Front Axle Nut Size

[esinger@northstate.net (Eric D Singer)]

Okay,  I hope my shopping list is complete:
Torque wrench
Breaker Bar
30mm socket
cotter pin
tie rod splitter bar
12 pack of beers
1 carton of cigarettes

Eric Singer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Eric D Singer" <esinger@northstate.net>; "Julie Macfarlane"
<juliemac57@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: Front Axle Nut Size


> do not use the torque wrench to unlock nuts man, ya going to damage it
> breaker bar to take it off, torque wrench to tighten it down/
>
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
>
>
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Eric D Singer
> =>Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 10:02 AM
> =>To: Julie Macfarlane; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> =>Subject: Re: Front Axle Nut Size
> =>
> =>
> =>I was going to buy a really long torque wrench, somewhere between 2 and
3
> =>feet long.  Would that be good enough to get the nut off without
> =>have to buy
> =>a separate breaker bar?
> =>
> =>Thanks,
> =>
> =>Eric Singer
> =>
> =>----- Original Message -----
> =>From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> =>To: <esinger@northstate.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> =>Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 10:55 AM
> =>Subject: Re: Front Axle Nut Size
> =>
> =>
> =>> IIRC 30mm.
> =>> Get a breaker bar as well. Thats one tough nut to break.
> =>>
> =>>
> =>>
> =>> Julie Macfarlane
> =>> Menlo Park Research & Development
> =>> Internet Application Developer
> =>> www.menloparkrandd.com
> =>> www.montgomeryweb.org
> =>> Amsterdam NY
> =>>
> =>>
> =>>
> =>>
> =>>
> =>> >From: "Eric D Singer" <esinger@northstate.net>
> =>> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> =>> >Subject: Front Axle Nut Size
> =>> >Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 10:27:20 -0400
> =>> >
> =>> >I preparing to work on a front wheel bearing this weekend and I'm
going
> =>out
> =>> >to buy a torque wrench and socket for the job.  Does anyone
> =>know the size
> =>> >of the front axle nut of an 84 Scirocco so I can buy the appropriate
> =>> >socket?
> =>> >
> =>> >Thanks,
> =>> >
> =>> >Eric Singer
> =>> >'84 8v Scirocco
> =>> >Trinity, NC
> =>> >www.eds-systems.com
> =>>
> =>>
> =>> _________________________________________________________________
> =>> STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
> =>> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
> =>>
> =>>
> =>
> =>
> =>
> =>_______________________________________________
> =>Scirocco-l mailing list
> =>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> =>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>
>