Hub nut, what's this?

[chris4500uk]

Can anybody tell me what this is?

As isn't it supposed to be a 30mm 12 spine??

This one is about 35mm !

I don't have a socket big enough

 

[chris4500uk]

 

[cupra.al]

i believe it would be 36mm rather than 35.

 

[chris4500uk]

If anyone could confirm that its 35mm or 36mm that would be great.

Any ideas where to get one apart from online either?

Tried Halfords, B&Q, Maplins, Screwfix

 

[Glennolls]

It is 36mm, got mine from halfords, its made by laser was about £8 from memory

 

[Damoegan]

Try either Machine Mart or Halfords.

 

[chris4500uk]

the only one I seen in halfords was the 6 edge socket made by them.

I guess this isn't it??

 

[Glennolls]

No you need a 12 point socket. The one i got is made by laser and is product number 0954. Got it at my local halfords.

 

[kriso]

It's odd they use 12 point nuts on the drive shafts. Expect it to be pretty tight too!

 

[Altech]

It's odd they use 12 point nuts on the drive shafts. Expect it to be pretty tight too!

Yep your right about them being tight! I smashed my fist into the ground when I was loosening that nut on my old Ibiza

 

[RUM4MO]

Remember that this nut CAN NOT be reused as you wreck the locking tang removing it.

 

[chris4500uk]

My local halfords don't sell this and machine mart are no good either.

I'm begining to think that god hates me.

I could get this from the web but I'd have to take the car off the road since the MOT has run out !

 

[RUM4MO]

I'm sure that this is of no help to you, but I bought mine from a small independant motor factor. It was a deep impact quality socket - but it was bi-hex which is what the 12 pointed nut needs. Maybe have a look at www.toolconnection.co.uk select LASER TOOLS and use that number listed earlier IE 0954 - if you feed in your post code you will find who your local supplier is - mine was Halfords and they will order in tools for you - but you'd be quicker and cheaper to get it elsewhere from an on-line supplier. I ordered a splitter tool that way once and they messed up a few times blaming everyone except me - luckily I was not in a hurry for the tool.

Update:- I've just had a look at my socket and it is also a Laser Tools deep 36mm impact quality one - ie exactly like 0954. Remember to buy a new nut!