so you can still get a socket on it. Insert the bolthead into the axle and use a 3/4" socket on the nut to loosen or tigthen the axle. this let you use a tourque whench to properly tigten. This works great and thanks to billh who gave me this tip about a year ago. Hope this helps you out.

Harley Jones

 

Harley,
This is exactly what I was thinking of doing when the tool store said the 3/4" hex socket drive was 19.95.
-peter

 

Hey Peter,

I have a drawer in my tool chest with all the home made tools I have made. I hate to buy something when I can make one cheaper and in most cases better.

Harley

 

Easer yet, I took a spark plug socket the type with the 3/4" spot for a wrench at the end, put an extention in the wrong way and used the 3/4" in the hole. Worked well.

 

Hey Programmergeek,

What a great idea! I like your way even better than mine.

Harley Jones

 

programmergeek wins the binford tool trophy of the day. brilliant

 

Yea, this was another case of no matter how may tools I have I never have the one I need, or can find it. It was a Sunday night(tool store closed) and I had to get the wheel off so just goes to prove necessity is the mother of invention /emoticons/emotion-5.gif

 

Tack welded 3 19mm nuts together, ground the welds flat and painted it
black and put a rubber plug in each end. Use with a 19mm wrench or socket.

 

geek you really should put this in the tips & tricks section