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What Rear Axle Nut Wrench are you using?

cjr00

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So the dealership I've been using for warranty work and most recently a new rear tire, is having a tough time aligning the drive belt. Seems to me they want to rush it through and get to the paying jobs. (can't blame them I guess) Anyway... I have been doing some research and am going to adjust it myself. What has/is anyone using for a wrench on the axle nut? I have been to all the usual suspects, and no one has a 36mm wrench that "I liked the look of".

Thanks

2018 F3 Limited
 
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We bought a socket and wrench from Amazon (socket) and Northern Tool (wrench open end and box end) which could be cut in half and make two wrenches.
 
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Shallow socket off Amazon and just a cheap import wrench from Northern Tool. Don't overthink it - you'll only use it a few times and it's plenty strong enough even if it looks like crap.
 
Lamonster Garage sells the 36mm socket used for the oil filter and rear axle nut along with the hex and Allen sockets used on the oil plugs. I believe they are $37 sold together. You should be able to get a 36mm wrench at Harbor freight.
 
Belt Alignment

I bought a socket and wrench from Amazon. Socket & Combination (open end and box end wrench) which I cut in half and make two wrenches.
Also use my 1/2" drive torque wrench to finish the job.
 
We bought a socket and wrench from Amazon (socket) and Northern Tool (wrench open end and box end) which could be cut in half and make two wrenches.

You must be a strong bugger, MS JETSON. I needed a 2’ breaker bar to release the 150lbs torqued nut……and I’m not a lightweight. I assume you use a bar of some kind on the end of the half wrench?

Pete
 
You can get a 36 mm wrench most any place that sells tools. They kind of big if you looking for one to carry around in the tool pouch.

You can also get 36 mm sockets to fit 3/4 inch torque wrench and/or crowfoot wrench for the tool pouch. To carry in the tool pouch,

get the socket and crowfoot wrench. Carry a sawed off breaker bar and couple of pieces of pipe for cheater bars.

You could just cut the combination wrench in half and make cheater bars for it on the road.

You still need the socket for the torque wrench, at least in your shop.
 
I browse lawn sales and flea markets, and have bought some very old tools like adjustable wrenches ( for little money ) some of which are of the " Stillson " variety .... they are like pipe wrenches without the teeth .... some are also quite thin, like open-end wrench. ... they work great on the disk side nut .... Mike
 
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What's not to like about the looks of a wrench? And we're talking about a $25/$30k machine here and we can't afford a wrench? :banghead::gaah: Check out your local pawn shop. :dontknow:
 
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Found what I was looking for at Northern Tool. I may have grunted like "Tim The Toolman Taylor";) while I was browsing...
 
I browse lawn sales and flea markets, and have bought some very old tools like adjustable wrenches ( for little money ) some of which are of the " Stillson " variety .... they are like pipe wrenches without the teeth .... some are also quite thin, like open-end wrench. ... they work great on the disk side nut .... Mike


They are not flea market finds, they are my family heirlooms.

If you can't find the 36 mm tools, then a 1 7/16 SAE is about 1/2 mm larger. On a nut that large the 1/2 mm would make very little difference. It sure would not slip or round the corners. So little difference in 36 and a 36.5 you would be OK with that on the very large nuts.
 

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Speaking of Napa and Advanced, depending on the store and if you have an account with them, sometimes if you are only going to use the tool one time you can rent/ borrow the tool needed. It costs like $1.50 total. You put the tool value deposit down and receive it back once it’s returned. I’m guessing a 36mm socket would be on their list. I know the huge wrenches are on the list for rent. I’ve needed to adjust and remove that axle nut 3 times since 2017. I bought an extra long wrench off amazon for $30 as recommended above and cut it in half. I also bought a filter socket from HF. I am a tool lover. I have easy $35K easily if not more in snapon and Mac tools but some things are just dumb to have high quality when it is only used once or twice. If it was every year for maintenance then I’d think different and look for the high quality stuff but for removing the axle nut the amazon and Harbor Freight are just fine.
 
I can do 2 ways, axle wrench to get loose and oil filter socket with rachet to speed up, or can use the socket to get loose or torque but is 3/8 so need a an adapter for torque wrench and will be to close at muffler need to pull to side on some bikes.PXL_20231005_131349380.jpgfPXL_20231005_131443745.jpg
 
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