d50 spindle nut socket...?
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Same situation. D50 and D60 used the same nuts, calipers, pads, bearings, etc.
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From: Newport, WA
X2. Me too. I have had this truck for 14 years and never needed/found the socket. I always used a small screwdriver, small hammer to tap it loose and a circuit tester to spin it off (because it has a thin tip that fits in the holes). Never have I broken an axle. Or ever had any issues. I had the factory auto hubs and they are still working like the day they were new. If you know how to tighten a spindle nut properly that is all you need.
Same situation. D50 and D60 used the same nuts, calipers, pads, bearings, etc.
Same situation. D50 and D60 used the same nuts, calipers, pads, bearings, etc.
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I've used the screw driver method in the past but was worried about not getting the outer lock nut tighten to spec (160-205 Lb-Ft). Nothing ever came loose but I bought the sockets anyway.......it just makes things easier.
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From: Johnson City, TN.
I agree. I wouldn't use the screwdriver on the double nut style. You just can't get enough torque in there.
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Screwdriver just is the in a pinch way.
If thats the way you want to do it otherwise, thats your choice.
But I would never suggest such a method to anyone unless they were in dire need.
If thats the way you want to do it otherwise, thats your choice.
But I would never suggest such a method to anyone unless they were in dire need.
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From: Ashland City, TN
Screwdriver just is the in a pinch way.
If thats the way you want to do it otherwise, thats your choice.
But I would never suggest such a method to anyone unless they were in dire need.
If thats the way you want to do it otherwise, thats your choice.
But I would never suggest such a method to anyone unless they were in dire need.
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