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Skywalker:
Due to a nasty grinding noise from the rear I crawled underneath to have a look  :shock:      I got out pretty da*m quick as well cos' I couldn't see owt' for mud  :oops:

Amazing aimt' it, you spend a small fortune at the powerwash and think you've got most of it ....................  but it clings on like concrete.

Anyway, enough rambling, 1/4 hour with a screwdriver and wire brush and found (as I thought  :cry: ), one rear pad down to metal and very sad looking rear disc.

Anyway folks all I need to know is what do you use to get the 2" (52mm) retaining nuts off with, is it a trip to Halfrauds or the local motor factor tomorrow for a BIG socket, or is there another way ............  except beating it with a stick (or a hammer and chisel)  :wink:

any advice gratefully received

Yours, very cold, damp and pi%^&*d off

Dave

Bush Tucker Man:
Do you mean the BIG nut in the hub (can't remember the official name)


I've got one of the box-spanners that size, if you want to borrow?

Skywalker:
"BIG NUT" in the hub seems a very apt descriptiom to me Richard

Been doing a search on the web and it seems I need one of these



If I can't pick one up locally tomorrow I'll give you a shout

Many thanks

Dave

datalas:
a hubnut spanner..

should only be a couple of quid.

Eeyore:
Yep - you should be able to secure a box spanner for about a fiver.

However, when you reassemble the hub, use good quality locking washers, not really cheap ones, because they corrode on the the hubnuts and are a complete pain to remove later. I eneded up buying a 52mm 1/2" drive socket for doing the job (which I obtained from here).

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

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