2-3/8" Socket?

[uh60james]

Does anybody know where I can buy the 2 3/8" hex locknut socket to remove the nut from the front wheel bearing? I know the torque isnt much, but that would really suck to get that far and not be able to turn it by hand.

 

[mikeh44]

that big of socket would have to be a 3/4 or 1" drive best place would be a tool store like harbour freight

 

[LBarr2002]

I used a big pipe wrench, if that helps...

 

[uh60james]

Yeah I thought about using a pipe wrench or something but I didnt think it would fit in there.

 

[BrooklynBay]

AutoZone, WWW.Eppys.Com, and Harbor Freight have these large sockets.

 

[uh60james]

I was hoping to do it this weekend. So I was looking for a local purchase, Sears has a 2 3/8" socket but its 12 point. Looks like I'm gonna try to use a wrench of some sort or hope it turns by hand. My rotors are shot, gotta be pretty badly warped, I can feel it pulse evertime I brake and at speeds below about 5 when I brake you can visually see the explorer slow faster at the warped spot every rotation! Not Good!

 

[uh60james]

BrooklynBay, I found the socket for the manual hubs on the autozone website, but no luck on the socket for the auto hubs. Do you have a part no?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Is the socket a regular socket, or one of those special 4WD types with the 4 pins?

 

[CodePoet]

If it's the one with the pins you can get that at Napa...same socket for the d35 and d44

 

[LBarr2002]

the auto hubs are a regular 6 point socket I think. If the pipe wrench doesn't work for you, I read on here somewhere about taking a chisel and notching the nut, then hammering it off.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Does this help you: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40178

 

[BrooklynBay]

Here's a really big one: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43618

 

[shamaal]

Oddly enough Autozone, and I imagine the other autostores, loan these big sockets. I loaned a couple when I changed the engine cradle on my son's girlfriend's Saturn.

 

[holshotracer]

i bought mine at napa. also check with places that sell heavy duty truck parts. the auto hubs use the six point socket and manual uses the four pins socket.

 

[uh60james]

Thanks for all the info guys. Now I can replace my crappy rotors this weekend!

 

[BrooklynBay]

What brand of rotors are you planning on getting? Are you replacing the pads, bearings, and other hardware at the same time?

 

[Tony H]

You really should only need Waterpump Pliers. Different then monster Pipe Wrench.

 

[DeRocha]

You really should only need Waterpump Pliers. Different then monster Pipe Wrench.

True, but its hard to torque the axle nut to the correct specs with pliers

 

[uh60james]

I got some cheapo rotors from autozone. I would get the drilled and slotted to prevent them from warping again, but a) they cost a whole hell of a lot, b) they wear out faster c) my luck I would crash after spending that much on them.

I'm not worried about the torque setting, I have gotten pretty good at feeling approximete torue since my job involves torqueing something at least once or twice a week. The local Harbor Freight or anybody local for that matter did not sell the socket, they sold a set that had it for $40 but that is probably the only socket which would ever see use. Pretty uncommon sizes.

 

[uh60james]

Yeah I am replacing the pads and bearings as well. Again I couldnt find any new caliper pins locally so I just got a wire brush and I will clean them up real good. Not really sure what hardware could easily be replaced.