how to get hub nuts off
 

hi guys, just started dtripping my axle, im having problems with the hub bearing nuts. Ive cut the collar off and meted away the plasticy stuff but the nut wont budge no matter how much heat and sweat i put into it.
Has anyone got any tips?

thanks
nathan

You don't need the hub nuts off if you've got rear drums.

One is reverse thread.

They are done up RFT.

TT

i undid mine while the hubs where still on the donor

Terry

This was my solution...



You than put a length of smaller section box, or a bar through the short bit there, stand on it and then you can undo them no problem. Its like that so's you can swap it over to help tighten and also to undo the opposite side.

Hope that helps,
Steve

I've just got the back end home and didn't have a chance to loosen the back nuts. Done it tonight with a 3/4 drive socket,large toggle bar and a large hammer. Just stood on the drum and kept shocking the toggle bar with the hammer. Just took a couple of minutes. The n/s nut (LH) is left hand thread.

cheers,

Il have another go tomorrow night once iv found a long tube for some extra leverage.

would a pnuematic impact gun loosen them easily? if so i might go down to machine mart and invest in one

I clamped my drive shafts in the vice and applied the windy gun, came off no bother

i highly recomend the clarke electric impact gun

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...-impact-wrench

bought it to do one job and its been a god send ever since !

watch your wrists ! it can kick like a mule !

:D

and no batteries and no need for a compressor !