Pinion Retaining Nut Socket size / length
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Guys,

Quick one

Just about to strip and rebuild my box and need to know the size of the deep socket for the pinion retaining nut

Cheers

Brocky

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

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use a ball join socket its just long enough to not need an extension peice either. dont know the size though sorry ill measure in the morning if no one else has beat me

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Thanks man,

Finally found my haynes....

Its 1 1/2 inch AF and torque setting is 150 FT LBs...cricky !!

Cheers

Brocky

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

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its quite alot but mine came off no problems

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Mine took 3 of us to get it off. I think the box had been rebuilt by a gorilla!

I stuck the socket on with a big bar on the end of it then pushed the engine over. Came loose after a fight.
And to put it back i pushed it the other way. But this was a built up engine and its only a temporary fix til i build a new engine.

In boost we trust

A terrace is a very handy tool for this job. Along with mr. long steel bar :)

[X] nail here for new monitor

Or you could put your gearbox under a Volvo

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse

The way I get my pinions off (oohh arrgh), is to put a 2 ft piece of 3x2 wood through the open diff housing and then put the diff cover on and tighten the bolts over the wood (obviously without the diff or side covers fitted !).

Then, I lift the box up onto the bench with the wood sticking out and clamp it tight as f..k in the jaws of my worktop mounted vice.

The box is then swivelled over on the wood so the box is hanging off the side of the bench, you can then just undo the pinion nut easy peazy as all the torque resisting your untightenning is taken by the wood through the vice, into the workbench.

To do it back up, just swivel the box back up onto the bench and tighten the blighter up to 150lbft.

Has worked every time for me in the last 22 years of building Mini gearboxes.

Richard.

Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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Thanks guys,

I think the first one I did, I took the box to my mates mechanics garage and we ended up putting the box up side down on the floor, (clean painted floor of course) and got a big hairy biker (20st+) to stand on it, while we got the big torque wrench on it...:)

BTW - I took my buddy VTEC Pete out for a spin this weekend, and even though I am running her in, he gave it a name, the "Brocket"...cause I'm a brocket maaannn, nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah....

Build thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=7483

Katy Mini Owners Club Thread - http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505552

Let's make sure you embarrass at least one VTEC MINI today !

https://www.facebook.com/groups/17557298589...096464253807802

nothing is 240 glt-proof

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Brilliant! *PMSL*

[X] nail here for new monitor

Is that you posing against the pug Joey?

no, im the other chap andy

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Andy, I'm well impressed that you knew the other car was a Pug

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse

only joking, hes actually dead now

im not in those pics, but heres a nice one of me

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Argh seriously...thats just wrong!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Ah, for fuck sake. That was uncalled for

EDIT: Joe, that response was awesome!

Edited by GaryOS on 29th Mar, 2010.

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse

cheers, I been waiting week for the opertunity to use that lol

ha! i've just found that in firefox you can right click and block that image!

You can even right click and set it as your desktop!

errr... i'll pass thanks!