Just picked up a galvanized 4' 1" pipe. Craftsman 3/4" Breaker bar fits nicely in that. We'll see if pipe flexes too much. On Monday, May 9, 2016, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > On 08-May-2016, at 14:32, Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > I suggest getting a proper 46 mm or 1 13/16" socket ($19 from Sears or > $10 > > from Tractor Supply), a breaker bar and a 4" long 2" pipe. A 200 lb man > > can gently exert 800 lb ft of torque by standing on the pipe and much > more > > if he bounces a little. If a LARGE chock is used the van will remain in > > place. An additional chock placed at the alternate wheel will also help. > > > > That’s how I’ve always taken the axle nuts off the ’66 Westy. I haven’t > had to take a nut off the ’88 yet, but cannot see why I would approach it > any differently. >
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