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has anybody got any tips on removing the axle nut?? without an air gun.
I was able to remove the passenger side easy - there was no indent on this nut btw
The driver side was indented - I did my best to straighten out the indent. I've tried using a massive breaker bar but i still can't get the bastard to break.
it's doing my head in .. hard!
I'm hoping to do it without having to hire an air compressor and air gun.
help a brother out!
No need - just did a search.. should've done that at the start lol.
Lol. Did you screwdriver + hammer the indent out, then use a big breaker bar with the wrench resting on a block of wood the same height off the ground as the nut so that the leaverage doesn't ruin your wrench-angle and round the nut?
That's what I do :)
Use a 3/4' Breaker bar.
This. I have a metre long 3/4" drive breaker bar and 32mm socket, and it makes short work of those nuts. Whereabouts in VIC are you? If you are relatively local to me (I'm in Essendon) I can drop round and undo it for you? Drop me a PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by fatboyz39
Yeah i youtube'd it and saw the plank of wood the same height as the nut so you wont rah rah rah trick..
Yeah my breaker bar is panzy as... I need a bigger one... a big black one maybe .. ?
Essendon is a bit too farr man.. i'll try and manage first.
Fck Yeah i got it offff!!!! Don't you love that feeling when you break that bastard of a bolt!!
now to get the ball joint off .. hmm..
I know you said no air tools, but I just want to show a trick you should learn.
keep it up your sleeve for those tricky situations, for when overkill is never enough........
It's like the Minigun that Mac (Predator) used to clear half a forest.....
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...g/P1010127.jpg
3/4 drive machin......... I mean rattle gun.....
Screw the breaker bar sh!t seriously. Just get a hollow steel pole like mine a good 4-5 foot long and slide it straight over your wrench.
poor wrenches won't handle it....Quote:
Originally Posted by dougie_504
^^ Sidchrome would :)
Anyway, I took to the easy option and hired an electric rattle gun (cost me like $15 for a few hours) and wham bang it was off in a matter of seconds.
have someone press the brakes ( hard )
place your breaker bar on the nut,
stand on your bar abd bounce you weight on it, the nit will crack.
I never remove the indents, Just hit them with the airgun and they undo. or the above method. cant go wrong
The nuts are cheap anyway, I just replaced mine last time. Rusted and brittle. Also managed to fine a replacement for the inner rubber dust seal which I broke with my screwdriver trying to get the driveshaft out. Surprising what you find in some of those tiny little shops behind the corner...
Yeah I don't use a proper breaker bar.. just a pole shoved onto my 1/2 ratchet..
but fck me i think i stuffed my axle nut thread.. was trying to bash out the driveshaft with a rubber mallet but that didn't work so i tried a hammer.. which mushroomed the bolt and now the axle nut won't go back on ... =((
and on top of that the driveshaft is still stuck into the knuckle assembly..
any help on both situations???
if you have mushroomed the thread on the driveshaft, you will be hard pressed to re-tap it. your best bet would be to take off the hub with the shaft still in it, take it to a driveshaft shop (statewide driveshafts or action driveshafts if your located in s.e suburbs) and get them to press it out and supply a change over shaft or just put a new cv on the outer end
never smack the drive shaft directlyQuote:
Originally Posted by egb16b
always use a punch into the center notch of the drive shaft. prevents the head from mushrooming
ohH i seee... will give that a go and hopefully it'll work.
thanks guys
Do it properly dude and use a 3 leg puller