any thoughts/ideas how i can stop the axle from spinning? cant get the axle nut off to replace the axle =/

 

Drill a hole in the broken axles
- slide a hollow tube over them (w/holes drilled as well)
(- Slide it over one side them over both)
Put a bolt through the holes and VIOLA!!!!!!


.......your welcome. :-)

 

eh it bustd at the inner cv joint though =s goin into intermediate shaft
nowhere to put a hollow tube =s
sry i didnt specify that xD

 

So the actual shaft (broken) is connected to the intermediate?
Or is it connected to the back of the knuckle?

 

Vise grips could be your friend.
If not try a large pair of channel locks.
Or a pair of chain vise grips to stop the axle turning.

 

the spider broke on the inside =/

seems the bootclamp broke off and there was some gravel bouncing around on the inside

shhhhh

 

this doesn't really make sense to me. the axle shaft has splines that go through the spindle. so the spindle itself should keep the axle from turning with the axle nut. now if the hub is spinning in the wheel bearing , which would cause the axle to spin also, then that's a different story. that's the hub causing the problem of not getting the axle nut off, not the axle itself.

a couple of things you could do put a screw driver in one of the slots on the rim of the rotor and let it bind in between the rotor and caliper then just use a breakover bar and perhaps a cheater pipe to break the nut loose. or just do the same thing and use an impact gun. hope this helps.

 

Sorry. Now that im actually alive and thinking.. lol. (10am)

Just have the car sitting on the ground.
and then loosen the nut.
then take it off the ground and take it off... lol

Should work because the splines in on the axle should hold it
while its on the ground. instead of spinning around freely.

Then lift it and take the rest of it off by hand (unless the threads are sticky the whole way, then leave it on the ground and take the nut off)

for the other side just pop it out.. (unless you already did).

 

you guys are making this way too hard.

solution:

1. Dont jack the car up or take the wheel off or anything.
2. apply e/brake.
3. loosen nut.

 

its broken on the inner joint where it connects to the interm. shaft.. not at the spindle. so the tranny wont stop the axle from spinning

i shoulda had my coffee this morning and maybe i coulda thought of that! omg i feel like an idiot now.. meh!
dunno why didnt think of that besides the car is already up in the air on stands

 

haha sry didnt see your post musta been at the same time...
wish i woulda thought of this yesterday but good thing its the weekend!

free beer at my house if u wanna come lol

 

apply e-brake for the FRONT brakes? lol

 

i should just took mine of yesterday with no brakes at all, now that being and idiot. put your tires back on have someone hold the brake in and us a 32mm with a breaker bar and comes on easily. i had to do it with two 4x4 and my foot on the tires so it'll stop spinning.

 

exactly what i said...lol

 

stick a small wrench or a screwdriver in the vane of the rotor. it will revolve to lock against the caliper.

get a big breaker bar with a cheater and have at it.

dont worry about the rotor, it will be fine.

 

yeah but that's still not your problem with the fact that it's spinning. you don't need to stop the axle from spinning because the axle isn't the part that is spinning on it's own. it's the hub that is spinning in the wheel bearing, the axle is in the hub, so when the hub spins, the axle spins. so again, your wasting too much effort trying to keep the axle from spinning. you need to keep the hub from spinning.

 

Why can't you use the regular brakes? Just have friend/mom/sister/whoever push the brake pedal as hard as they can. This will keep the hub from spinning which will allow you to break the axle nut free.

 

i've tried this before and sometimes it still spins. also if your by yourself, it won't do much good. but it's definately worth a try if you've got someone to give you a hand.

 

I've never been in a part of the world where I needed to work on my car and there was not another soul to be found. A neighbor, someone driving down the road, ect. Secondly if you have enough ***** to turn the rotor with the brakes on, you either need new brakes or you need to push the pedal harder.

 

Yea... LOL. I was like.. wait.......lol. after 2 cups of coffee..
Did you do it and get it off?.. Free beer would be awesome if I was close. :-p

 

like i stated earlier. i removed the axle nut yesterday by myself with no brakes as i already removed the brakelines and booster. i put my tires on, jacked the car down, put two 4x4 on each side of the tires and put pressure with my foot and removed the nut with a 24 inch breaker bar. Not that hard!!

 

i wasn't refering to you. look who i quoted in the post.

 

so you're gonna wave down some random person driving down the road to push your brake pedal for you when you could put a screwdriver in the vane of the rotor and do it yourself? and try living out in the boonies, i do and sometimes my neighbor is not home, and even if they were i still woulnd't bother them to do a job that i could do myself. but again, like i statedf if you do have a person there and available it is a way to do it.

 

dispensa, but I just want to let the OP realize that it aint that hard even if your by yourself.

 

wow....this thread...why did I waste my time reading it???