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    Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I bought one but it's still like a week out, and I'd like to get the tires changed out before then. They look like this, and mine needs to be either 24mm or 15/16". I'll pay you with a beer. Thanks!


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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Try using a spark plug socket. Put it on an extension backwards. If it dont work I have the tool.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    That's actually a really good idea, unfortunately mine is too small so are the ones at the parts stores I checked. I'll shoot you a PM.

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    unfortunately mine is too small
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I don't but I am buying one right now!! ;-)
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I have one that I almost never use that you can borrow... if you are in the Denver Area.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I appreciate the offer, but I'm in Colorado Springs and don't think I'll be in the DM area anytime soon. Sent you a PM BadR6Man!

    Demonrider, I ordered mine off Amazon, it was like $16. But they're on ebay for like $10 new. I just have an Amazon gift card, and figured it'd get here quicker. It won't. Don't buy it from Amazon, the company sucks at shipping things.

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Go to homedepot or napa and buy a 24mm bolt with 2 nuts and some blue locktight. Crank the two nuts onto eachother (with Loctite as well) about an inch from the bolt head. Leave to dry. Bam! Axle nut tool! Works like a charm and was like 3 bucks lol.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    You can borrow mine if you want.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ph03niX View Post
    Go to homedepot or napa and buy a 24mm bolt with 2 nuts and some blue locktight. Crank the two nuts onto eachother (with Loctite as well) about an inch from the bolt head. Leave to dry. Bam! Axle nut tool! Works like a charm and was like 3 bucks lol.
    This is how it's done! Made a couple now. Works great and it's cheap too!
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by sloridr View Post
    This is how it's done! Made a couple now. Works great and it's cheap too!
    We tried this. A 5/8" bolt has a 15/16" head, which fit well. Two huge nuts on it, and we went to town. It didn't budge. Drano and I, neither of us small by means, put nearly everything we had into it. Had we used any more force we would've broken the bolt. I'm thinking Davis Service Center in Montrose, the last ones to touch it, torqued the every living shit out of it to prevent liability.

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I have a couple of the hex tools available for sale...and I ship UPS daily!
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    I appreciate the offer, but I'm in Colorado Springs and don't think I'll be in the DM area anytime soon. Sent you a PM BadR6Man!

    Demonrider, I ordered mine off Amazon, it was like $16. But they're on ebay for like $10 new. I just have an Amazon gift card, and figured it'd get here quicker. It won't. Don't buy it from Amazon, the company sucks at shipping things.
    You need to get Prime. From my point of view they are amazing at shipping things. You can get everything with 2 day ship :P
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by TFOGGuys View Post
    I have a couple of the hex tools available for sale...and I ship UPS daily!
    Ugh I wish I would've known I definitely would've bought from you instead.

    I actually do have Prime, but for items not carried by Amazon they contract through businesses, and that's what this was :-/

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Thanks to BadR6Man!


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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    Ugh I wish I would've known I definitely would've bought from you instead.

    I actually do have Prime, but for items not carried by Amazon they contract through businesses, and that's what this was :-/
    PRIME for $16... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    You blamed Amazon for not shipping it fast enough... but it was really a 3rd party. You sound like a cop.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by WolFeYeZ View Post
    PRIME for $16... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    You blamed Amazon for not shipping it fast enough... but it was really a 3rd party. You sound like a cop.
    Unfortunately I didn't see that one, as I try to stick with Prime stuff.

    I actually didnt, I was pretty open with it being a 3rd party. When I said the company didn't ship it fast enough, I meant the 3rd party. It did come across as me blaming Amazon. However, Amazon still endorses the 3rd party, and as such the 3rd party has certain responsibilities. And I'm sure this fits within them, but I'm still not happy, 5 days to put a tool in a box and print a label is unreasonable to me. Like Tfog said, he would've had it out that day, and I don't buy any excuse not to have it out that quick.

    I've been extremely happy with Amazon themselves, that's why I pay for Prime. It's their 3rd parties I've been disappointed with.

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    So on a side note, may I also borrow this tool? Lol. I was using the backwards spark plug socket and it always got stuck!
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    When I get mine in you're more than welcome to!

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    my .02 cents on Amazon. Dude they really do ship things out very fast. Even Amazon LLC ships quick without using Prime. I ordered both Faster and Fastest on a Thursday and received them the next day and that was without Prime. Also most 3rd party companies are quick. Honestly 5 day shipping isn't that bad. When you realize you aren't their only customer and they possibly are shipping hundreds of parts out, I'd say be a little patient. Everything I've ever bought from a third party has arrived within 5-10 days and the only exception was my Casey Stoner book Pushing The Limits. I had to import it from Australia via a 3rd party and it took about 4 weeks. Was I pissed? not really. I assumed it would take a long time. My only issue was they used DHL, which are notoriously slow. Had it come FedEx I would have gotten it in half the time.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    It's not just that it's 5-day shipping, it's a 5 day waiting period before they even ship it. And then they ship it 5-day. So 10 total. I understand they have a lot of orders, but so does Amazon.

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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    Don't buy it from Amazon, the company sucks at shipping things.
    What you said...
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    Quote Originally Posted by Snazzy View Post
    So on a side note, may I also borrow this tool? Lol. I was using the backwards spark plug socket and it always got stuck!
    You can use mine whenever you need also. Its only really used for swingarm removal on an r6 I think.
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    Re: Anyone have an axle hex nut tool I can borrow?

    I got my brake pads in 2 days with normal shipping. There's no way that tiny thing takes 10 days lol. I just use one of 3/8 inch hexes from my set I got from harbor freight and works perfectly for the front axle removal.
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