Where to get 53 mm Socket, Nut and Washers?

You can buy it from a Toyota dealer, probably Nissan too. I get on well with my local tyre dealer, from a customer point of view, and he lent me his 53mm socket. Maybe you can borrow one. Also it was a 1" drive.

Cheers Peter

Hey Reisender

Don't go into your local mechanic and ask him to do the bearings for you thinking HE will have one. My experience (and that of my Bro in Law in another city) is that the mechanic will use a chisel to undo / do up the nuts. Real accurate, and good for the nuts too.

I ended up buying one from a Toyota dealer (I have a Cruiser) - maybe Nissan's will be cheaper than Tojo's - I seem to remember 90 bucks - but I wasn't going to need it half way up the Canning and have to have it delivered!

Max

i have several s/hand sockets that size .
if your interested in buying one e-mail tuff4by@dodo.com.au

I ordered/bought one from my Autopro shop, it is a tube spanner about 4" long and made to do just this job, I carry it as part of my tool kit, as it fits all 4 wheel nuts.
Cost about $45, paid for it self plenty of times over.

Off the shelf at Newcastle 4x4 for $25

hiya.
i put a post up a while ago for repco who wanted about $50 each for the sockets witch i didnt think was to bad untill i needed a large socket for a diff seal job i had and went to our local truck suplier it cost about $22.
im not sure where you are but find a truck service supplier and give them a try.
how did you go with your vac problem did you sort it out.
if your doing your front wheel bearing there is a certain way to tighten them with pre load ect if you dont have a manual i have all the specs let me know
cheers

Hi Reisender
Have you tried the second hand / junk shops or one of the tool traders in the markets?
Ray

Hi

I made mine. No I'm not tool makeer by trade.

I got a piece of flat bar about 3/16 and bent it around a spare nut just held it in the vice and hit it with a spanner. Then welded it closed. Welded it to a piece of large box section about 4" long, flat bar across the end and welded a 19mm nut to the top. I just use the 19mm socket form the standard set to drive it. It's as ugly as sin but works a treat. Took about an hour to build, cause I can't weld for peanuts.

If I could have got one for $50 or $22 I would have gone that way.

Duncs

http://www.offroadshop.com.au/accessories/tools/

$34.65 delivered for the 54mm (Landcruiser). May do the job of the 53mm you need for the patrol. Ordered last week, just waiting for it to turn up.

Wazza.