Is there anyway to take the front, passenger 36mm axle nut off with only one person? I have an automatic transmission.

Help please!

Thanks,
Aaron

 

do you have access to an air compressor and air tools?

 

Nope, but I might be able to, just not right now. Right now it's 1 a.m. and I want to get part of the axle removal done...

 

I'm such a retard. I didn't get it off yet, but I popped the center cap off my wheel and lowered the car back down to the ground. I will attempt to take the nut off with the tire contacting the ground. Hope that makes sense.

 

take a long giant breaker bar to it, if not get a impact gun and get that sucker off. That's how i got mine off.

 

Yea a large breaker bar should do it. Get the end of your jack handle and break that sucker off.

 

havent really ever tried it that way but im assuming as long as the car doesnt roll backwards it should work. just make sure you remove the cotter key as well.

 

Okay this is going to be a biiiyatch to get off. I'm using a like one foot breaker bar right now. I think that is the longest I have.

What do you mean the end of the jack handle?

 

correct me if im wrong but im assuming hes talking about larger jacks that have a two part handle. you can remove and bolt and take half the handle, slid it over the socket wrench and it'll give you more leverage. a.k.a. a breaker bar or cheater bar.

 

one foot breaker bar?? get like a 6 foot long steel pipe and slide that over your wrench. that thing will start spinning no problem.

 

Post 9 sums up what I was saying. if you got one of those jacks.

 

Gotcha guys! Thanks for the help. I'm going to get a long pipe tomorrow at Home Depot.

I don't have a floor jack, they don't fit under my car.

 

I took mine off by myself. You need a breaker bar and an extended bar at least 3 feet long to go on the end of it for additional torque. I actually broke my breaker bar in the process but still managed to get it off. Good luck.

 

Thanks guys!!!!

 

Use an impact gun.

 

a 3 foot pipe and a 1/2 inch drive does it for me... and some elbo grease

 

My dad is going to have to break this sucker loose.

 

yea impact guns the way to go thats how i did it.

 

If you 36mm socket is skinny enough put the wheel back on, lower the car to the ground and try again. Use anything you can to get more leverage.

Here and idea. . if you do have a skinny 36mm socket to fit in when the wheel is on. put the socket on with your break bar and lower the car. have the end of the break bar as far right (closest to the ground) as you can. Put a jack underneath that end part of the break bar. Start to lift the jack and it should start to generate enought for to break the axle bolt loose.

If there is a harbor freight in your area. electric impact wrenches are about $70, that would get it off easy. Home Depot has some as well but they are more expensive. I have the Dewalt from home depot and axle bolts are gravy for it.

 

Just drive to a local mechanic and ask if they would charge just to break them, you can do that then just socket tighten them with your bar. It may just be quicker/cheaper that way.

 

Or have someone step on the breaks (hard), and put the break bar on with socket and put your weight (as much of it as you can) down toward the edge of the break bar. Lean on it as much as you can, that should (hopefully) also break the bolt free.

 

I got mine off, and i aint too strong, but if they wouldnt come off i had a plan B

here is what it is, put the car on the ground, chock the wheels and set the e-brake, put on the Breaker bar, parallel to the ground, get your jack, and jack up (obviously making sure your moving it the right way) on the breaker bar, this way there will be the weight of your car pushing to get the nut off, also use some PB blaster, good luck

 

all you have to do is wedge a heavy screw driver into the slots of the rotor against the torque member to keep the hub from turning. Then get a 1/2 drive breaker bar and a 3 foot iron pipe from the hardware store and you can get it off with one hand and little effort. you know.... give me a big enough lever and I can move the world...?

 

Long steel pipe for the wiiiiiiiiiiin. Installing an axle is easy...

 

You did it?

Nice work

 

My Dad helped a little with taking off that nut, and I'll use that term loosely.

 

told you , enjoy the new axlesl, i'm sure they'll feel better than the old ones.

 

Yes, so much better than the old one. My car is now very quiet. Hopefully, this axle will last long. My stock axle was busted, seemed like a blown shock.

 

its kinda late now but ill tell you anyways for future references..

when you try to loosen up a hard-to-get-off bolt, instead of just applying a constant pressure, "pump" it.

this will cause more torque and force and the bolt will come loose easier.

and leverage is a key thing too...long steel poles ftw

 

pumping is a good method in this case. In other cases that involve smaller bolts, you might end up snapping the bolt before you break it free, but its still a good technique to try to break a bolt free. If after a few pumps you cant break it free, best to stop before you break it.

in short air tools, or even and electric impact wrench is the best way.

 

just be sure to protect your knuckles if you're pushing down on a pipe. I've seen guys break fingers, wrists, and knuckles smashing against the ground when the nut pops loose. ouch.

 

I've scrapped a bunch of times due to bolts suddenly freeing up. gloves do wonders as well.