removing axle nut

[dougie_504]

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...

[egb16b]

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???

[stndrd]

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

[ECU-MAN]

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???

never smack the drive shaft directly

always use a punch into the center notch of the drive shaft. prevents the head from mushrooming

[egb16b]

ohH i seee... will give that a go and hopefully it'll work.

thanks guys

[rhys.l]

Do it properly dude and use a 3 leg puller