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Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
ok i searched everywhere how to take this f***** axle nut off and its driving me NUTSSSS!!!! i need to take it off and put new clutch flywheel and new axle,
here's what i tried 32 mm socket with breaker bar+ a long a** tube= broke my breaker bar 32mm socket with 250+ psi air compressor and a impact gun still wont work im running out of idea how to take this off and its holding me to get my car back on time grrrr anyone pls!!! help |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by jdm27ef
(Post 38408784)
ok i searched everywhere how to take this f***** axle nut off and its driving me NUTSSSS!!!! i need to take it off and put new clutch flywheel and new axle,
here's what i tried 32 mm socket with breaker bar+ a long a** tube= broke my breaker bar 32mm socket with 250+ psi air compressor and a impact gun still wont work im running out of idea how to take this off and its holding me to get my car back on time grrrr anyone pls!!! help |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
i had to use a torch to heat it up but you can't heat it up to much you'll ruin your wheel bearing.....i had to take the whole spindle off and take it to tech to use the monster snap on impact came right off
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by 88_acED6
(Post 38408864)
i had to use a torch to heat it up but you can't heat it up to much you'll ruin your wheel bearing.....i had to take the whole spindle off and take it to tech to use the monster snap on impact came right off
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
i'd just take the whole thing in
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
get a better breaker bar
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
I had the same problem when i did my swap so i used the torch, impact gun and a impact hammer and nothing, so i ended up the torch a chisel and cut the nut in half once i was done i discovered that it was threaded in a wrong way.Good luck.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
did you make sure you un spiked the nut? if you look closly at the nut it should be pinched/ spiked/ hammered into a groove to lock the nut. let me see if i can find a pic....
it's not the best shot, but if you look at the nut. the right side of the nut. it's pinched in towards the axle. make sure that you un pinch this or no matter what you to, you won't be able to un screw the nut. http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...uh/brakes6.jpg oh, and don't forget to pinch the nut back on. don't want to risk the nut backing off. |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by 90_EX_Civic
(Post 38410301)
did you make sure you un spiked the nut? if you look closly at the nut it should be pinched/ spiked/ hammered into a groove to lock the nut. let me see if i can find a pic....
it's not the best shot, but if you look at the nut. the right side of the nut. it's pinched in towards the axle. make sure that you un pinch this or no matter what you to, you won't be able to un screw the nut. oh, and don't forget to pinch the nut back on. don't want to risk the nut backing off. |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by boostedmonkey
(Post 38410362)
Beat me to it. I was going to suggest that. Yes, make sure your nut is de-pinched. The whole reason behind that is to keep it from backing off.
it's funny to see people try to take off there axle for the first time and are like, what the hell? why can't i take this stupid nut off????? just need to look closely and there you go, it's off. |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by boostedmonkey
(Post 38410362)
Beat me to it. I was going to suggest that. Yes, make sure your nut is de-pinched. The whole reason behind that is to keep it from backing off.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
make sure it's de-pinched all the way, even a little bit will hold it back.
and if it's still that bad, try some PB blaster, and some heat. if that don't work, try and find a shop that has a 1" impact gun. yes 1". that'll take off anything, period. |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
I've always gotten them off with just a 1/2" breaker bar. Put it on the nut and just jump on it haha. Hasn't failed me ever.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by 90_EX_Civic
(Post 38410547)
make sure it's de-pinched all the way, even a little bit will hold it back.
and if it's still that bad, try some PB blaster, and some heat. if that don't work, try and find a shop that has a 1" impact gun. yes 1". that'll take off anything, period. |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
That's why i love my 1/2 inch drive Ingersol Rand Titanium impact. Sucka gots some torque. There isn't much that it won't get off. Except for our harmonic balancer bolts. I need a 3/4 inch gun for that. Even more torque.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
I had one hell of a time on my EK the other day. Broke my 1/2", another 1/2" extension and tried a 3/4" drive plus 5-6ft of leverage could not get it off!! I was afraid I was going to break the gears in the tranny so I gave up. It's not always due to inexperience, sometimes they can be extremely diffcult to get off!! (espeicially if you don't have a real torch)
Ended up calling a friend who works for a truck tire repair shop. His service truck has a 1" gun. If you can drive the car I suggest you pull up to a shop that works on big trucks, cranes, heavy machinery etc and get the nut cracked loose. People are always happy to show off the power of a 1" gun if you ask nicely ;) |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
It's also a lot harder to get bolts and nuts off if you life up north. I was born and raised in Dayton, Oh., and i lived in Pa. for a year. I got a good taste of rustiness when i worked at a repair shop, there. It sucked. I hate rusty northern cars. Glad i moved down south. Rust free.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by 2point2
(Post 38411171)
I had one hell of a time on my EK the other day. Broke my 1/2", another 1/2" extension and tried a 3/4" drive plus 5-6ft of leverage could not get it off!! I was afraid I was going to break the gears in the tranny so I gave up. It's not always due to inexperience, sometimes they can be extremely diffcult to get off!! (espeicially if you don't have a real torch)
Ended up calling a friend who works for a truck tire repair shop. His service truck has a 1" gun. If you can drive the car I suggest you pull up to a shop that works on big trucks, cranes, heavy machinery etc and get the nut cracked loose. People are always happy to show off the power of a 1" gun if you ask nicely ;) |
Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by boostedmonkey
(Post 38411208)
It's also a lot harder to get bolts and nuts off if you life up north. I was born and raised in Dayton, Oh., and i lived in Pa. for a year. I got a good taste of rustiness when i worked at a repair shop, there. It sucked. I hate rusty northern cars. Glad i moved down south. Rust free.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
The quality of an impact gun REALLY matters. A $140 compressor/impact gun isn't going to take off shit. My gun alone cost me almost $400.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
This is true. That's why i said i love my 1/2 inch drive Ingersol Rand titanium. It's the shizz.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
I solved it 1/2 drive and 5ft steel "handle extension" I picked up for $3.00 from a metal scrap yard. Worked perfectly! ;-)
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
i've never had to depinch my nuts ;)....and they were pinched as much aas they could be
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
shit i think i'd just cut it off w a cut off wheel if i couldn't get it. then next time i go to install the new one i'd use just a dab of anti seize on the threads to keep the rust away.
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Re: Need Help! ASAP crazy axle nut!!
Originally Posted by DCRB
(Post 38415279)
shit i think i'd just cut it off w a cut off wheel if i couldn't get it. then next time i go to install the new one i'd use just a dab of anti seize on the threads to keep the rust away.
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