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Re: [T3] Axle nuts


On 23 Feb 2001, at 16:49, tdapper@phoenixdsl.com wrote:

> Dave Campen writes:
> > Any 3/4 drive t-bar or knuckle bar should do the trick, even the
> > cheap Draper and no-name brands you pick up at auto-jumbles should
> > be up to the job in this size. The t-bars tend to be too short and
> > need a scaffold bar to give a bit more leverage though. Try to get a
> > 6 point socket, as they are a bit easier on the nut.
> 
> You can also get an adapter to allow using your 1/2 inch breaker bar
> with a 3/4 inch drive socket. 

The 1/2" drive really isn't quite up to this job if the part has been 
there a long time.   ;-)

I loaned out my 3/4" sliding T-bar a long time ago and the guy 
actually bent it getting his wheel off. He was kind enough to turn 
the bar over and bend it back before he returned it, however.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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