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The nut has internal hexagon Sam, not external as in a "normal" nut. I use a piece of 40 x 40 x 5 box and just round the corners off a little until it's a tight fit INSIDE the nut. It's more of a locking ring than nut. 40 x 40 box and big stillsons, job done.

And talking of diffs, who's a lucky boy ? Rummaging in a box of parts I bought for next to nothing and came across an as new ring gear under an old wiring loom. Moved some more bits and found a diff case, turned it over and it has a pinion in it in the same condition. So, a bearing kit and I have another as new 300 diff :rating10: :yeahbaby01:

 

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I just buy the proper tools as needed. I don't have the time or patience to dick around trying to cobble together stuff when I can buy the proper tool for less than $50. Might was well order a blind hole bearing puller while your at it....

At the time Mac, all I had to do was turn round and pull a bit of box from the offcut bin, cut it to length on the bandsaw next to me and walk maybe 10 paces to the bench grinder. Quick and simple. Plus the fact, as Sam says, I like to make

 

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@rodp if I had a machine shop in my back yard I'd probably do the same. But I don't lol I don't even have a welder or oxy/acetylene in my shop.

If you ever holiday to the UK Mac you should pop over to Dads shop, you'd be in heaven lol.

Probably lol. There is a nice little Logan metal lathe for sale here locally I'm trying to convince myself not to buy lol.

Mac, you NEED that lathe, it's almost compulsory. :wink

 

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I've got a table top mill here at home, but not cnc as I'd never be able to work it. lol. The one I have at work is some german make, nice one though. When using it for drilling it will put a 2" drill through steel without breaking sweat.

I'm no machinist, but I can work them. You'd soon pick up using any machine Mac, it's not working them that causes problems, it's over working them that does it. Anyone with mechanical sympathy can get away with using most machines.

Now go buy that lathe, you know you need it lol