socket size for front wheel bearing nut

[Rick J]

anyone know the size socket for removing the nut on the front spindle/

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

No need for a socket, there's no torque on the nut. An adjustable wrench will provide enough force to adjust it properly.

 

[Rick J]

No need for a socket, there's no torque on the nut. An adjustable wrench will provide enough force to adjust it properly.

but should it be torqued to set the bearings, it just seems a little to loose . I saw on a site they we're using a torque wrench to set the bearings and then backing off. have the wrench not the socket. your thoughts?

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

True, and in a production environment where this operation would be done hundreds of times a day, it would be worth buying a socket for that purpose.

For the rest of us that might do the job once a decade or so, approximating the tq. with an adjustable wrench will do an acceptable job. Different than stretching a bolt through application of torque to achieve a certain clamping force, the purpose of torquing a wheel bearing nut is to ensure that the bearing races are fully seated.

 

[frank_nesta]

I believe 1 1/4 inch. One size over where most sockets sets stop. But as they said above an crescent wrench will work or even channel locks.

 

[6880 Mike]

...channel locks...

My weapon of choice for the nut.