Date:         Monday, July 01, 1996 1:21PM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         vanagon
Subject:      Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts.

Chris Chubb wrote:
>
> If you have not yet begun to fight the rear axel nuts, let
> me give you my four cents worth. I am a scarred and tested
> vetran of the axle-nut-wars.
>
> Hint #1: DONT use a 'flex handle' or 'breaker bar' for these
> applications. What you want is the 3/4 inch 'sliding T handle'
> It is much beefier (TM) than the flex bar, and can handle
> the stress. At Sears, it is even cheaper than the breaker bar.
> It does not have a long handle, only like 18 inches, so you
> will need some pipe. I reccomend 10 feet of galvanized water pipe.

Better yet; get an *AXLE NUT DRIVER WRENCH*!

Your 1/2 breaker bar goes in it, you put torque on the handle, frap the
hell out of it with a 5# sledge, and it WILL come loose. No broken tools
or knuckles!


> Good luck doing this, is can be quite fun!
> -- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA]
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Douglas