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Old 01-04-2010, 01:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tim3058 View Post
Also CV nuts are gonna be bigger than the listed sizes above, my Civic takes an 1-1/4" socket (it'd be metric but the SAE fits).
Also note that if you get a socket for that, it'll probably be 1/2" drive, not the more common (and useful) 3/8". If the nuts are rusted/seized at all, you can easily break a 3/8 wrench trying to break it loose. (I've done this, on my old CRX. Finally wound up splitting the nut with a Dremel tool & carbide bit.)
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