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Hi Guys,

I remember some of the folks on the old forum years ago saying thay you could loosen the nut a couple turns and then drive the car slowly around the yard, making sure to turn plenty of corners, until the hub broke loose.

I was prepared for all kinds of drama when I pulled the rear hubs on my '35; but the came loose with very little pressure on the three legged puller. It was a large, robust three legged puller, though...

Keep smiling,

Myron

What is the socket size for the axle nut"
I have up to 1 1/8" but is larger.

G'day Mellow,

Have a look at Post #19 in this thread Broken Axle it may help.
Although you've been a PackardInfo member for some time see this is your first post, so

And a request, could you please include your Packard in the Packard Owner's Registry together with a pic, any known history and how you acquired it?

Here's something for you, Mellow Yellow

Not sure if exactly the same, but on my '54 the axle nut is 1-5/16. I ended up buying a socket set from Harbor Freight for large trucks that had impact sockets from 1" to 2". It wasn't too expensive, and I figured I would only use on them every blue moon, so I didn't need to buy expensive versions of them.

What is the socket size for the axle nut"

Just measure the nut across flats, and that's the socket size.

G'day Lowell,

for including your '39 Super Eight Touring Sedan in the Packard Owner's Registry.

Got the hub off with the proper tool, thanks. With the Pics, I knew what I was looking for. Never seen anything like it.

Thanks also for the Donovan site. I burned up a couple of hours there. Lots of screen names in his music. Although my 39 is yellow, I thought "Sunshine Superman" was a bit pretentious.