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I have the 1 & 5/16th's with 1/2inch Drive Wombat, you are more than welcome to borrow it. I assume it's either hub nuts, crank end or steering wheel you need to remove?.

I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8!

Anto wrote:

I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8!

I bought a 3/4 drive one, 1-1/2", & welded an old 5/8" socket on top.
Excellent now for both balljoints and pinion nut, as well as the flywheel.

I got a big ball joint socket from Paddy's Markets for $11. Sure it's made in India but it's a deep impact 1/2 drive sicket and you only used it once or twice a decade! :lol:

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:16 pm ]
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I'm being told that 1 1/2" and 1 5/16" sockets are not available in 1/2" drive only 3/4" Is that the norm? Spose I can get an adaptor

Author:	poeee [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:18 pm ]
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I would say so, they are a BIG socket.

Author:	My_Mini_Rocks [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:29 pm ]
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MINI-Ball-Joint- ... dZViewItem I use snap-on 1-5/16 socket in 1/2inch drive

Author:	JC [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:32 pm ]
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I have the 1 & 5/16th's with 1/2inch Drive Wombat, you are more than welcome to borrow it. I assume it's either hub nuts, crank end or steering wheel you need to remove?. A kind gent on this forum picked it up for me (in Sydney). I don't recall who it was though (I think it was a fella who's nic is CHRIS).

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:51 pm ]
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striped 63 wrote: I have the 1 & 5/16th's with 1/2inch Drive Wombat, you are more than welcome to borrow it. I assume it's either hub nuts, crank end or steering wheel you need to remove?. They are for the crank nut and the flywheel. Thanks for reminding me - I bought a socket for the steering wheel ages ago and it's not in the tool box - if thats 1 5/16" then I have one Guess I better look harder (as my wife would say - have a girls look not a boys look ) Local bloke has the 1 1/2" for $35 plus $8 for the adaptor so I'll go that track. Thanks guys

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Author:	britishvita [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:05 pm ]
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I got mine from Glenfords, cheaper than the minisport ones too and were 1/2 inch drive

Author:	Razor [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:00 pm ]
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I bought one from ToolCity for $30 1/2"

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:19 pm ]
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Thanks for the tip Razor - gave them a call - chrome 12 point socket =$48 or a plain metal 6 point impact socket =$24 both 1/2" drive No prize for guessing which one I'll get

Author:	Anto [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:23 pm ]
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I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8!

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:33 pm ]
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Anto wrote: I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8! I bought a 3/4 drive one, 1-1/2", & welded an old 5/8" socket on top. Excellent now for both balljoints and pinion nut, as well as the flywheel.

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:46 pm ]
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Anto wrote: I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8! Walkers "the house of 1 million spares" in Ipswich - must admit it was a sort of throw away line at the end of our telephone conversation ME " and how much are the adaptors" HIM "aw - 8 bucks or there abouts"

Author:	Anto [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:55 pm ]
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drmini in aust wrote: Anto wrote: I could only find em in 1 3/4" drive, so I bought an adaptor... and it cost more than the socket!! Where can I get em for $8! I bought a 3/4 drive one, 1-1/2", & welded an old 5/8" socket on top. Excellent now for both balljoints and pinion nut, as well as the flywheel. I managed to score me a BMC style ball joint socket, with 1/2" drive for $10 earlier in the year, coz ball joints were the one thing my normal socket wouldn't do properly. I still haven't got round to reshimming my ball joint though!

Author:	Wombat [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:23 pm ]
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Found my socket - 1 3/8" but has 3/4" drive AND an adapter in it

Author:	Lillee [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:24 pm ]
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I got a big ball joint socket from Paddy's Markets for $11. Sure it's made in India but it's a deep impact 1/2 drive sicket and you only used it once or twice a decade!

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Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:40 pm ]
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Lillee wrote: I got a big ball joint socket from Paddy's Markets for $11. Sure it's made in India but it's a deep impact 1/2 drive sicket and you only used it once or twice a decade! BIG sockets in 3/4 drive are real strong no matter where they are made. You won't bust em. Even the Chinese ones...