Date:         Wed, 01 May 1996 21:35:07 -0700
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From:         jwakefield@4dmg.net (john wakefield)
Subject:      Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!

Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused 
with the brake drum.  .   .   .   .   Does anyone out there have a 46mm 
axle nut for  a '67 kombi/westy?  I am beginning to think that I will 
have to cut this one off..."
 
  Ok, I mentioned this one to one of my many years experienced truck 
mechanic wizards.  He said he'd take a chisel and place it on the side of 
the nut, with the chisel edge parallel to the threaded shaft's axis, and 
give it a nice cut.  He said this disturbes the threads and "stretches" 
the nut so that it can be loosened.  If that fails, using the chisel to 
help rotation with the "blue wrench" (torch) and the now familiar cheater 
bar offer the normal options.

  Compared with the stuff he considers big, this isn't, so dealing with 
this kind of effort is a regular event for him.

	John