Yesterday, I broke 2 breaker bars on it - el cheapo by hand and then a good craftsman by using a big ole pipe.

Even after that, and tons of liquid wrench, my 600 FT LB torque in reverse impact wrench couldn't loosen the dang thing.

I have no clue how it got so tight. I'm the one who last replaced it and I torqued it to spec and no I didn't cross thread it.

I'm thinking I'm just going to pony up for an IR wrench that's supposed to bust them up to 1k torque. I think that ought to do it, eh . . .

 

holy smokes! Is there rust buildup or anything? Good luck, let us know if you're able to get it loose.

 

Not that I can see. It is just tight.

 

that blows can you get something from advanced auto or autozone for loan, like the spring compressor...so maybe you wouldn't have to buy a new impact wrench.

 

umm why don't you just heat it up? it will slide right off.

 

Propane torch FTW.

 

my passengerside was like that, i almost broke the breakerbar, then i got a thick pipe and me and my friend both pushed on it and broke it loose.

 

Try using PB Blaster or liquid wrench and alternate using a torch but not at the same time those things are flammable! If you are going the impact route IR is this **** I used to work on cars and I used to borrow others tech's IR's when I ran into a problem. Ingersollrand FTW

 

Thanks for the torch suggestion - didn't know about that. I may get one of those instead of the IR.

I broke the breaker bar all by myself