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Old May 21, 2016 | 12:03 PM
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does anybody know off-hand what size Allen wrench is used for the left axle nut on the Breakout?
 
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disregard I just found it
 
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Well might be a nice Idea to post what you found...it might help others...after all you started a thread about it.
 
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Lol searched here for it after I posted. It's a 3/4 hex bolt. Had to pay up for an impact driver set from harbor freight to get it.
 
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Lol searched here for it after I posted. It's a 3/4 hex bolt. Had to pay up for an impact driver set from harbor freight to get it.
you probably had what you needed in your toolbox already. i bought the correct size one to have on hand from amazon, but i have removed and installed the nut before with a suggestion i got here on the forum. the back of a spark plug socket is usually 3/4 hex. just slide the rubber instert out of the socket and insert a short extension through the socket backwards. now you have a 3/4 inch wrench that works for the axle nut.
 
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you probably had what you needed in your toolbox already. i bought the correct size one to have on hand from amazon, but i have removed and installed the nut before with a suggestion i got here on the forum. the back of a spark plug socket is usually 3/4 hex. just slide the rubber instert out of the socket and insert a short extension through the socket backwards. now you have a 3/4 inch wrench that works for the axle nut.
Well now I'm annoyed. Lol. Have two of this effers to.
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 11:25 AM
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Well now I'm annoyed. Lol. Have two of this effers to.
Thanks! Yeah I ordered a 1/2" drive 3/4" hex from E-bay I think is was about $8.
 
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Technically it's a 19mm, but 3/4 is close enough
 
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I went to Harbor Freight and purchased a chisel. The main body is 3/4 hex. I cut off a section and use my 1/2" drive ratchet with the 3/4" socket.
 
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