This Hub Is Pissing Me Off!

[Joel]

The nut holding the axle in WILL NOT COME OFF! I have used 1 bottle of jb 80 and 3/4 a bottle of wd40. I have tryed using a breaker bar w/ and w/o a cheater bar, an impact wrench(although my tank for my compressor is tiny). ANyone else have any ideas?

This is on an 89' civic dx incase it matters.

[lord_deastofact]

ok heres all the shop tricks i know. use the impact and it will eventually break it loose. A breaker bar can ussually get anything off with along enough bar on it. Just becarefule not to break it, since you will be getting a SHIT LOAD of force from that. also heating it to loosen the threads(theory of expansion) other then that soak it in pentatrode or something and let that stuff sink in for a day. if all of that doesn't work then I doubt it will come off without breaking something. oh yeah, the simple one, try another way at, not sure if there is one. but worth looking into if it's that much hassle.

[Joel]

well i broke a breaker bar now, so i ran out of ideas. I started grinding, hopefully it will come off.

[Joel]

cmon tntmstr, i know you can help me out, your looking at this thread right now

[slowvo]

a real impact wrench and a good compressor.

[Guest]

Heat it up if nothing else, use a blowtorch like previously mentioned.

[amicheze]

sledgehammers work wonders in situations like this...

[Flowcus]

A side grinder with a cut off wheel would work great... cut off what you can at the angles you can then get a grinding disc and grind it down until the bolt is free.

[Joel]

Flowcus wrote:
A side grinder with a cut off wheel would work great... cut off what you can at the angles you can then get a grinding disc and grind it down until the bolt is free.
This was the method of choice. I ground it down into a square and used a chisel and hammer at every corner.

I worked a total of 6 hours on my car today and managed to get the 2 axle nuts off, and 2 of the 4 screws holding the caliper to the hub. Why do i even try! grrrr

[dubbsy]

this is the reason there will be no more Northern cars in my "toy" collection. Winter does wonders on hardware (and everything else)

[treimche]

I would say to take it to someone that knows wtf they're doing, so that it doesn't take 6 hours to get 2 axles nuts and 4 screws out. Just my $0.02.

[Joel]

I know wtf i am doing, i just really dont have the proper tools in my posession to do it as easy as someone with lifts, a good compressor...etc. Most of my shit is standard, since my dad doesn't believe in imports, he didnt buy me very much metric shit for christmas. I'll git r dun eventually. Maybe i can interest you and nick in building the frame, and finishing the wiring for me? i have to check by funds, but I would like to give you guys some some business.

[slowvo]

i agree with troy

[Joel]

I got a little further today...




Took all of the front suspension parts out. Motor will be coming out tonight or tomorrow morning. hoepfully i will be ready to start building the frame soon!

[SmitEvo]

Pics dont work

[STiSchucky]

99slowGSX wrote:
Pics dont work
neither wil the car

[Flowcus]

STiSchucky wrote:
neither wil the car

haha!

[Joel]

STiSchucky wrote:
neither wil the car
what car? this is a gokart fag!

[slowvo]

again i agree. if someone has problems taking off 2 nuts, how are they going to be able to fabricate everything to get this project running?

[Joel]

they were rusted on since 89. the only thing i did wrong was wait to long to take the grinder off the bench and cut away. I am not fabricating the frame, everything else, i am very confident that i should be able to do.