Handy Don 17,448 #51 Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: 2. I use a 15mm socket backwards on a 1/2" socket wrench/ torque to tighten / loosen the axle set screws with the funky square head. The set screw head fits perfectly on the 1/2" side and the 1/2" socket wrench holds perfectly on the 15 mm side. And here I’ve been making do with a plain old ½” open-end wrench! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,431 #52 Posted 6 hours ago 48 minutes ago, Handy Don said: And here I’ve been making do with a plain old ½” open-end wrench! Your arm torque-omitor is clearly superior to mine... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 7,761 #53 Posted 4 hours ago If I'm not mistaken all my hub set screws are 3/8" with a 3/8" square head. Never seen a 3/8" set screw with a 1/2" square head, they could make them I guess. I do know they make 3/8" socket sets in metric. I did try the 1/2"socket wrench into a 15 mm 12 point socket it fit. All my 3/8" drive sockets are 6 point, none fit. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 80,569 #54 Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Your arm torque-omitor is clearly superior to mine... Remember you're supposed to tighten loosen tighten loosen tighten loosen so the set screw has a little Groove to sit into. You definitely want to go back and tighten that after driving around for 15 to 30 minutes maximum. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,448 #55 Posted 4 hours ago 16 minutes ago, Lee1977 said: all my hub set screws are 3/8" with a 3/8" square head Excellent point. No wonder the ½” wrench doesn’t work that well!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,431 #56 Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 20 minutes ago, Lee1977 said: If I'm not mistaken all my hub set screws are 3/8" with a 3/8" square head. Never seen a 3/8" set screw with a 1/2" square head, they could make them I guess. I do know they make 3/8" socket sets in metric. I did try the 1/2"socket wrench into a 15 mm 12 point socket it fit. All my 3/8" drive sockets are 6 point, none fit. 3 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Excellent point. No wonder the ½” wrench doesn’t work that well!! yup I have a 1/2" brain... meant 3/8"... thx for the catch... (corrected original post...) @Handy Don feel free to continue using 1/2"... Edited 4 hours ago by SylvanLakeWH 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 7,761 #57 Posted 3 hours ago (edited) I think I do have a 3/8" official set screw wrench in my dads toolbox. It will take half an hour to clean off the box and find it to take a picture. This is just a test picture of some homemade roller axles to see if I can post. Org has been playing games with me. I think they still owe me for the $71 a month they paid 67 me and 68. Here is the 3/8" square wrench, It is the one with T handle. the big end on the small wrenchs is 5/16" the other end of one is 1/4" and the other is 3/16". Edited 3 hours ago by Lee1977 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 7,761 #58 Posted 2 hours ago I found the 3/8" set screw wrench in my father in laws toolbox. Sorry didn't a 1/2", but I did find something that would work. Montgomery Wards Lakeside pipe wrench 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
