Castle Nut Socket

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:42 pm

Does anyone have the correct castle nut socket for tightening up the balljoint castle nut in the front a-arm of a 911? If so could I borrow it, promise I'll be careful with it!

Looks like this:

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:45 pm

and me too please as I am about to replace all the shocks on my car...

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:37 pm

How about a club tools section ??
For payed up members of course....

Post by **Miggs** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:38 pm

very good idea

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:49 pm

Excellent idea!!!!

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:02 am

I've had no luck finding one of these sockets to borrow, so it looks like I'll be buying one for 55gbp unless anyone can suggest another way to get 184ft/lbs of torque on to this nut!

tanick · Post by **tanick** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:49 pm

Luke, what did you do in the end? I've got my front suspension out and bought new A arms. Finally got round to really looking at it - didn't realise that the balljoints were going to be such a pain. I don't suppose these parts are re-usable either so I'll have to spring for some new ones then find a way to torque them up.

Bob_Salmon · Post by **Bob_Salmon** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:14 pm

Sorry guys - I was at sea and missed these posts. The answer is to buy a socket which has the same external ring size as the nut (it's a 36mm one - buy a cheap impact type) and then use an angle grinder and files to shape the slots. It doesn't have to be like the 'real' tool, it just needs to have the four protrusions to locate in the slots of the nut.

Takes a couple of hours to make, saves enough for a few bottles of red!

Bob

tanick · Post by **tanick** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:27 am

Some people I've spoken to about this say -just whack it with a chisel until its tight.

Can you only tighten it when its on the car? I've got to buy an hour of a Porsche specialists time for some other bits that you need special tools for and could get them to do this at the same time.