axle nut tool??
 

I am trying to replace my hubs on my 70 3/4t with the d44hd....I can't seem to find a tool at the autoparts store that works for my truck.....most say 73 and up 3/4t......can I use the tool for the 72 and down 1/2ton?? Or am I not gonna easily come across this tool?

Re: axle nut tool??
 

From my NAPA receipt dated 7/1996, it's still part number 2467:

http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPage...ock+Nut+Socket

Re: axle nut tool??
 

good god! thats more than I paid for the locking hubs!

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How much they want outa that? I can't get the page to come up. It says "service unavailable".

The 73-up tool should work on about an Dana 44. I'm not absolutely sure though. I know mine is similar to the pic roger0080 posted and it works on my 72 3/4ton.

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$24

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Don't the 1970 front ends have closed knuckles while the '71-'87 have open?

If so that might be a different tool.

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I assume you are speaking about the four post socket tool for the spindle nuts? There are two round nuts behind the lockouts with four notches in them. O'Riellys was about 8 bucks for the tool. The other was a 6 point tool. I have both. My Blazer axle (1/2 ton)and my 3/4 ton are the same tool.

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Heres the full set
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...ite=Performics

or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4595684499

or
http://www.tellico4x4.com/catalog/pr...oducts_id/6842

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nu2-72, do you know if any of those you list do in fact work on the rear 3/4T axles lock nuts???

That tool is the one I wish I had.

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I do not remember. I have a 14 bolt disassembled. And a 10 bolt Eaton complete. Right now I am working on the front only and cannot remember if I used the front socket on the rear. Sorry.

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Most of the full-floater rear axles have hex shaped nuts. They have a bend-over tab rather than the pin style locking of the round nuts. Different socket.

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My Dana 60 rear had the hex nut you speak of (and my Dodge D60 front axle has the same one);

however both my 14 bolt and my Eaton H052 use the 6-prong socket, and I believe they are all this way. Lemme see if I can find a pic.

Here it is: works on both Eaton and 14 bolt FF.
edit: I don't know how much it costs though, I grabbed this one outta the dumpster at work when they were clearing house.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...0H072/7b84.jpg

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That's the socket my 14 FF uses too. Cept I made my own...;)

BTW. what else they got in that dumpster!!! :lol: :hm:

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actually they did have some good stuff. they just sold off the old salt shaker, a '96 C3500 dump, and bought a newer GMC C6500 with a Cat 3126 and a 7 spd, stainless dump, and shaker.

soo they tossed out all the 1 ton spare stuff. complete set of wheel bearings, wheel cyl, diff cover gaskets, spare 4:10 r&p, this socket, another identical one, and also a 4 prong socket (D44?), one of the hex sockets for dana axles, plus a bunch of OTC sockets for medium truck FF axles. i grabbed the bearings and the sockets, the rest hit the trash. probably shoulda grabbed the rest, but o well.