27-01-2019, 09:01 AM
(26-01-2019, 11:28 PM)wainwrightj Wrote: I spent £10 on a 36mm socket that was too big for the hub nut, went and bought a £15 35mm socket and even that is slightly too big but does the job better than the 36mm)
Think you might have got unlucky there. Anything less than 35mm hub nut seems quite rare. I've yet to come across one.
https://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/archive/in...-9138.html
http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=129290
What you've said above is so true of a lot of repair jobs done for the first time ...frustrating & rewarding in equal measure. Well done for seeing it through. You'll be all the better for the experience. As you say, ignore the trolls who are anything less than encouraging of your efforts!