What size nut is on the front axle that helps hold the hub assembly on (not the three nuts behind the hub assembly but the big one in the center) Tried searching for it in the forum but couldnt find it...

 

i want to say 35mm. Might be different for the older models (1st gen, early 2 gens, 2 doors, 2wd, etc) though. I don't know what yours is, but i have a 2000 4x4x4.

 

axle nut size...

Search term was "axle nut" keeping the quotes.

 

oh ok.. Thanks guys.. didn't know i needed to put the quotes when i use the search...

 

Check out the link in my signature for more inventive ways of using the search function. It is quite capable!

 

boo! I was off by 1 MM
if you got the 35mm socket, just get a hammer and an impact wrench.... it will work
BONUS: It's shiney now!

 

Actually, a 35mm socket will work. Check out the discussion in the thread I linked to. The 35mm will fit more tightly onto the nut, but it really is not a 35mm nut.

 

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Interesting. So my nuts are corroded. *cue rim shot*
good to know either way. Should have read through more I suppose.

 

Not necessarily.

The 36mm nut is actually 35.5mm flat to flat. The 36mm socket is 36.5mm flat to flat. Per machinery's handbook, this is an acceptable tolerance. 1mm clearance is only 0.040" and for a fastener this large, that will not allow the proper 36mm socket to strip over.

The 35mm socket is actually 35.5mm flat to flat. Being line to line, nut to socket, it would fit a bit snug at best, but may not fit for everyone at worst.

 

that's 'cause you drove into that soup @ WOT!!

there's probably more reasons why, but this is a family forum, so we'll just leave them alone-wait...isn't that how they got corroded in the first place *ba-dum-dum, tisssss*