Reviews: Crown Automotive Axle Spindle Nut Socket

the person that owned my cj5 before me used a hammer and screwdriver to loosen the nut. no where in my years of rebuilding vehicles have ever had to that. did my homework and found this socket fit perfect and made the job a cake walk.

I would Like to thank you guys for taking care of me! The socket was a life saver for putting back the pieces !

Very heavy, thick metal and well made. 50flbs of torque no problem. Keeps my fingers and screwdrivers out of the grease. Order new nuts and tab washers too. Makes for a good job well done.

I had a hard trime finding this tool to take off the spindle nut from the axle. It worked perfectly! I will be sure to be looking at 4wd.com next time I am in need of Willys parts. thanks

Good quality tool. Fitment is precise. Shipping was a bit delayed due to snow storms...

I couldnt get this socket local and even spent a pretty good amount of time trying to find it online believe it or not. 4 Wheel Parts had it at a good price [...] The socket was good quality and made by 'Crown',a very reliable company who makes a lot of OEM jeep parts and specialty tools. The other sites that did sell their products were twice as high and pretty expensive shipping.

For removing a front axle nut that had me whipped

High quality 1/2" drive is nice The right size to use on many axles

I purchased this for my land rover discovery 1 hubs, since they are 52mm/2 1/16, same as old willys dana 44. It worked great.

For something that is listed as 2 1/16", I would have expected better tolerances. When I received it, it measured greater than 2 1/8", which is okay but makes removing lock nuts (especially on old jeeps that don't use castle nuts) sloppy and more of a pain than it needs to be. I might even need to make changes to it (ie: grind in grooves so the lock washer doesn't push the socket off when trying to remove outer nut). Otherwise - it is really solid, I've used it to tap out a bearing race from a drum and it didn't even scratch the finish, so good marks there.

Worked fine on the front Dana 44 for my 76 Scout. Would like to see the size marked on it. I engraved 2 1/16 myself.

Used to remove and reinstall front Wheel Hub on Old Jeeps; repack wheel bearings, service U-joints, pull Spindle & Axels.