Modern Buddy

Hi all quick question for you:

Where can I find a 39mm impact socket (preferably 1/2" drive)? I'm completely striking out around here. I'd love to avoid paying $45+ for one.

I know at least one person has changed their own Contra spring in the clutch, right?

Thanks a ton!

(edit) I'm looking for one sorta locally. Shipping can be rediculous. I did find this:

http://www.superiorpaneltechnology.com/ ... 9&CartID=1

and although the price is in line, with a flat $7 shipping fee, I'm wondering if there's other tools that are hard to find that I should get packed in with the order.

** Just found out when i went to order that they have a $30 minimum charge. I find that a little more than ridiculous as they're making more money with a smaller order when they have a flat shipping rate.

Local pickup would be golden, none-the-less.

This is all i could find hope it helps.
http://www.dskatools.com/servlet/the-35 ... -Mo/Detail

I got mine at Schuck's Auto supply. Also known as Checker Auto, and Kragen Auto in other parts of the country. I think mine was $16.

Seems the east coast is completely void of any of the PartsAmerica stores. Though I specifically remember that name from when I lived in Va Beach...

I'll keep looking. Maybe Bap/Geon (local import parts store) might have something.

I'm open to any ideas about other socket/specialty tools that might come in handy in the future, since the cheapest place I've found has a flat shipping charge.

Lostmycage wrote:
(edit) I'm looking for one sorta locally. Shipping can be rediculous. I did find this:

http://www.superiorpaneltechnology.com/ ... 9&CartID=1

This sounds like a good deal to me, even when you include shipping. Is your use only -time? If so, maybe someone else on MB will buy it from you when your done. Or you can make it a rental for $10. When they're done they can 'rent' it to the next person and so on.

..rickko..

As much as I'd love to make the money back... I'm just not that type of person. I'd probably just let someone use it (locally) or let them work on theirs at my house, with my tools. Chances are, if they bring a 6 pack, I'd probably do theirs for them (the 6-pack for after the work, of course).

I'm pretty much set on getting the one with the $7 flat shipping rate, but I'm looking for pointers on specialty tools that I might need in the future. I'd hate to let a flat shipping rate go to waste!

Lostmycage wrote:As much as I'd love to make the money back...

I'm looking for pointers on specialty tools that I might need in the future. I'd hate to let a flat shipping rate go to waste!

You wouldn't get your money back, just the shipping it cost you and a couple of bucks to drive it to the post office. The next guy can keep it or pass it along.

Specialty tool? How about a newton-meter/inch-pound torque wrench or foot-lb wrench? Or a set of ratcheting metric box-ends? Or, (not for the Buddy) a set of torx drivers.

..rickko..

Hehe. Good suggestions, but I've already got a ton of Torx wrenches and a torque wrench or two.

The "pass it along" idea is a really good one, but I'm sorta a tool collector: you never know when you'll need this one again!

I might just change out the contra spring once or 3 times, you never know.

If there's any other suggestions, I've got a couple of open ears (eyes as the case may be).

I got one from a industrial supply store (Empire Machine in Norfolk VA) for $20ish if memory serves me right, and it was in stock. Two things I had to do to make it not mangle the thin clutch nut- have a machine shop smooth off the flared lip on the inside so its flat or it will keep slipping off the nut thus rounding it out. Second get a reducing adaptor so it will fit on a normal torque wrench when putting it back together. I also use a clutch vise to hold everything together (made for the Honda Helix but has fit every clutch encountered so far) plus it makes tightening ALOT easier. Also, keep an extra nut in stock before going in there- that way if you do mess it up you dont have to wait forever for a new one.

Lostmycage wrote:... I'm sorta a tool collector: you never know when you'll need this one again!

Yeah I know. Me too.

I have a 16mm Suzuki spanner wrench that I found in the street about 40 years ago. I haven't used it yet but, ya' never know! Hahaa. So I keep hanging on to it.

..rickko..

Apologies for resurrecting such an old thread, but I'd like to add what I found in my search for this socket.

I got more hits if I searched for "axle nut socket" rather than "39mm socket". Apparently this is a common tool for Toyotas and Lexus' (Lexii?). Surprisingly, McMaster has a 38mm and 40mm, but no 39mm and Grainger tops out at 36mm.

I wanted a 6 point socket since the clutch nut hex shape has very pronounced rounds between facets, but I didn't want to wait or pay $10 for shipping, so I settled on the 12 pt from O'Reilly's. It seems to work fine. It wasn't carried in the store, but was at the warehouse. So I went in to pay for it, came back a few hours later and picked it up.

1/2" Drive 6 Point 39mm Socket (impact & non-impact)
C1410M39 @ $21.32 @ King Tony America
DTL49039 @ $16.50 @ MacTools
C1410M39 @ $14.75 @ MyToolStore
C1410M39 @ $10.91 @ Race-Mart
------------- @ $24.00 @ ScooterParts4Less

1/2" Drive 12 Point 39mm Socket (impact only)
LIS39650 @ $15.24 @ Amazon
LIS39650 @ $16.99 @ O'Reilly Auto
LIS39650 @ $20.80 @ Sears

The prices above are as of this post, but do not include shipping. Several sites carry either the Lisle (impact) or KT (non-impact) socket. I have only done business with Amazon, Sears and O'Reillys, not the rest so I can't vouch them.

Those were similar prices to the ones I found when looking four years ago. The shipping prices were making them even more expensive. I ultimately decided to go with a custom solution. I got a 6 point 1 5/8" non impact at the local auto parts store for under $10. I ground out the inside faces just enough to make a tight fit over the retainer nut.

Since then, I've come to the conclusion that it's best to not use an impact driver on the clutch assembly. I've also found the thread-locker is essential. Pay special attention to the witness mark.