ok trying to crack the axle nut....

i have a breaker bar... and a pole on the the bar for leverage
my friends pushing the brake to stop the rotor from turning...
and it turns ...

should i bleed the brakes or is this something else...
i'm in the middle of a swap and don't have time for stupid **** to slow me down

 

take it to a garage, and have em zip it off for you...takes 2 secs...

 

when i got my Ex knuckles the axles were still on em....i torched them bitches trying to get them off and it wouldn't work. i stopped by the shop and an impact took them off in 2 seconds.

 

well would an electric impact work?

 

no, not really...you need something like 200lbs of compressed air would be the best...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by respectblades &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok trying to crack the axle nut....

i have a breaker bar... and a pole on the the bar for leverage
my friends pushing the brake to stop the rotor from turning...
and it turns ...

should i bleed the brakes or is this something else...
i'm in the middle of a swap and don't have time for stupid **** to slow me down </TD></TR></TABLE>


Isn't it always the stupidest thing in the world that slows you down while working on your car.... If its not the 12mm that's lost or the 17mm that your brother hasn't returned... or.. i could go on and on

 

try one of those DIY rental places... and see if u can rent a air compressor
get urself an impact gun but the big ones..... turn the air compressor all way to max...... use the impact and loose that biach off..... then return the impact and say its not the one and that u already bought the right one....

we used a 5 ton jack handle on a breaker bar once on my cousins prelude and it didnt even came off with 2 guys hangin off the bar.... used a impact and voala.....

 

i'm happy to announce victory over the my first zc motor swap

 

why dont u leave the wheels on, put it in first gear and do it? i always break that nut first before breaking the lugs.

 

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Exactly, leave the wheels down, for the rear the ebrake held fine. I used a 1/2 drive breaker bar, 3ft pipe and a deep impact socket to give a lil clearance on the side panels. Like butter.

 

Funny, I use a 5' extension on the breaker bar for axle end nuts... heheheheh...

 

make sure u use a punch and push that little tab back on the nut too, cause you're supposed to use a hammer and punch to punch in a little groove in the nut that will keep the nut from coming loose. i did this and was able to take it off with a 3 foot breaker bar.

 

I've gone about it both ways, impact is defintly the way to go. But if that's not available I've always been able to put the tires on the ground, have someone press the brakes, take about a 4 foot breaker bar and just put your weight into it until it snaps loose. Good news is they almost always come off eventually.