i just need to get my axles out the tranny, its a 95 4d gsr i cant get the nuts off they are tight as hell i have been using a breaker bar. i was woundering if i take off the lower control arm, and the steering arm, if that would allow me to pull the axels out, i dont need them out the hubs just the tranny, im swaping motors cause i blow mine

 

You tapped the spot on the nut free, that helps secure it right?

Get a bigger breaker bar, it should Atleast be 2feet long, put a pipe on it that's even longer if that doesn't work.

 

the spot on the nut where its bent in? yeah i did, and i got a two foot breaker bar, i even tryed standing on it, it just wont come off, and yeah i dont have an extra pipe aroudn that will fit around the breaker bar i guess ill have to try and find one, thanks

 

They can be buggers to break loose. I swear I dragged my '90 Civic Si halfway across the garage before the nut broke free. A long breaker bar is the key. I have also heard of some people who use the engine (moving the car in gear) to break them loose, but I wouldn't try that myself.

 

ya, just make sure that key hole that locks the nut in place is COMPLETELY bent back out. 'cause when i was removing axles on a previous car i had the same problem, and it turned out there was a tiny piece of the metal still bent up holding the whole thing in place.

 

Should come off with a big breaker bar. Maybe try an impact.

I am able to pull my axles out of the tranny/int shaft without taking the nut off on my 90 Integra. I simply remove the lower balljoint nut, pull the knuckle out, and it will swing far enough to pull the axles out. I did this when I swapped engines. I would assume you could do this on your 95.

 

I recently broke my breaker trying to do the same thing, i was pulling on the bar and put in so much effort that i was lifting the wheel off the ground and spinning the engine through a compression stroke ( it was in gear ). borrowed my buddies snap on 18v electric torque wrench. came right out in like 2 seconds. i was utterly pissed.

 

that **** can be a bitch sometimes.. i ended up taking the whole **** off and taking it to a machine shop for them to take it off only because they were aftermarket high horsepower axles.. but you can just leave the axles connected at the hub and still take the motor out

 

put the wheel back on, lower the car back down, but leave some pressure on the jack and then do it. This is assuming you can access the nut while the wheel is still on.

 

Turn the wheel to get a good angle, someone hold the brakes, get a large/fat guy to stand/jump up and down on the breaker bar (I mean 200lb+). Make sure the nut is completely "unlocked' or it's not ever going to move.

Otherwise, you'll need a powerful impact wrench.

But yeah, on another side note, you can pull the motor without pulling the axles.