Racing Woody
Senior Member
I have a 2017 2500 6.4L Gas 4x4 offroad Laramie with 20" wheels. Everything told me that my hub assembly is part number 515162 for front left or right 8 lug with ABS. I researched and watched the videos and torque specs, yada, yada, yada. I went and bought a 1-11/16 socket because I did not have that size in my tool box. Part came in, and planned on getting truck lifted, wheel off, PB blast all my parts in prep for working on replacing the hub in the AM.
Wheels off and my first question mark was thrown when there was no cotter pin in the 1-11/16th castle nut that I was expecting to see when the wheel came off. Second ? when I realized it was not a castle nut but a normal nut, and third ? when I know from experience that is no where near 1-11/16 nut size it is much smaller. I have smaller and bigger sockets but nothing that fit, I dug through the internet trying to find an alternative socket size for my truck and the only thing I could find is 34mm? No problem, I ran to Lowes (the only store open after 9p that may have a 34mm, Nope, they have 32mm. Okay fine, I'll wait until 7:30a and grab a 34mm at Autozone.
Then fear hit me, is the hub the same part number with just a smaller nut or do I have a completely different hub part number that has a 34mm nut size?
Any help would be greatly appreciated this evening.
Thanks,
Wheels off and my first question mark was thrown when there was no cotter pin in the 1-11/16th castle nut that I was expecting to see when the wheel came off. Second ? when I realized it was not a castle nut but a normal nut, and third ? when I know from experience that is no where near 1-11/16 nut size it is much smaller. I have smaller and bigger sockets but nothing that fit, I dug through the internet trying to find an alternative socket size for my truck and the only thing I could find is 34mm? No problem, I ran to Lowes (the only store open after 9p that may have a 34mm, Nope, they have 32mm. Okay fine, I'll wait until 7:30a and grab a 34mm at Autozone.
Then fear hit me, is the hub the same part number with just a smaller nut or do I have a completely different hub part number that has a 34mm nut size?
Any help would be greatly appreciated this evening.
Thanks,