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BoostLover
05-27-2008, 02:49 PM
Ok, I'm still trying to get to my tranny to change my clutch. I finally got the ball joint issue solved. Now I've got another issue. I'm trying to get the spindle nut off. The driver's side came off fine, but the passenger side is messed up. Someone before me punched the locking part of the spindle nut in too far. And now I can't get it out. I've tryed a punch set, screwdriver and such but part of the metal is messed up and so I can't get anything wedged in there to pry it apart. Any suggestions?????

Tech5
05-27-2008, 03:00 PM
take a impact to it ...an break it off inside, once you get the nut off then you will be able to notch it out very easy then just buy you another pin later

BoostLover
05-27-2008, 05:12 PM
Bad part is that I don't have an impact. Don't know if it makes a difference, this is on an Integra

Scotsman
05-27-2008, 05:21 PM
get a good breaker bar and a really really long sissy bar to go over it , have someone hold the brakes real hard and put some serious a$$ into the breaker bar

integra82786
05-27-2008, 05:29 PM
yep, what he said ^^^, gonna be a ***** if you don't have power tools. i've always been able to pry the bent part ot with something, a chisel, small screwdriver, anything with a thin flat end.

Z0_o6
05-27-2008, 06:18 PM
Snap-On XT7100 (http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=yes&tool=power&item_ID=75955&group_ID=19826&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog)

i havent run across very much it can't break loose.

Barefoot
05-27-2008, 08:43 PM
get a good breaker bar and a really really long sissy bar to go over it , have someone hold the brakes real hard and put some serious a$$ into the breaker barthats how i do it.

Scotsman
05-27-2008, 08:52 PM
thats how i do it. lol , we took a 13' piece of my dad's chain link fence and my buddy who is about 250lbs on the end of it , the sum ***** came right off:lmfao:

Barefoot
05-27-2008, 09:04 PM
lol , we took a 13' piece of my dad's chain link fence and my buddy who is about 250lbs on the end of it , the sum ***** came right off:lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

BoostLover
05-27-2008, 10:12 PM
Thanks guys. Tried holding the brakes down and using a torque wrench and breaker bar. but the nut is stripping now

Tech5
05-27-2008, 11:25 PM
if the nut is stripping then your using the wrong socket its a 32mm

LIKEG6
05-28-2008, 02:12 AM
impact is the best way to go

BoostLover
05-29-2008, 12:09 AM
I'm using a 32mm socket.

Barefoot
05-29-2008, 12:37 AM
i did it 2 times today by hand took me all of of 5 minutes. keep tryin at it.