Does anyony know of a Rover parts distributor that has the best price on the hub socket tool?
Thank you,
Eric D.
Thank you,
Eric D.
2 1/16 hub socket
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Steve Rupp got he and i one from the UK that has a 1/2" drive, i want to say he paid around $50 each for them + shipping. it's a great rover tool!
i'm sure he'll chime-in in a bit and link you.
i'm sure he'll chime-in in a bit and link you.
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/category.648/it.A/id.7189/.f
i copied that link after i bpught a 1" drive and had the OD turned down at work.
i think i'll buy this one cause the 1" drive needs a couple reducers to getto the 1/2" torque wrench
i copied that link after i bpught a 1" drive and had the OD turned down at work.
i think i'll buy this one cause the 1" drive needs a couple reducers to getto the 1/2" torque wrench
Interesting you all seem to favor the forged socket over the stamped steel version like this one at Rovers North.
PART # RNF406
HUB NUT TOOL - 2 1/16
STAMPED STEEL
$15.45
The RN price is nice and I assume it will get the job done.
I was under the impression that a forged socket was too large to fit into the hub, I'm reading here that is not the case.
Well I don't want that stamped steel one if its junk, so a forged socket it is.
Thanks,
Eric D.
PART # RNF406
HUB NUT TOOL - 2 1/16
STAMPED STEEL
$15.45
The RN price is nice and I assume it will get the job done.
I was under the impression that a forged socket was too large to fit into the hub, I'm reading here that is not the case.
Well I don't want that stamped steel one if its junk, so a forged socket it is.
Thanks,
Eric D.
I'll pay the few extra dollars not to have a stamped socket in my tool bag. I could see that thing getting smashed when I need to use it on the trail. Not that it would happen but it will NOT happen to the other one.
I loaned out my stamped steel RN tool and it came back bent to shit. The hub nut was apparently stuck after the wheel bearings took a shit. For that reason, I'd much rather have the more expensive forged socket.
For those in the future.
Harbor Freight Carries a set of sockets for 50 bucks. They start at 2-1/16th's and go to 2-1/2. They are 3/4" drive (so you need an adapter for 1/2" drive) and appear cast - not forged. However it fits the hub just fine - and you have a set of them in case you ever get a big rig, or have to bolt down a power plant turbine.
Ed
Harbor Freight Carries a set of sockets for 50 bucks. They start at 2-1/16th's and go to 2-1/2. They are 3/4" drive (so you need an adapter for 1/2" drive) and appear cast - not forged. However it fits the hub just fine - and you have a set of them in case you ever get a big rig, or have to bolt down a power plant turbine.
Ed
Ok Ed, I have to question your logic here. Why would you buy a set of crappy sockets vs. one good socket especially considering that you only need the 2 1/16 and they cost as much as the one good socket? Not to mention the fact that the crappy set is 3/4 and needs an adapter. The tool above is perfect for the job.
why spend money for one very low torque tool when you can buy a set of tools for the same money.
i dont subscribe to the logic but it's easy to see why.
i dont subscribe to the logic but it's easy to see why.
I don't know. The biggest socket you need for a rover is a the 52mm hub socket which is a very low torque application. The biggest pinion nut i've seen is a 1 1/4 and the radius arms are 1 3/16. So I have to agree with Mike. You don't really need to carry any big sockets with you other than the ones I mentioned. Plus I just wouldn't buy a socket from harbor freight.
That doesn't mean everybody shouldn't build their socket collection. The big sockets just aren't very necessary if you don't wrench a ton.
That doesn't mean everybody shouldn't build their socket collection. The big sockets just aren't very necessary if you don't wrench a ton.
Rob, my point is why spend $50 and only end up with one socket that will be used on the Disco when you could spend $50 and get the better tool? If sometime in the future when I need a different size monster socket, I'll deal with it then. I already bought the 2 1/8" craftsman poor man solution thats currently sitting in my brother's toolbox.
After significantly downsizing our home since we moved out to the west coast, I don't want to buy anymore junk.
After significantly downsizing our home since we moved out to the west coast, I don't want to buy anymore junk.
i see your point but you questioned his logic, so i countered.
funny thing is there is no reason to carry that socket in your trail kit at all. all you need is a screw driver and hammer which are likely in your kit anyway. i've done it many times and will do it many more. just tap it on and off.
would i love to have the nice socket i posted a link to way up in the top, sure would, but i dont.
funny thing is there is no reason to carry that socket in your trail kit at all. all you need is a screw driver and hammer which are likely in your kit anyway. i've done it many times and will do it many more. just tap it on and off.
would i love to have the nice socket i posted a link to way up in the top, sure would, but i dont.
Rob, just fork over the $50 and be done with it.
Sure, you can be a barbarian and use a screwdriver and hammer, but why would you? Trying to get the preload dialed in would be a pain in the ass and its not like adding a 52MM socket is going to overload a tool bag. Get the right tool for the job.
Sure, you can be a barbarian and use a screwdriver and hammer, but why would you? Trying to get the preload dialed in would be a pain in the ass and its not like adding a 52MM socket is going to overload a tool bag. Get the right tool for the job.
The stamped steel one's work fine. I used one for years, until the person who borrowed it never returned it. I'd get one that lets you use a 1/2 or 3/4" drive. British Pacific has one that looks decent, nice and deep. I actually ended up welding my own with flat stock and a 3/8" drive socket welded on.
I do have a socket its an SK i think I had to turn down the OD on a lathe to fit. I paid $40 for it and found the one online after I butchered it. I was slightly sick i am stuck with mine.
now if I had purchase a whole set for 50 at least i could use one of the other sockets some day.
now if I had purchase a whole set for 50 at least i could use one of the other sockets some day.
I got the one from the above mentioned site
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc...t.A/id.7189/.f
It's nice and soild
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc...t.A/id.7189/.f
It's nice and soild