Steering wheel Nut

[Lukus1]

Hi

Does anyone know the size of socket needed for the massive nut that holds the steering wheel on?


Luke

[bmcecosse]

Pop it with a chisel and a wee heavy hammer.......

[Declan_Burns]

I use a 34 mm thin walled 1/2" drive socket.
Regards
Declan

[Rasputin]

The proper size is 3/4 Whit

[mike.perry]

Full marks Rasputin for getting the correct answer. Refering to the M1000 wheel of course, the Series MM/2 has a different size nut for which I need a box spanner of unknown size from my top tool draw

[bmcecosse]

I thought the correct size (for the Minor 1000) was 1 5/16" AF ?? Most nuts have had a bang with a chisel at some point - and so the socket won't go on anyway!

[Lukus1]

The nut is much bigger than 3/4. I popped the horn out and the plate under it and there is this massive nut to undo.

Might try the chisel

[autolycus]

It's OK saying what it isn't, but why not measure it to see what it actually is?

I'm guessing you didn't check just how big a 3/4 whit (7/8" BSF) nut is: it's 1.300 inches across the flats, a bit smaller than 1 5/16" A/F, in turn smaller than 34mm (1.339").

If it's already been butchered by someone with a shovel and a coal hammer, you may need to resort to the same methods, but please then clean up the damaged nut and use the correct socket to refit it.

Kevin

[bmcecosse]

" someone with a shovel and a coal hammer "

[les]

Glad someone has a bit of finesse Kevin!!

[mike.perry]

The nut is much bigger than 3/4. I popped the horn out and the plate under it and there is this massive nut to undo.

The nut is 3/4 Whit, not 3/4 A/F.
I am guessing that you have not got a 3/4 Whit. socket

[Lukus1]

I will measure it at the weekend but it is much bigger than 1.3 inches. I have a 3/4 whit socket and it doesnt get close.

[bmcecosse]

Well - that should be the size. But it matters not to the chisel. One pop and it's off. Almost certainly it will already carry some battle scars !

[millerman]

Get the correct socket, done and dusted

Please encourage good engineering practice

[bmcecosse]

All the best engineers I know have a good selection of chisels and a range of hammers in their bags! Seriously - buying a socket just for this simple job is not justified...... In addition - heaving away at this nut with a socket and T bar is not easy to do and hold the steering steady while doing so. Short sharp blow from the hammer - and it's spinning off! And as ever I will add the caution note - leave the nut screwed on the last couple of threads as you tug the wheel up on the splines - to prevent it jumping up and hitting you in the face !

[les]

How do you tighten it up?

[bmcecosse]

Sharp pop the other way.......... Spot of Loctite on the threads if nervous.

[HarryMango]

heaving away at this nut with a socket and T bar is not easy to do and hold the steering steady while doing so. And as ever I will add the caution note - leave the nut screwed on the last couple of threads as you tug the wheel up on the splines - to prevent it jumping up and hitting you in the face !

You can sometimes get hurt in the earlier stage I was using a 7/8Whit box spanner & tommy bar on my S11 steering wheel & as it eventually suddenly came loose the box spanner sprang up & knocked me out cold - at least I got the wheel off though

Correct size for socket/spanner is MM/S11 7/8 whit & M1000 3/4 Whit

Rog

[mike.perry]

Thanks for the size of the Series MM nut. I just rifled through my draw of box spanners until I found one that fits.
There is no need to do the nut up so tight that you injure yourself undoing it, a tommy bar through the box spanner then pull it against the spokes is quite adequate to undo it.

[les]

Sharp pop the other way.......... Spot of Loctite on the threads if nervous.

Here's a question---if you had the correct socket to hand and also a hammer and nice chisel, what would you use?