Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement

***ZGN*** · 02-23-2008, 04:11 PM

OK I was wrong, I am not able to get the Axle nut off. I have hit it with the impact with no luck I have taken a 24" breaker bar with no luck. I have blowtorched and lubed it up with wd40 then jumped up and down on the breaker bar with no luck. If 200lbs of me jumping on the bar does nothing then what can I do. Other then just keep taping away on all sides of the nut and lubing it heating it and trying to break it again.

If this does not work guess I'll have to try to cut it off without damaging the spindle.

Anyone?

***ZGN*** · 02-23-2008, 06:31 PM

Victory at last!
If you have a stuck axle nut you can try all the things listed above and also to help hold the axle in place while trying to take the nut off you can pop the center cap out of your stock rim, put the rim, with inflated tire, back on, lower the car, then put your 35mm axle socket back on through the hole in your rim where the center cap was and then carefull jump up and down on your breaker bar untill it gives way. It took 4 bounces for mine to finally break free!

More to follow, stay tuned.

02-23-2008, 06:31 PM	#2
*ZGN* Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,264 Rep Power: 10	Victory at last! If you have a stuck axle nut you can try all the things listed above and also to help hold the axle in place while trying to take the nut off you can pop the center cap out of your stock rim, put the rim, with inflated tire, back on, lower the car, then put your 35mm axle socket back on through the hole in your rim where the center cap was and then carefull jump up and down on your breaker bar untill it gives way. It took 4 bounces for mine to finally break free! More to follow, stay tuned. Last edited by ZGN; 02-23-2008 at 08:13 PM.

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02-23-2008, 04:11 PM	#1
*ZGN* Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,264 Rep Power: 10	OK I was wrong, I am not able to get the Axle nut off. I have hit it with the impact with no luck I have taken a 24" breaker bar with no luck. I have blowtorched and lubed it up with wd40 then jumped up and down on the breaker bar with no luck. If 200lbs of me jumping on the bar does nothing then what can I do. Other then just keep taping away on all sides of the nut and lubing it heating it and trying to break it again. If this does not work guess I'll have to try to cut it off without damaging the spindle. Anyone?