What size socket set for hub nuts

Andy (meeee@......com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

You're going to have to give us a hint, y'know...

Firstly I think you mean e.g., not i.e..

Secondly you wouldn't buy a socket set to do one hub nut, you'd buy the specific size socket and these vary from car to car. 1/2" drive would normally surfice though.

You're normally looking at between 24mm and 37mm deep sockets.

John

oops

Sorry my original post composed without thinking. What I wondered was what size set would I buy to do the job 1/2in or 3/4in. The hub nut is 28mm as I don't have a complete set in any size I was thinking along the lines of a impact set probably a Britool set..

best wishes

Well. I've hung on the end of a 1/2 inch snap on breaker bar when I've been working on agricultural machines. Probably not the best idea in the world, but that must be at least 600lbft of torque if not 700 odd. I'd get a cheap set of 1/2 inch impact sockets (tenner at a car boot) and see if they break...

Most sockets break because of radial loads - like using an extension. So if going to high torques support the pivot point with a jack or whatever to remove side thrust from the socket.

You don't need impact sockets. 1/2" drive is the way to go though. The Halfords Pro ones are as good as any.

Conor wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.karoo.co.uk:

And they are guaranteed. I broke two breaker bars in a row undoing my hub nut, Halfords replaced them without even a murmer.