Steering Wheel Nut

[howard jones]

Can any member tell me the size of the steering wheel nut ? ( I am guessing at 34mm ? ) and where I can possibly buy a box spanner to fit ?

[LouiseM]

A 33mm will fit - see here: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... +wheel+nut

According to this thread a 33mm is a tight fit and a 34mm a loose fit: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... el+removal

[howard jones]

Thanks for the info. Loiuse - I have some ''options'' now !

[bmcecosse]

The rest of the mob are waiting for this - hit it with a hammer and chisel! Does it not show some marks of that already? It's quick - and it WORKS. And saves your wallet taking a beating for a once-use socket!

[jagnut66]

Hi,
My nut bears the scars from previous owners hammer and chisel efforts , one day I'll take a file and flatten them back a bit but in the meanwhile out of sight is out of mind..............

I use a deep 35mm socket, a bit loose but not much, it grips fine (and being deep fits over the top of the horn push mechanism).
I brace the steering wheel between my legs (sitting in the drivers seat when doing this), this undoes the nut and tightens it back up again a treat.

Interesting to see the other sizes mentioned, as I found a 34mm doesn't fit (too small)??.........
Next time I've got my nut off I'll revisit it........

Best wishes,
Mike.

[Trickydicky]

I really don't get people's reaction to the steering wheel nut removal, if you want to use a socket then that's your choice. Roy is just providing a quick and easy alternative to save time and cash.

Personally I use a centre punch to remove mine

[alexandermclaren]

I really don't get people's reaction to the steering wheel nut removal, if you want to use a socket then that's your choice. Roy is just providing a quick and easy alternative to save time and cash.

Personally I use a centre punch to remove mine

[kennatt]

I wouldn't even bother to look for a socket,It would be off before I found one in the box and back on the same way.

[howard jones]

Thanks chaps. All done by the ''walloped off - and walloped back on '' method. Even had time to file the chiselled bits back flat before the nut went back on. Looks a ''little'' more respectable if nothing else, and as you guys say - not in everyday view !

[qwerty165]

hit it with a hammer and chisel!

Mine did not need that it came off in my hand!!

[les]

Hope you all had a good day herding cattle, and are now enjoying a well earned plate of beans around the camp fire.

[LouiseM]

I'm going to be removing my steering wheel shortly but as I don't have a chisel I may as well look for a socket instead

[drivewasher]

Hope you all had a good day herding cattle, and are now enjoying a well earned plate of beans around the camp fire.

Yep! My thoughts exactly. I was cringing as I read the post's

[HarryMango]

And for fellow tool fetishists the correct size socket/box spanner is 3/4 Whitworth for Minor 1000 & 7/8 Whitworth for MM/S11

Rog

[bmcecosse]

Hahahahaha - no chisel Louise? How then do you loosen the rear hub nut??? This subject always raises a good crowd of 'perfectionists' - if there was another use for this socket, I would agree it should be in the Minor toolkit. BTW - I do have the necessary correct whitworth socket (because it has uses on Minis) - none of this bodgery with 'near enough' metric sockets for me !!

[les]

A man with the correct socket and he still uses a chisel ! If I ever buy another Minor, which I won't, the first thing I'd look at to get an indication of the car, is the steering wheel nut, if it didn't have 6 flat sides i'd walk away.

[bmcecosse]

[drivewasher]

I have the special tool for the rear hub nuts. It has a centre bar that locates in the axle casing

Oh and nice bakalite knobs on the T bar, to keep my nice soft hands comfy.

[bmcecosse]

[LouiseM]

Well I didn't need to purchase a socket after all. Someone's obviously whacked it with a chisel previously but it also has some proper grooves cut into it so I was able to remove it with a screwdriver [frame][/frame]