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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The rear hub nut for the 5-stud Big Healey rear axle is 2-3/16” (2.1875) across flats. However it is also an octagonal (8 sided) nut which makes getting a socket for it tricky.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>AlanB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bluehealey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Felts<br><b>Sent:</b> 05 January 2019 23:36<br><b>To:</b> Ian Hey<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] FW: mystery tool for Austin-Healey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>tom<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>----- 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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>@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;}<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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>--><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;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><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Ian</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> 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><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Was your mechanic after making one of these?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">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">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] mystery tool for Austin-Healey</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>WOW – talk about unanimity! All seven of you had the same answer.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Many thanks from both of us------</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Sarah</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>