[Healeys] Hub nuts

[John Harper]

Peter

A word of warning here. There was an early version of the 5 stud read 
axle that a R.H. thread at both sides. This took place during the early 
conversion of 100s to fit BMC rear axles. One way of checking is to see 
if there was an oil filler on the back of the casing. These early 
versions had no filler on the rear; the oil filler was on the neck of 
the 'pumpkin'.

Regards

>On the five stud axle, one side is RH thread, the other is LH thread,
>I forgot which is which.
>
>A good tool if you don't have a proper socket is to use a very large
>adjustable spanner to grip opposing flats at 90 deg to the nut, and
>then use a smaller adjustable to grip the large handle and twist -
>this works VERY well.
>
>On 1/19/10, Peter Linn <greylinn at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>> G'day list
>>
>> I have to remove/dismantle the rear axle (5 stud) from the Ward Special to
>> get
>> the casing straightened. Am having trouble with the left hand hub nut - I
>> don't have a socket the right size and my homemade tool doesn't get enough
>> grip to loosen it. Are both sides right hand thread? Any ideas for a tool to
>> deal with these?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Peter Linn
>> Brisbane Oz
>> BN1 Ward Spl coupe
>> BN1 Holden V6

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John Harper