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Date:         Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:59:29 -0800
Reply-To:     George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
Comments: To: il cikaspers <cikasper@MAIL.CRUZIO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <v04020a00b81cbb56b69b@[63.249.65.195]>
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I've never done this on my van, but here are some ideas collected from much more knowledgable Volk

-buy new nuts before you start. Fresh split pins, too. -soak the old assembly in PB blaster or Kroil. Tap the circumference of the nut gently. Soak and tap, repeat etc. This is the Bulley method. Try this gentle approach to soften things up. It's a great discipline. -consider having a really long bar or channel welded to the EMPI wrench. You will ruin a 1/2" breaker bar -rent/borrow the appropriate impact wrench -nick the old nut with the Dremel cutoff disk and chisel it off. -soften with a torch -The reinstall torque for the newer 10-slot castellated nut is actually 369 ft/lb per Haynes. Thats 123 pounds of wt. at the 3 ft mark on your wrench bar, per Muir.

Bet the REAL mechanics on the list have even better methods. George

--- il cikaspers <cikasper@MAIL.CRUZIO.COM> wrote: > i am putting benT's long studs onto my van's wheels. > i started with the > back, figuring i'd have a chance to wreck something > less expensive that way. > > i was able to get all but one of the old studs out > by whanging on them with > my 3lb sledge. the last is out of the hub, but the > clearance to the brake > springs isn't enough to let it be pulled out (and i > am not going to stretch > the springs!). the longer stud, needless to say, > probably wouldn't fit in > there. > > so, i want to remove the axle nut. i know it needs > 250 ftlbs to torque it > on, and should take something slightly more than > that to break it loose. > BUT there is a 14 year buildup of rust on the damn > thing, and i think it is > REALLY stuck on. using an EMPI axle bolt flat > wrench, an 18" long 1/2" > breaker bar and a 3' cheater i cannot budge the > thing. i am turning my > axle, in fact. > > so, how to best get it off? i am dubious about > using heat, as i don't want > to melt anything inside the axle stub. liquid > wrench seems to be the way > to go. also, should i set my parking brake on? > it's currently off and the > van is blocked (and on a jack stand). > > any advice is appreciated. > > bill > '87 syncro westfalia (3-wheel version for now)

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