WTB: NV4500 5th gear socket - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

itsmillertime · 04-21-2011, 10:35 AM

I need to buy or rent, rent preferably, the socket or wrench necessary to remove 5th gear from a nv4500 mainshaft.

PAToyota · 04-21-2011, 01:39 PM

This one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/MILLER-TOOL-6443...item3f090c0e4d

itsmillertime · 04-21-2011, 01:54 PM

That's the one. I was hoping someone else had bought that tool that you would likely only use once then lose it in the garage and would let me rent it so I don't have to buy it to use only once and lose in the garage.

MotoDave · 06-03-2011, 08:25 AM

Any luck finding one to rent/borrow? I'll need one coming up soon too ...

itsmillertime · 06-03-2011, 08:34 AM

Nope. Go ahead and buy yourself one.

oldrivers · 06-03-2011, 10:11 AM

just letting you know there are two different ones . the chevy unit uses one that looks like a ball joint socket with 4 prongs but bigger. thats if you have the harmonic balancer .

jamesroney · 06-03-2011, 12:13 PM

How many of these things are you going to build?

If you are only going to do ONE, I think you are better off to just split the nut with a chisel, and be done with it.

You will want to buy the improved 5th gear retaining nut kit anyway, especially for a Dodge tranny, so you wouldn't re-use the original.

For some reason I've done about 12 of these things, and still don't have that socket. But if I were going to dump money on NV4500 tools, the first thing I would buy is a rear tapered roller bearing puller. I've had a few that were slip fit, but I've had a GM 2WD one that was a tight press fit. That was a nightmare...

04-21-2011, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
itsmillertime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Member # 185127 Posts: 21	WTB: NV4500 5th gear socket I need to buy or rent, rent preferably, the socket or wrench necessary to remove 5th gear from a nv4500 mainshaft.

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04-21-2011, 01:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
itsmillertime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Member # 185127 Posts: 21	That's the one. I was hoping someone else had bought that tool that you would likely only use once then lose it in the garage and would let me rent it so I don't have to buy it to use only once and lose in the garage.

06-03-2011, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
MotoDave Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Member # 137726 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 103	Any luck finding one to rent/borrow? I'll need one coming up soon too ...

06-03-2011, 08:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
itsmillertime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Member # 185127 Posts: 21	Nope. Go ahead and buy yourself one.

06-03-2011, 10:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
oldrivers Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 28570 Posts: 129	just letting you know there are two different ones . the chevy unit uses one that looks like a ball joint socket with 4 prongs but bigger. thats if you have the harmonic balancer .

06-03-2011, 12:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
jamesroney Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17967 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 59	How many of these things are you going to build? If you are only going to do ONE, I think you are better off to just split the nut with a chisel, and be done with it. You will want to buy the improved 5th gear retaining nut kit anyway, especially for a Dodge tranny, so you wouldn't re-use the original. For some reason I've done about 12 of these things, and still don't have that socket. But if I were going to dump money on NV4500 tools, the first thing I would buy is a rear tapered roller bearing puller. I've had a few that were slip fit, but I've had a GM 2WD one that was a tight press fit. That was a nightmare...