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SLOWdelawareEG · 04-24-2008, 01:18 PM

doing my swap last nite/today, and cant get either axle nut off. im using a 1/2" breaker with a 3 foot cheater on the end! the whole car is wobbling and moving and bouncing up aand down but they wont budge. thought about cutting them off with a grind wheel.

any quick suggestions?

nootrac22 · 04-24-2008, 01:19 PM

did you pull the tab out on the nut?

AHHVTEC · 04-24-2008, 01:21 PM

check for the tab like he said,,and then set the car back on the ground to break it free

Jizared97 · 04-24-2008, 01:22 PM

I used a chisle and cut mine.
=D

Also used a torch

SLOWdelawareEG · 04-24-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nootrac22

did you pull the tab out on the nut?

this isnt my first rodeo.

thats not the issue

nootrac22 · 04-24-2008, 01:29 PM

Also if you have someone to help, you can apply presure with the breaker bar and have them hit it with a sledge hammer (kinda like an impact wrench). heating the nut could help also, but don't use propane, if you dont have access to oxy/acetelen(sp), use mapp gas. it's much hotter than propane.

AHHVTEC · 04-24-2008, 01:31 PM

oh and make sure the tire are back on it before you set it on the ground to break it free

SLOWdelawareEG · 04-24-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nootrac22

Also if you have someone to help, you can apply presure with the breaker bar and have them hit it with a sledge hammer (kinda like an impact wrench). heating the nut could help also, but don't use propane, if you dont have access to oxy/acetelen(sp), use mapp gas. it's much hotter than propane.

i have acetylene. give me a few mins to go try this. i think im going to utilize the torch along with the giant breaker bar impact method. thanks fellas. wish me luck

ACME CRX · 04-24-2008, 01:34 PM

Yea I had that problem with my CRX. I broke off the screwdriver tip trying to push the tab out. I tried to load it with BP Blaster then force it over. Didnt work. I applied heat to it then let it cool back down. Put it back on the ground, used a 3ft cheater bar, and had the fattest friend I could find stand then jump on the bar. That worked for me. My next attempt was going to be an air chisle. They always work... but usually you have to replace something else too because you damage it.

dacheat · 04-24-2008, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACME CRX

...used a 3ft cheater bar, and had the fattest friend I could find stand then jump on the bar. That worked for me.

exactly. ps there's no way on the planet i coulda gotten these off my car by myself. talk about pissed. thank god for he-ain't-heavy-he's-my-mechanic.

SLOWdelawareEG · 04-24-2008, 03:20 PM

got em. it took acetylene and me standing my skinny ass on a 4ft bar and jumping up and down.

SLOWdelawareEG · 04-24-2008, 03:21 PM

thanks for the help

BrokenRex · 04-25-2008, 12:27 AM

before i bought my composite impact (1000ft. lbs) i used to put the car on the ground, get my 1/2" breaker bar, and put my jack handle over it. that made the length like 6' or so. stood on the end, and it would mostly do the job. with my new impact however, i dont even unstake em if the owner or myself has a new one, i just blast em off. puts a smile on my face every time.

93AccordEX · 04-27-2008, 11:49 PM

Life can be HELL without a good impact gun

04-24-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
SLOWdelawareEG my cars go fast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: your moms house Age: 27 Posts: 268 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: ED8 Rep Power: 10	axle nuts!! doing my swap last nite/today, and cant get either axle nut off. im using a 1/2" breaker with a 3 foot cheater on the end! the whole car is wobbling and moving and bouncing up aand down but they wont budge. thought about cutting them off with a grind wheel. any quick suggestions?

04-24-2008, 01:22 PM	#4
Jizared97 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SC Age: 19 Posts: 705 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 97 ex coupe, 89 240sx Rep Power: 44	I used a chisle and cut mine. =D Also used a torch Last edited by Jizared97; 04-24-2008 at 01:29 PM.

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04-24-2008, 01:19 PM	#2
nootrac22 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PA pocono mts Age: 33 Posts: 4,002 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: daily driver working on 92 prelude 4ws Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 228	did you pull the tab out on the nut?

04-24-2008, 01:21 PM	#3
AHHVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Age: 30 Posts: 11,377 iTrader: 3 / 100% Ride: dc5,mk4 gti,2nd gen civic,92 accord cp,88 crx hf Rep Power: 272	check for the tab like he said,,and then set the car back on the ground to break it free

04-24-2008, 01:29 PM	#6
nootrac22 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PA pocono mts Age: 33 Posts: 4,002 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: daily driver working on 92 prelude 4ws Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 228	Also if you have someone to help, you can apply presure with the breaker bar and have them hit it with a sledge hammer (kinda like an impact wrench). heating the nut could help also, but don't use propane, if you dont have access to oxy/acetelen(sp), use mapp gas. it's much hotter than propane.

04-24-2008, 01:31 PM	#7
AHHVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Age: 30 Posts: 11,377 iTrader: 3 / 100% Ride: dc5,mk4 gti,2nd gen civic,92 accord cp,88 crx hf Rep Power: 272	oh and make sure the tire are back on it before you set it on the ground to break it free

04-24-2008, 01:34 PM	#9
ACME CRX Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 12 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 4	Yea I had that problem with my CRX. I broke off the screwdriver tip trying to push the tab out. I tried to load it with BP Blaster then force it over. Didnt work. I applied heat to it then let it cool back down. Put it back on the ground, used a 3ft cheater bar, and had the fattest friend I could find stand then jump on the bar. That worked for me. My next attempt was going to be an air chisle. They always work... but usually you have to replace something else too because you damage it.

04-24-2008, 03:20 PM	#11
SLOWdelawareEG my cars go fast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: your moms house Age: 27 Posts: 268 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: ED8 Rep Power: 10	got em. it took acetylene and me standing my skinny ass on a 4ft bar and jumping up and down.

04-24-2008, 03:21 PM	#12
SLOWdelawareEG my cars go fast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: your moms house Age: 27 Posts: 268 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: ED8 Rep Power: 10	thanks for the help

04-25-2008, 12:27 AM	#13
BrokenRex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 26 Posts: 354 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 11	before i bought my composite impact (1000ft. lbs) i used to put the car on the ground, get my 1/2" breaker bar, and put my jack handle over it. that made the length like 6' or so. stood on the end, and it would mostly do the job. with my new impact however, i dont even unstake em if the owner or myself has a new one, i just blast em off. puts a smile on my face every time.

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