is there a special tool to remove the axle from the spindals? i just cant seem to break the nut off. Yes i knocked the peen out but is there something im missing cause i had a breaker bar with 3 200+ pound guys pushing on it.

 

did u use pb blaster at all

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 19992civichatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did u use pb blaster at all</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i soaked the ends in PB let them sit for about 10 min and still couldnt get them off

 

anyone with any insight as to how to do this or am i just being an idiot

 

impact came right off for me

 

i guess another good soaking in PB is in order and try again

 

man power and a very long breaker bar... or power tools

 

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we had a big pipe on a 3ft 1/2 in drive breaker bar and the nuts wouldnt budge

 

use more man power

u have have to jerk it acouple times kinda like the air gun does...then push down on the bar. use wd-40 good luck with it...ive had this get stuck on me b4 too.

 

already done that but im gonna try again when i get off work and get some sleep

 

at least i'm not the only one. i've been fighting mine for the last few days. broke 2 1/2 in. breaker bars. still haven't got them loose

 

I've always just jumped on the end of a breaker bar while a friend stands on the brakes. It's worked every time.

More PB blaster plus some heat, maybe?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fdavie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've always just jumped on the end of a breaker bar while a friend stands on the brakes. It's worked every time.

More PB blaster plus some heat, maybe?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont know if they are corroded on or they are just that damn tight after what about 15 years of being on their

 

Heat it up with a torch, worked for me.

 

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same here

 

When I dropped my tranny in the garage I used a BIG breaker bar. Other than that impacts get the job done right away.

 

Goto home depot or any hardware store and get a simple torch kit. Me and my buddies never have too much trouble if you have one person heating it, and the other torquing it.

 

just got a torch and im about to give it a go. hopefully it works

 

You dont know anyone with air tools? Most 1/2 inch impact guns should take that right off. Sometimes a breakerbar doesnt always work.... i've broken 2 of them in the past trying to get axle nuts off lol. PB blaster does help also, as well as using a torch.

 

I had broken 2 breaker bars trying to get mine off. I used a pipe about 6 ft long and just bounced on it while my buddy was holding the brakes. Make sure you are turning the right way ;-P. use some heat and get it red hot then try to get it out.

 

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yeah i do we just used his **** and the nut still wouldnt move.

so what we did was just split the nut on the drivers side and were gonna do the passenger side tomorrow when the sun comes up

 

You don't need a torch...

You don't need PB Blaster or WD 40 or whatever.

You don't need a 6-foot pole

This is what you need to do:

1.) Get out your air-compressor and air gun.
2.) get out your big 6-point impact socket for removing the axle nut
3.) Pump your air compressor up as high as it will go.
4.) DO NOT HOLD the trigger down on the gun.. instead quick short repetive blasts on the gun will loosen the nut.

I have found that &gt;140 psi works best.


BTW it's the same process for the crank pulley bolt removal

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Crazydave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You don't need a torch...

You don't need PB Blaster or WD 40 or whatever.

You don't need a 6-foot pole

This is what you need to do:

1.) Get out your air-compressor and air gun.
2.) get out your big 6-point impact socket for removing the axle nut
3.) Pump your air compressor up as high as it will go.
4.) DO NOT HOLD the trigger down on the gun.. instead quick short repetive blasts on the gun will loosen the nut.

I have found that &gt;140 psi works best.


BTW it's the same process for the crank pulley bolt removal</TD></TR></TABLE>

the crank pulley bolt is 17mm the axle nut bolt is 32mm. Thats just about double

im just gonna split the other one

 

You understand its not so much the impact gun but the compressor you use correct? You could have a godly impact gun and a shitty compressor and it wouldn't break bolts loose.

 

i took it to a shop and let them loosen it up for me then went home to take out the axles