Rear Hub Castle Nut Removal... ARG! again..., w/ trailing arm off the car -is removal possible? |
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Rear Hub Castle Nut Removal... ARG! again..., w/ trailing arm off the car -is removal possible? |
snflupigus |
Nov 12 2006, 01:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 29-May 05 From: Gilbert, AZ Member No.: 4,163 Region Association: None |
I cant break the nut free with it on the car because the body is so light if lifts off my cart when i put my breaker extension on. I used a "club" between the lug nuts angled to the ground to keep the assembly from from rotating since the brakes and everything have been removed. I bent the club! I think I'll have to wait to rebuild my rear arms until the rest of the car can be put back together!!
Maybe I'll just find a set that is dismantled and send those off to eric instead. It looks like he does some good work with rebuilding them. better than I could. aside from that trouble, i guess i should have dismantled the front suspension while it was still on the car too, instead of taking it off as one big assembly. shit. thats what i get for getting excited and in a hurry to get the car down to a shell... |
anthony |
Nov 12 2006, 01:42 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
I bet you could get it off with an impact gun.
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Aaron Cox |
Nov 12 2006, 01:43 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
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Mueller |
Nov 12 2006, 01:44 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
good reason to get an air compressor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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anthony |
Nov 12 2006, 01:45 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
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Mueller |
Nov 12 2006, 01:45 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
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Joe Bob |
Nov 12 2006, 01:49 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Pull the whole swing arm and put the hub in a LARGE vise.....
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Mid_Engine_914 |
Nov 12 2006, 02:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 22-September 06 From: Left Coast Member No.: 6,888 |
I used an electric impact wrench (450 ft-lbs) to remove my axle nuts but I had to use the wrench on the fast impact setting for about two minutes continuously to do it. Unlike a breaker bar, the impacts from the wrench don’t produce any noticeable torque that would lift your car’s body.
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So.Cal.914 |
Nov 12 2006, 02:26 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
One thing that can help is heat. Use a torch and heat them up real good and then use your impact.
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bottomend |
Nov 12 2006, 04:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 27-August 05 From: LA,Ca Member No.: 4,683 |
I've been in a battle with mine for a week and I'm now gonna try taking out the whole arm assembly and deal with it on the work bench.
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736conver |
Nov 12 2006, 04:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
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Impact gun. If you dont have one and have the arm off take it down to your local mechanic. He should be able to buzz it off. |
Joe Bob |
Nov 12 2006, 04:32 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
20/20.................always break the nut loose with the engine and trans in....even if you don't think ya need to do so.....
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LvSteveH |
Nov 12 2006, 04:54 PM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
Impacts don't use a lot of air, so you could even buy one of the 5 or 7 gallon portable air tanks, fill it up with a little 12 volt compressor or at a service station to 120psi. The tanks are handy to have around, and impacts can be had for as little as $20. Potentially less than $50 and you'd have the setup around in the future when needed.
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bottomend |
Nov 12 2006, 05:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 27-August 05 From: LA,Ca Member No.: 4,683 |
I used an impact wrench already. No luck. I have a friend who has a preey good set up and it did NOTHING to the nut.
I'm still trying to figure out where I'm supposed to "tap " on the cv joint to get it separated from the stub axel. There is NO ROOM inside the swing arm to tap on the side of the cv. this stuff probably belongs in my CV removal thread but if anyone has a good idea on how to get them out... please tell me! |
Allan |
Nov 12 2006, 05:04 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
See if you can find someone with a torque multiplier. I used one when I pulled the rear hubs and it came loose like Z with the trots...
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736conver |
Nov 12 2006, 05:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
I used an impact wrench already. No luck. I have a friend who has a preey good set up and it did NOTHING to the nut. I'm still trying to figure out where I'm supposed to "tap " on the cv joint to get it separated from the stub axel. There is NO ROOM inside the swing arm to tap on the side of the cv. this stuff probably belongs in my CV removal thread but if anyone has a good idea on how to get them out... please tell me! Trust me a professionally mechanic will have a powerful enough impact wrench. |
LvSteveH |
Nov 12 2006, 06:35 PM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
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snflupigus |
Nov 12 2006, 07:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 320 Joined: 29-May 05 From: Gilbert, AZ Member No.: 4,163 Region Association: None |
I've got an impact and a 33gallon standup air compressor. My impact wont even remove lug nuts... (came with the sears compressor, should have known it would be a piece of shit) So I guess thats the next tool I must invest in. I think I will go buy a little torch too, have been meaning to get one of those too. As for the impact I havent needed one, the ol hand tools do the trick, i only use the compressor for sanding and grinding etc... (which does annoyingly take a lot of air) - So most of the time I resort to electric for that too. Come to think of it, I rarely use the compressor.
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anthony |
Nov 12 2006, 10:02 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Instead of a cheap gun get something like this:
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736conver |
Nov 13 2006, 01:55 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
Yea a 33 gallon wont do much of anything but put air into your tires. I had the craftsman 30 gallon years back. Sand for 1 minute wait another 5 for the pressure to build up. I now have a 80 gallon tank and it seems like the air lasts for ever.
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