Date:         Tue, 2 Jul 1996 21:44:18 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         kenb@sirius.com (Ken Bowen)
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..."
>
>And John responded:
>  Ok, I mentioned this one to one of my many years experienced truck
>mechanic wizards.  He said he'd take a chisel and ....

A bad idea. If you can't get it off with a ten foot cheater your just going
to make a mess of things with this technique.

>If that fails, using the chisel to
>help rotation with the "blue wrench" (torch) and the now familiar cheater
>bar offer the normal options.

Not so fast. How are you going to get a socket on the nut you have just
beat to shit with a mallet and chisel?

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

Just 'cause he uses this technique on LARGE nuts doesn't make it an aproved
method. Nor does doing it on a regular basis. If big means 'complicated'
pounding it off with a chisel (the wrong tool) is only cool if you work for
the government ;-)

Ken

Ken Bowen
kenb@sirius.com