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Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« on: March 08, 2007, 06:52:17 PM »
I can not get this motherfucker off.  Been letting it soak in liberal amounts of penetrating oil, used my impact wrench, nearly broke a socket wrench on it...  Ideas?
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2007, 07:08:01 PM »
Well, I figured it out, with the compressor going gang busters, I kept squirting penetrating oil and hitting the nut with the impact wrench and after a combined 40 minutes the bastard came loose...  I'm not kidding. 

A close inspection of the nut revealed three pinch points, is this normal!?  I don't know if you can tell but the nut is actually out of round now.


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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2007, 10:58:56 AM »
tahts one dilly wampass nut!.... good thing u went mega-cum-blaster on it!...... 2nd step for me would be the good old heat-and-beat methond!
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2007, 11:05:07 AM »
Quote from: carsluTT on March 09, 2007, 10:58:56 AM
tahts one dilly wampass nut!.... good thing u went mega-cum-blaster on it!...... 2nd step for me would be the good old heat-and-beat methond!

True, I thought of that before I was gunna go to bed, I've got a wee torch for just such applications.
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2007, 11:10:29 AM »
i vote u melt the nut just to show itwhos realy boss!
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2007, 11:37:22 AM »
When they don't cooperate I usually get the breaker bar and the longest cheater bar I own and stand one it.  Haven't been beaten yet.  I also follow the roadracer torquing technique.  It's called the 3-fat guy technique.  When you get three people to stand on the cheater.  I just use the 1 fat Tim method....
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2007, 11:56:58 AM »
same way we do it on the rally car.....I have a 4' aluminum pipe that I jump on....only broken two 1/2" extensions doin it
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2007, 11:18:53 AM »
Ive always just used an aluminum fence post cheater and my ogre self pulling on it. 
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2007, 11:36:50 AM »
Damn, to bad I couldn't toss a pickle onto my cheater bar.  Wait, that sounds dirty  :joel:
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2007, 06:37:56 PM »
Quote from: Pickle on March 15, 2007, 11:18:53 AM
Ive always just used an aluminum fence post cheater and my ogre self pulling on it. 

mental image made me wet.

i do the same thing.
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2007, 12:43:11 AM »
i'm lucky enough to own the 1/2" snap-on torque wrench, it's roughly 8' in length, no cheater needed.

hah

i love standing on the brake pedal and using a long bar/tube on the ratchet/breaker bar and effortlessly pushing up on it to break it loose. makes me feel....strong-man-ish.
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2007, 10:38:29 AM »
what is the actula torke spec for thse bastards? i installed wheel bearings in mine and my dad's mk3 yesterday and tightend them till i felt pain in my body, i ended up breaking a 2" extenton at one point in the night....
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2007, 11:51:39 PM »
Quote from: carsluTT on March 19, 2007, 10:38:29 AM
what is the actula torke spec for thse bastards? i installed wheel bearings in mine and my dad's mk3 yesterday and tightend them till i felt pain in my body, i ended up breaking a 2" extenton at one point in the night....

sounds like you got it torqued properly to me.
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2007, 03:14:53 PM »
eye eye arr see those nuts are intentionally out of round so they dont ever loosen by their onesy.
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Re: Stuck axle shaft nut, wtf.
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2007, 03:20:56 PM »
Quote from: esskay on March 30, 2007, 03:14:53 PM
eye eye arr see those nuts are intentionally out of round so they dont ever loosen by their onesy.

Goddamnit.  I about blew an o'ring gettin that bitch off.
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