Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:18:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Frozen axle nuts
Comments: To: Todd Last <rubatoguy@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
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Todd Last wrote:

> 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

  You just heat it to a point where it is really warm, not glowing, and then let
it cool by itself to 'bout air temperature. This method expands the metal in the
nut and axle, forcing the metal to do some movement. It should be possible to
loosen the nut, maybe you will need to heat it several times.

PerL
88 Syncro