88 rex

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jadkar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow...Sounds like the time I had to take my "gland" nut off my 79 Super Beatle. The VWs ue 1 giant 27mm nut to hold the flywheel on The damn thing wouldn't budge, I had to take the whole engine down to a Kenworth Tractor repair shop. The guys there thought it would be a neat challenge, they used a 1 inch 2500lbs impact driver on it. The nut never came off it actually exploded into 4 pieces!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cornercarver78 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or heat them up with a torch, thats the easy way.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have to do a little more research, but I'm hearing if you don't get it off right after, it actually will be on tighter.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88 rex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">&lt;----Just uses a breaker bar with a 32mm socket while the wheels are still on. Never had a problem.


Glad you got it off though (and PB works!) </TD></TR></TABLE>

It seems like people are not realizing how tight this was on there, that pry bar in the first picture can take about 800lb to 1000lb before breaking. With that much torque on the axle nut, the wheels would of spun on the ground. It has happen before with a nut that was not as stubborn.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SLOASSREX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did anybody ever have the thought to have someone hold the brakes while you break the nuts loose?? put the car up in the air, and if you dont have an impact, turn the wheels hard left and lock the steering by removing the key from the ignition. grab a breaker bar,(my favorite happens to be my jack handle) and juststand on that bad boy while someone holds the brakes. piece of cake!!! after 12 years of swaps and front end work, this has never let me down. just make sure you turn those wheels so if the ratchet pops you dont wipe out a fender!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

The wheel locking was not a problem, it was the nut in general. The wheel was fine, it was not moving no matter what. Someone has the pic on how you hold the wheel so it won't move.

gaydm.accord

sometimes this helps



1inch air impact gun

they can be found 1000lbs of tq+

and you gotta use two hands to use it lol

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gaydm.accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sometimes this helps



1inch air impact gun

they can be found 1000lbs of tq+</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah I'm sure it might of got it off, but I don't own one, due to the fact there are not many uses for them, unless you work on trucks.

91 crx savage

if I wouldent of taken my car apart for doing my swap I would of had a shop take the 32mm's off with a impact gun and put them back on not as tight

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91 crx savage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if I wouldent of taken my car apart for doing my swap I would of had a shop take the 32mm's off with a impact gun and put them back on not as tight </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah the engine in this car was getting pulled out so it was not movable. I would have went to a truck shop, because normal shops have the same impacts I own.

Burlyirishdude

I had to take the acetelyne to get mine off. I had to melt the axle nut off of the threads without messing up the threads on the axles. I feel your pain, except i went the cooler route and melted mine into a pile.

Tyson

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Burlyirishdude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had to take the acetelyne to get mine off. I had to melt the axle nut off of the threads without messing up the threads on the axles. I feel your pain, except i went the cooler route and melted mine into a pile.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i hope you were on your way to replace those wheel bearings anyway....

99sonicbluegsr

i had an axle nut that did that one time. one of the joys of working on hondas

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Burlyirishdude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had to take the acetelyne to get mine off. I had to melt the axle nut off of the threads without messing up the threads on the axles. I feel your pain, except i went the cooler route and melted mine into a pile.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Heating stuff up in that area, I mean really heating them up is not the best idea.

TH33G4MON3

yep impact wrench definitly helps

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TH33G4MON3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yep impact wrench definitly helps </TD></TR></TABLE>

Whats that mean ?

I already have one and it did not do the trick.

trrbl1bmx

mine come off on a regular basis, so an impact gun zips them right off

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ilovemyef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mine come off on a regular basis, so an impact gun zips them right off</TD></TR></TABLE>

So do mine, but when you deal with customer cars that have had the axle nut on there whole life, they don't come right off.

90LSpimpin

Bob you're a *****. I just get some sandpaper, get a firm grip and turn em off with my bear hands because I'm so huge! One time i broke the front half of the car right off and had to jb weld it back together.

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89SiPimpin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Bob you're a *****. I just get some sandpaper, get a firm grip and turn em off with my bear hands because I'm so huge! One time i broke the front half of the car right off and had to jb weld it back together. </TD></TR></TABLE>

jb weld is always your solution.

slo91crx

i had to trailer my car to a shop to get mine taken off. The guy asked me if i put lockk tight on it. kinda funny

lek9l

Dremel the old bolt off, go to dealer and buy a new one. Next time you tiet it, don't tie it too much. The shops will screw u over and tiet it with impact tool. LOL.
I broke a breaker bar in the process of taken the nut off and figured out it won't budge. If your car is older than 96 and you live in a cold environment, skip steps 1 and 2, most likely the bolt is seized and will not loosen.

Steps to Removing the Axle Nut:

1. Use a breaker bar/air tool. (Twist counter-clockwise, I think)
2. Use a tourch to warm it up, give it another try.
3. All fails, get a dremel, drill the sucker off.


Modified by lek9l at 1:24 AM 11/27/2006

cbp_crx

I had problems getting mine off before, brokes ratchets etc. But luckly enough, I am a desiel mechanic, so i just took the car to the shop and used our 1inch impact. After that though, I never had problems again.

Mafooney

had the same friggn problem......never did gt it !!!!

1990si

if you think the axle nut is hard...... wait until you get to the crank pulley. haha.

SD_Lurker

iTrader: (4)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lek9l &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dremel the old bolt off, go to dealer and buy a new one. Next time you tiet it, don't tie it too much. The shops will screw u over and tiet it with impact tool. LOL.
I broke a breaker bar in the process of taken the nut off and figured out it won't budge. If your car is older than 96 and you live in a cold environment, skip steps 1 and 2, most likely the bolt is seized and will not loosen.

Steps to Removing the Axle Nut:

1. Use a breaker bar/air tool. (Twist counter-clockwise on right tire, and clockwise on left)
2. Use a tourch to warm it up, give it another try.
3. All fails, get a dremel, drill the sucker off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

dude this thread was created over a year ago?? its good to see that your giving a hand but I think he got it removed last year!

CW-ITR

iTrader: (11)

It's funny how I stumpled across this post. I'm about to bring my brand newly purchased "Sear" breaker bar to Sear to do an exchange because I broke it last night trying to take out the dam nut. Heck, I'm going to go right to the method of Drilling out that nut

lek9l

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nicks_jdmstyle_ef9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude this thread was created over a year ago?? its good to see that your giving a hand but I think he got it removed last year! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh, well my nut was on too tiet, can't wait until I have to get the crank bolt off