<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>thanks---I just made a quick tape measure measurement, so got the 1/4 measurement----I have one of these large proper sockets and have used it once in my 38 year ownership of my Healey.</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: Bluehealey <bluehealey@gmail.com><br>To: 'Tom Felts' <tomfelts@windstream.net>, 'Ian Hey' <rianhey@btinternet.com><br>Cc: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 11:51:27 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: RE: [Healeys] FW: mystery tool for Austin-Healey<br></div><div><br></div><style><!--<br><div><br></div>@font-face<br> {font-family:Calibri;<br> panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}<br>@font-face<br> {font-family:Tahoma;<br> panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}<br><div><br></div>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal<br> {margin:0cm;<br> margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br> font-size:12.0pt;<br> font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}<br>a:link, span.MsoHyperlink<br> {mso-style-priority:99;<br> color:blue;<br> text-decoration:underline;}<br>a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed<br> {mso-style-priority:99;<br> color:purple;<br> text-decoration:underline;}<br>span.EmailStyle17<br> {mso-style-type:personal-reply;<br> font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";<br> color:#1F497D;}<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="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">AlanB</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">Bluehealey</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" data-mce-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';" data-mce-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';" data-mce-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</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-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. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">tom</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-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</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-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;}</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-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>--></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-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;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ian</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></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" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-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;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Was your mechanic after making one of these?</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Simon</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></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" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> 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><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">WOW – talk about unanimity! All seven of you had the same answer.</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">Many thanks from both of us------</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">Sarah</span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;" data-mce-style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;"> </span></p></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>