socket for front end on m1008

[4x4 Forever]

Have a question and thought you guys might have the answer. Is the 'special' deep socket tool to take apart the front hubs on a k-30 the same as a k-10? I have one from my old truck and was hoping not to have to get another one...

Thanks in advance!

 

[319]

What axle do you have on the K10?
Check OTC Tools online. They list the sockets by application.

 

[4x4 Forever]

corporate 10 bolt, i'll check out OTC tools....thanks~!!

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Nope, they're different. 1-tons have 6 slots on them and the 1/2 tons have 4. I picked up both sockets for like 30 bucks at my local Advance Auto. I have a 1/2 ton and a M1008, so I between that and working on other people's trucks I figured it was a good excuse to buy tools! Plus it's a HUGE PITA to get the wheel bearings tight like they need to be without the sockets.

 

[Recovry4x4]

I have the Snap-On version I bought some $25 years ago. Even then it was prolly $80.

 

[acmunro]

My 1 ton CUCV's have dana 60 fronts and the socket to fit the wheel bearings is a 4 prong socket. It is a larger 4 prong than the 1/2 - 3/4 ton 4 prong socket. One or two trucks have a large nut with bend over tabs I was told this is the replacement version. Does anyone know that socket size ?

 

[4x4 Forever]

thanks for all the input. the one i have is 4 tine, guess i HAVE to go buy another tool!! the boss (wife) complained about the tools i bought when i built her a house. hehehe!!!!!

 

[91W350]

I just had the Dana 60 apart in my 93 W 250 and I used the same four prong socket on it that I used on my old M1008. I have not been into the front end on this newer M1008. It is a 25,000 mile truck and feels new. I tried to read the sticker on the socket, but it has been abused too much already. Sorry, Glen

 

[tourdog]

socket

the right otc number is 7158 . any good heavy truck store will have it or can get it . it is diffent from the 1/2 and the 44 . so you should get it in order to get the right bearing tight ness and blablabla.

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Ohhh yeah! I forgot about the big 4 pronged ones, but I'm glad mine has the 6 prong so I aint gotta worry about bending the tabs over the wheel bearing nuts.

 

[91W350]

Mine had the tabs, but none were bent. The inside nut has an alignment pin in it. The tabbed washer has a series of holes for the pin and a tab that sits in a groove in the spindle. The outside locking nut clamps the mess together.