Nut size

What size is the casselated nut on the rear hubs?

 

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32mm perhaps? I'm sure somebody more helpful will be along.

 

think its 36mm will check 2 mins, what year is your van?

 

46 mm

 

mine are 46mm

 

Yep, 46mm,mine anyway's

 

.........and they'll be stupidly tight!

 

Biggest socket i have is 32 mm lol

Cheers for the replys ill get a new socket bought

 

they aint cheap!
http://www.tooled-up.com/SearchBasic.asp?Keywords=46mm+socket&SearchType=2

 

£15 for a sealy impact socket seems ok

 

I have one i can post that you are welcome to borrow

 

Thanks for the offer matty but i might aswell buy one then ive got it for future use

Thankfully i dont need one just yet i was just thinking about the jobs to do after mot and realised i didnt have a socket big enough

 

what do you want the big socket for ? you only need it to replace the rear wheel bearings really

 

After mot and spring camp ill be stripping the back end completely to clean up and paint it all and regrease the bearings whilst im at it

 

oh yeah forgot about your fetish for all things unseen

 

Don't forget to get a 3/4" drive socket = 1/2-inchers won't be up to the job...

 

Will do snotty as my impact gun is 3/4 drive

 

Couldn't get my nuts off for love or money. Even asked the local garage to pop round. Bloke laughed got out his snap on breaker bar and said no problem! after he nearly tipped the bus off the axle stands he admitted defeat!

Spent nearly 5 hours trying to get them off, ended up taking 5 mins to drill the nut an then splitting them with a cold chisel. Just wished I did that in the first place and saved all the agro.

VW torqued them any where between 210 ftlb and 260ftlb's so you may find it easier to buy new castle nuts and drill and split the old.

 

Cheers for the heads up martin ill bear that in mind