axle nut, part MXLCVIII

[dadsCB7]

In trying to change the axles, I broke my beloved 1/2" breaker bar. I had a friend come over and he broke a breaker bar and a 1/2" drive ratchet. He had an electric impact, but that didn't work. That axle nut is tighter than hell. Anyone ever cut off an axle nut before? I can't get the car to work to have someone with an airgun hit it. Anyone have any other 'at home' remedies?

[visualpoet]

I cut off both of mine with my RTX and some heavy duty cutting wheels. If you've got an angle grinder, just be careful around the inner wheel lip, notch the nuts until you can split them with a prybar or cold chisel.

[almostJDM]

yup i had to to that when i first bought my coupe lol, except i didnt car about the wheel so that helped alot

[wed3k]

get a real impact. takes it right off.

[almostJDM]

get a real impact. takes it right off.

not just a real impact but a big air-compressor

[wed3k]

not just a real impact but a big air-compressor

somewhat, ive taken a crank pulley nut off with propane and an entry level ingersoll rand and this is with a 5.5 gallon air compressor.

[dadsCB7]

yeah I have no access to air tools right now. I might have to get the car movable just to get it to work to have them broken.

[ja23merz]

try heating it up with a torch first

[Gotenks64]

This is what you do, get a GOOD breaker bar either maded by Craftsman or Snap-on or some company like that. Then get a steel pipe and use that to torque it off. I did the auto to manuel swap on my car this weekend and that worked like a charm...

[visualpoet]

This is what you do, get a GOOD breaker bar either maded by Craftsman or Snap-on or some company like that. Then get a steel pipe and use that to torque it off. I did the auto to manuel swap on my car this weekend and that worked like a charm...

Yeah, you got lucky. I snapped a brand new Craftsman 1/2" breaker like this.

[casterX]

Yeah, you got lucky. I snapped a brand new Craftsman 1/2" breaker like this.

x2.. plus another breaker bar and a bent 4ft. steel pipe..


to the OP; seems like your axels are still original factory.
since i know the full history of my CB. i had no prob taking off the driver side since i had it replaced before in a shop. the passenger side i know was never replaced since it rolled of the dealership. thus, 2 broken breaker bars and a bent pipe.. hell! hulk hogan can't even break that nut!

this solved the prob in 2mins..

[jdm_inspired]

Use PB blaster and a 4ft pole on the breaker bar. Oh dont forget you need to step on the bar but be careful not to fall. Works for me all the time.

[visualpoet]

Use PB blaster and a 4ft pole on the breaker bar. Oh dont forget you need to step on the bar but be careful not to fall. Works for me all the time.

I used wd-40, pb blaster, mapp gas, a 40 inch cheater pipe (which bent into a lovely curve before the knuckle snapped off of my breaker) and even tried letting it set overnight soaking in pb blaster.

I do wish I'd had this wheel:

All I could find when I went looking was a 20 pack of these (I checked Lowes and Walmart before giving in):

It took all 20 of them to do both sides

[BBuncky2]

I used wd-40, pb blaster, mapp gas, a 40 inch cheater pipe (which bent into a lovely curve before the knuckle snapped off of my breaker) and even tried letting it set overnight soaking in pb blaster.

I do wish I'd had this wheel:

All I could find when I went looking was a 20 pack of these (I checked Lowes and Walmart before giving in):

It took all 20 of them to do both sides

Dude I don't know if you remember my post about cutting rusty cat bolts, but those ones you show on the bottm are all I had, and they break even if you just lightly set the Dremel down on the ground. I gave up using those!

[dadsCB7]

This is what you do, get a GOOD breaker bar either maded by Craftsman or Snap-on or some company like that. Then get a steel pipe and use that to torque it off. I did the auto to manuel swap on my car this weekend and that worked like a charm...

the bar i broke was a Craftsman. the bar he broke might have been a Snap-On (because he said he could get it swapped) and the ratchet he broke was a Craftsman. the steel pipe was how everything was broken. mine wasn't a snap-type break. it was almost like the metal just wore down and it twisted to break. his tools just snapped.

as for being original, the nuts are 36mm and i thought those only came with aftermarket axles. the replacement nuts i got from work are 32s.