<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>Just checked the socket for mine (BJ8) and it is 2 1/4"----if I know what you are referring to.  This is for the thin nut that goes over the axle shaft.  </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>tom</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Ian Hey <rianhey@btinternet.com><br>To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 08:44:51 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: [Healeys] FW: mystery tool for Austin-Healey<br></div><div><br></div><style><!--<br><div><br></div>@font-face<br>     {font-family:"Cambria Math";<br>        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br>    {font-family:Calibri;<br> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}<br><div><br></div>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal<br>    {margin:0cm;<br>  margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br>        font-size:11.0pt;<br>     font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}<br>a:link, span.MsoHyperlink<br>       {mso-style-priority:99;<br>       color:#0563C1;<br>        text-decoration:underline;}<br>a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed<br>     {mso-style-priority:99;<br>       color:#954F72;<br>        text-decoration:underline;}<br>p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0<br>      {mso-style-name:msonormal;<br>    mso-margin-top-alt:auto;<br>      margin-right:0cm;<br>     mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;<br>   margin-left:0cm;<br>      font-size:11.0pt;<br>     font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}<br>span.EmailStyle18<br>       {mso-style-type:personal;<br>     font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}<br>span.EmailStyle19<br>       {mso-style-type:personal;<br>     font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}<br>span.EmailStyle21<br>       {mso-style-type:personal-reply;<br>       font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}<br>.MsoChpDefault<br>  {mso-style-type:export-only;<br>  font-size:10.0pt;}<br>@page WordSection1<br>        {size:612.0pt 792.0pt;<br>        margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}<br>div.WordSection1<br>        {page:WordSection1;}<br>--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The 2 1/8 inch dimension is much too big for the rear hub nut, which from memory is something around 35 or 36 mm which is between 1 ¼ and 1 ½ inches</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ian</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com<br><b>Sent:</b> 04 January 2019 11:31<br><b>To:</b> 'S. Carr' <britfan1@epix.net>; 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] mystery tool for Austin-Healey</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Was your mechanic after making one of these?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Simon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>S. Carr<br><b>Sent:</b> 02 January 2019 22:37<br><b>To:</b> Healey List <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] mystery tool for Austin-Healey</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;">WOW – talk about unanimity!  All seven of you had the same answer.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font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