oh man, i am having so much trouble getting to my wheel baring ... i took off my wheel easily but when i got to the centre bolt, it was a pain and a half to get off, it still didnt come off. i took my inpact gun and didnt budge, then i took a wrench and put a bar to it so i can get it off but no budge ... i was wondering if there is a trick to getting this nut off.
Just to make sure, you are talking about the axle nut right? (The nut that threads onto the axle itself). Did you take out the cotter pin? There is a pin that goes through the axle and the nut that makes sure it does not come off. I am sure you took it off though-it's hard to miss. If that is not the design used, there should be a notch in the axle threads and the nut should be staked in place where the notch is. Regardless, those nuts are supposed to be torqued to around 150ft/lbs, and if a crappy shop did work on it, they probably hammered it on there using an air gun (200+ft/lbs) which = friggin tight man. If the cotter pin is already removed, the nut should be able to be turned off. If it is staked, it should also be able to be turned off-without messing with the stake, you could however try to unstake it with a screwdriver or something. You either need to get a bigger bar or a more powerful air gun.:dead:
Also, the nut should come of counter-clockwise(not that you wouldn't know or anything, just trying to eliminate all possible problems/causes). Those nuts are supposed to be tight though, if one comes loose, the whole whell would fall off.:dead::dead:
we've been trying, i weigh 160lbs, my father weighs 190lbs and so does my uncle. we took the wrench, added a 4 or 5 foot pipe, didnt even budge, must have been over 500 ft/lb, any tricks to get it off ... yes the pin is off (im not a complete n00b lmao) and counter clockwise.
Damn! That is some serious torque man! Is someone holding the brakes or something to keep the wheel from turning? I suppose you have already tried this but spray some good penetrating lubricant on it and let it sit a bit, then spray more on it after a few minutes. If that doesn't work maybe you could put the car in reverse with the wrench on the nut and just pop the clutch (if you have one), either that or use the automatic tranny. I am only suggesting this idea if you are extremely desperate. I don't recommend it at all! Hahahaha, it sounds crazy huh? I have never tried it, but the idea just popped into my head when I thought about how I got my crank pully bolt off (put the wrench on the bolt and blipped the starter with the ignition wires disconnected-broke it loose in a jiffy! If nothing else works, maybe you should think about getting an entirely new axle and hub assembly. Is there an extreme amount of rust on it or something? Hey, another quick idea is to take an oxy/acetylene torch to the nut and heat it up real nice (a good cherry color), then it will expand and might be easier to get off. You could even try using a cutoff wheel and hacking the nut in half and chiseling it off in its halves. If all else fails, I suppose you will have to buy the entirely new assembly unfortunately.:dead:
i am definately not doing that, reverse and doing that would not be a good idea lol. but the wheels are locked, a quarter of a can of WD40 on it, no rust, but im probably going to take it to a mechanic because i cant stand this. the noise from the wheel barring is louder then my engine.
I don't know what else to tell you other than to do what you said you will do-go to a mechanic. Preferably one with a very big impact gun lol! Good luck man.
i took it to my mechanic, and he was suprised how tight it was on, but he changed it, the barrings were black and were almost squares, thats how bad they got lol ... whoops, but problem solved
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