Date:         Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:46:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: removing rear axle nut
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I replaced the rear studs for longer ones, and didn't remove the hub at all.
There's enough room between the rear brake shoes and springs to r&r the
studs. My cousin was the one who told me, he did it first and it works fine.

Héctor



On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> Hi there:
>
> Looking for articles on how best to remove the rear hub/axle nut on my 89
> Westy (2wd) to install some longer studs for a wheel upgrade. If I recall
> this is one of those things that requires a huge amount of torque, and
> specialized equipment. I searched on the Samba, I came up with 150 pages
> worth of info, so I guess I did not enter the information into the search
> engine correctly. I had forgotten how to do a search on the archives here.
> Could someone please tell me how to do that? I had a link bookmarked once
> upon a time, but now that I need it, I can't find it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Troy
>