WTF AXLE NUT

[Benefit]

alright well im trying to get out the 32mm axle nut on my DC2 and i just went through 2 1/2 inch wrenches one snapped in half and the other bent 90 degrees (using a BMFBB)....ive also tried my impact gun but the stupid thing wont budge...and yes i expanded that stupid little notch in the nut. any ideas?

[teh_mugen18]

did you use some PB-Blaster, or some WD40?? To loosen it up a bit?

[Wurm]

i had that problem on a eg. I cut mine off but you might try DRYICE

[Benefit]

well i just spent the last 10 minutes jumping up and down on my torque wrench like a pogo stick...well the needle is bent way past 250ft/lbs now...

[thepolecat]

Having the same issue on my EG

[Benefit]

^^ let me know how you get it done...it was almost the same thing on the driver side axle but the axle was just stuck in the hub, nut came off fine...i had to beat the living **** out of it and mushroom the end of it but i can grind it so the nut fits...

[Krappy]

tried soaking it in PB blaster yet?

[southside]

lol we broke 2 rachets when trying to get my friends off and 2 when trying to get my brothers off but the impact got it off

[JITB]

take it to a tranny repair shop, and they will get it off in a minute! either that or keep pushin...lol

[Scotsman]

you need a long a$$ sissy bar , find you a bar that will fit over your handle on your ratchet , the longer the better , i just used a 13' piece of pipe to break one loose on my bro's crx

[Benefit]

^^ thats exactly what i did , snapped one ratchet and bent the other one 90 degrees...


oh, how hard is it to take a motor out from under the car? im guessing normal jacks can not jack the car high enough? it seems alot easier than pulling it from top

[Scotsman]

dunno , i've always pulled it from the top , do you have a breaker bar?

[WhiteLightning]

its actually easier to get the motor out from underneath the car.Just put a tire there to sit it on.
Might have to take the head off so you can slip it under

[Benefit]

^^ taking the head off to slip it under is definitely not easier

[xbn83]

well i just spent the last 10 minutes jumping up and down on my torque wrench like a pogo stick...well the needle is bent way past 250ft/lbs now...

Wait, you use the torque wrench to open? :screwy: Torque wrench is used to tighten only!

[Benefit]

its the only 1/2 inch wrench i had left hehe

[Captain-Obvious™]

had same problem on my dc2, had my mom hold the brake and I just went to town on it with a breaker bar for about an hour till it finally came loose

[Benefit]

i think if i heat it up and impact gun it...

[importking73]

yea heat it up wit a torch then it will break loose

[Wurm]

yea heat it up wit a torch then it will break loose


lies............... go buy a nut splitter or a drimmel or air chisel and get it off. Its seized and isnt gonna brake loose no matter what you try. Last time i had that problem went through 3 breaker bars, A torch a ratchet, 250ftlb impact with not luck

[Init2winit]

Put the breaker bar (or whatever you're using) on the nut with the bar resting on the ground. Hold the bar on the axle nut, and get someone to get in the car and dump the clutch. It'll break it right loose.

[Barefoot]

its actually easier to get the motor out from underneath the car.Just put a tire there to sit it on.
Might have to take the head off so you can slip it under
in what world is that easier.


i think if i heat it up and impact gun it...
thats correct it get glowing red hot then hit it with a good impact gun like a IR 2135Ti.

[yungdz]

Its easier to pull a motor from the top unless you have a lift, I hope your using Craftsman tools!

[Benefit]

Put the breaker bar (or whatever you're using) on the nut with the bar resting on the ground. Hold the bar on the axle nut, and get someone to get in the car and dump the clutch. It'll break it right loose.

:rolleyes:

[B_Hoov]

you need a bigger impact, i got a 1200ftlb 1/2 drive that will get it off, i can do it by hand if not, got a 4ft 3/4 drive ratchet i haven't gotten to use in a while...

[B_Hoov]

Put the breaker bar (or whatever you're using) on the nut with the bar resting on the ground. Hold the bar on the axle nut, and get someone to get in the car and dump the clutch. It'll break it right loose.


please do NOT do this as i do not want to read about how you died in the paper

[Init2winit]

LOL

[Benefit]

alright well, i had to cut the rubber boot and hammer out the bearings and ****ed my axle a new hole...oh well, it had to be replaced anyways...

motor is out now...did not come out so easily because the driver side torque mount screw **** hit the chassis and i had to unbolt the entire A/C bracket...

oh and i did blow torch the nut and impacted it, also broke a breaker bar on it also...IT IS STILL IN THE HUB.

[DeeAOne]

i had the same problem on both sides when i was putting in my transmission. i just said **** it and pulled out the whole hub assembly on both sides with the axles still in. :goodjob:

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

try pb blaster. i had a problem on an eg and use an impact wrench. took it out no prob

[gtikid]

Had the same problem a few weeks ago. We soaked it with PB Blaster first, and after breaking about 5 ratchets or so and trying to heat it up, we bought an impact gun. I know this sounds crazy, but it works; Instead of trying to loosen the nut, try to tighten it, that'll get it to slightly move and then it'll come right off, well at least for us it did :goodjob:

[greasemunkey]

take assemble apart, like 2-3 bolts lift it out from that bottom joint and take the whole assembly to a shop that has a high impact, i took mine to one and the guy made me look like a dumbass, he set it on the ground got his impact and it came right off first try. and belive me I tried everything you did

[Justin.]

and old mechanic always told me...if it's stuck, tighten it, then loosen it, will never break a bolt.

and I have a 750ftlb snap on impact, and I've never had any trouble getting axle nuts off, not matter how old they were...your gun was just to weak.

[gtikid]

take assemble apart, like 2-3 bolts lift it out from that bottom joint and take the whole assembly to a shop that has a high impact, i took mine to one and the guy made me look like a dumbass, he set it on the ground got his impact and it came right off first try. and belive me I tried everything you did

That's a good last resort, but I suggest he tries what to tighten it first. Trying to tighten it should break it loose and then he can take it right off :yes:

[SixSquared]

lol dammit I wanted to see if he would try resting the bar on the ground and dumping the clutch!! >_>

[chip P.]

hey man just so you know, you can really screw up your torque rench that way. by using it to loosen things that tight. get a breaker bar.
or what ive done. get a long pipe and put the handle of the tool in it, then you have a lott more leverage when you push down. hope this helps.

[Benefit]

yeah i just cut off the rubber boot and broke the axle in two pieces and pulled the engine out, im going to take off the assembly and take it to my friends shop

[FasTech]

Well, glad to see what I'm going to have to go threw within the next day or two....... I have to do a motor swap in my prelude...........

[Benefit]

well i was really really surprised on how easy a honda swap was right up until the axle nut and shift linkage , other than that its extremely simple

[speedminded]

Your sissy bar is only has strong as the weakest link its attached too. 1/2" or 3/4" breaker bar?

I went to Harbor Freight and got a 3/4" x 25" breaker bar for $15-20 but they didn't have a 3/4" 32mm socket so used a 32mm 1/2" drive with a 3/4" to 1/2" adapter. I think the total cost was $30-35.

Thoroughly soak with PB Blaster and slip a steel jack handle over the 3/4" breaker bar...I guarantee you it will come right off.

[Black R]

Had the same problem a few weeks ago. We soaked it with PB Blaster first, and after breaking about 5 ratchets or so and trying to heat it up, we bought an impact gun. I know this sounds crazy, but it works; Instead of trying to loosen the nut, try to tighten it, that'll get it to slightly move and then it'll come right off, well at least for us it did :goodjob:


THIS IS CORRECT.

[Benefit]

i broke a breaker bar that way,and it had no adapter

[speedminded]

i broke a breaker bar that way,and it had no adapterWhat size breaker bar?

[khaxnguyen]

LOL!!! *ignoring other posts too lazy to read** my friend and i went thru the same situation on my car lol! broke 2, or was it 3 breaker bars, 2-3 ratchets.. lol tried everything but then gave up and used Snap-On impact. haha that stressed me OUT. SO USE AN IMPACT! their technology is AWESOME
oh oh we had used a BIG 6 foot pole for more leverage. lol that's how we snapped them all GL

[RBS]

grind it off, if your scared drive to me and ill cut it off... just be sure to have an extra axle cause imma f*** the threads on your current axle :taun:

[Benefit]

cant drive on one axle...

[RBS]

well borrow someones grinder or rent one from a store... its fairly simple just keep cutting the nut till it comes off LoL, just dont cut the rotor or hub or anything of that nature. i had to do this to khaxnguyens accord once and it worked perfectly

[EJ6]

try tighting it with the gun and then loose it..that worked for me

[B_Hoov]

is it off yet? if not i will bring my air compressor, 32mm socket and bad ars impact and do this for you tomorrow.

[vtec93accord]

One time i had this problem on my hatch. I have a Ingersoll Rand Titanium impact and it has some serious torque to take stuff loose and such. I had to turn the line pressure up on the compressor all they way up to 125psi and it broke it loose then. Try bumping the line pressure up on the air compressor if you can find one.

[Vuongy_Dong]

i broke my snap on 1/2 3ft breaker bar trying to take out one of my customers axle nut. i ended up using an impact tighten it, loosing it, tighten it.........................10 minutes later it slowly came off.

[khaxnguyen]

well borrow someones grinder or rent one from a store... its fairly simple just keep cutting the nut till it comes off LoL, just dont cut the rotor or hub or anything of that nature. i had to do this to khaxnguyens accord once and it worked perfectly
i forgot alll about that little incident. lol yeah it works great. there were alot of sparks! :crazy:

[Thighs]

i forgot alll about that little incident. lol yeah it works great. there were alot of sparks! :crazy:

there usually is lot of sparks when somebody is grinding... :rolleyes: