Haha, He must have a 175ft lb torque stick chisel too

 

Who is spending $65? My socket only cost $6.

 

From where? Oh...Tractor Supply. I think I will head there first. That is where I bought my compressor and air-tools. I have always loved a Tractor Supply Store.

 

I got mine from carquest and it was the correct size. I tried the metric sockets on the nut and wasn't comfortable with the fit. I think it was $30 for the socket.

 

if you have a tractor supply near by, they have em in stock and there right around 20 bucks

 

If it requires a lot of torque to break the nut loose, a 12 point socket will round off the 6 point nut!

 

My socket is 12 point and it didn't round the nut even a little bit.

 

+1, the socket would break long before rounding the nut.

 

Well, I stopped by Tractor Supply today and picked up the $6.99 6-point 1-11/16" 1/2" socket. I also picked up a 1/2" breaker bar to go along with it for $19.99. And the 12-point 14mm socket was $4.99. Now if I can only figure out a way to pound out the U-joints without using a table vice.

 

I used two rocks....... they were fairly flat, so, I put the ears of the joint on those, and tapped gently on the shaft to pop one of the caps off, rolled it over, and did the other side. Works great. Bricks would be fine as well. Wood might work... but, also might be too soft.