54mm HUB box spanner now available at Difflock

[andycook]

Much cheaper option than buying a 54mm socket - £9.99
and more reliable than chisel&hammer!

http://shop.difflock.com/toyota-54mm-spanner-p-99.html

[BEAST]

I thought it was 55mm thats needed?

[cataclysm]

Much cheaper option than buying a 54mm socket - £9.99
and more reliable than chisel&hammer!

Good find... I was looking for something deep like that.

[Slugsie]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure that Surfs have a 55mm nut. Maybe TonyN can answer this one. Even if it is the wrong size, I'm pretty sure that it can be modified to 55mm easily.

If it is OK, then it's a good buy and I'll be getting one.

[cataclysm]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure that Surfs have a 55mm nut. Maybe TonyN can answer this one. Even if it is the wrong size, I'm pretty sure that it can be modified to 55mm easily.

If it is OK, then it's a good buy and I'll be getting one.

IIRC, the nut's just between 54 and 55... I vaguely remember people saying that 55 felt a little loose.

I've ordered one; so if I remember, I'll bump this thread with a quick review.

[Chillitt]

it's 2 1/8th inches isn't it?

[yoshie]

Much cheaper option than buying a 54mm socket - £9.99
and more reliable than chisel&hammer!

http://shop.difflock.com/toyota-54mm-spanner-p-99.html

As long as you can fit it to a torque wrench or its useless
no point wrecking new bearings by torque setting being a guess

[gwh200]

As long as you can fit it to a torque wrench or its useless
no point wrecking new bearings by torque setting being a guess

tis possible to do it without yoshie..honest !!

just tighten up (not mega tight) but enough so's the hub wont turn.when youve pressed the bearing in,lossen of and tighten the nut up till its nipped.thats then tight enough,lock the tabs and bobs your uncle !!!!

[Slugsie]

As long as you can fit it to a torque wrench or its useless
no point wrecking new bearings by torque setting being a guess

Who needs a torque wrench? The standard method when you don't have the right sized spanner is to use a chisel and hammer. Aint no torque settings on them things!

[cataclysm]

Who needs a torque wrench? The standard method when you don't have the right sized spanner is to use a chisel and hammer. Aint no torque settings on them things!

Crazy mofo!

Although a bad torque wrench can screw your bearings up -- they only need a touch, and cheapos tend to be inaccurate low down.

[TonyN]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure that Surfs have a 55mm nut. Maybe TonyN can answer this one. Even if it is the wrong size, I'm pretty sure that it can be modified to 55mm easily.

If it is OK, then it's a good buy and I'll be getting one.

The size is 54mm, but thats a non-standard/not popular sockets size, so sockets run to about £50, 55mm fits just fine, and cost about £25 for a decent socket.

[smiffy]

It was a 55mm i used. Managed to get it from the workshop at our yard. Seemed to work fine.

[BUSHWHACKER]

It was a 55mm i used. Managed to get it from the workshop at our yard. Seemed to work fine.

Yep, and it's not as if the nut has to be megga tight, just tweaked up

(Tweaked = not as much as a grunt, but more than limp wrist.)

[cataclysm]

(Tweaked = not as much as a grunt, but more than limp wrist.)

Ah, so someone sprang extra for the adjustable wrists!

[yoshie]

all I read on here is can I trust this garage can I trust that one.
When all they need is a hammer and an old screw driver. Ram the bearing home then loosen off too a tweak and tighten the lock nut till your wrist hurts. Jobs a gud'un. Jeeze here was me thinking the idea of buying a 54/55mm was to have a stab at doing it properly.