------------------------ Hi Todd, I broke a 3/4 inch breaker bar using a 10 foot pipe on my vanagon axle nuts. I thought my 3/4 inch breaker bar was indestructible until it broke. I ended up getting a axle nut wrench from jc whitney that you beat on with a hammer, under $10. I'm sure rocky mountain motor works has them and probably the list venders . The nut came off, not easily but it came off. These tools that you hammer on come in 46mm and 36 mm. I think the bug will need the 36mm. Darrell
-----Original Message----- From: Todd Last <rubatoguy@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 8:00 PM Subject: Frozen axle nuts
>If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do >is snap socket wrentches in two, does anyonw have any tricks? (This is >actually on an old Superbug) > >I've drentched then in liquid wrentch to no help. Tried an impact wrentch. > >If I heat the nut with a propane torch will that help? Or should I just try >to grind it off? > > >Thanks > >Todd >'88 westy >'76 Bug > |
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