>In regards to this: > On a side note. What has anyone found that works (without breaking) to take > off the rear axle nuts??? Last time we had them off we got a BIG socket and > a BIG breaker bar and put the end of the bar on the ground and used engine > torque to break the suckers loose. It was hard even then (the back of the > bus would start to raise). I have to adjust/clean up the rear > brakes/parking mech. > You can get A wrench to fit that nut (it's I think 46 mm for old buses). You remove the cotter pin, put the wrench on, and bang on it with a hammer until it comes loose. I had some problems with the reduction boxes on my bus, and used this quite a bit... > > Thanks
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