Need to borrow an impact
02-08-2011, 11:39 AM
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Re: Need to borrow an impact
Resoak the nuts with PB Blaster several times and let them sit overnight. Do you have a floor jack? I take off the section of pipe and use it as an extension when I need a lot of leverage.
When all else fails, use a nut splitter:
When all else fails, use a nut splitter:
02-08-2011, 12:51 PM
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The handle on my breaker bar is too big for anything I have to fit over, it's a nice craftsman one, usually overkill for whatever I use it on.
It'd have to be a big splitter to fit on a 32mm nut, and I'm not to that point of desperation.
If I'm forced to spend a bunch of money, I'll put it towards a new impact before anything else, but I'm not doing that.
It'd have to be a big splitter to fit on a 32mm nut, and I'm not to that point of desperation.
If I'm forced to spend a bunch of money, I'll put it towards a new impact before anything else, but I'm not doing that.
02-08-2011, 12:57 PM
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How long is the breaker bar from craftsman? my axle nuts were siezed up on my vw and I had to go to Homedepot and buy a 4 ft galvanized steel pipe for $10 and used that over the 17mm allenkey to break mine loose.
I have an impact, but it's an electric one, not and air gun and I'm not sure if it is stronger then your current gun.
I have an impact, but it's an electric one, not and air gun and I'm not sure if it is stronger then your current gun.
02-08-2011, 01:16 PM
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My breaker bar is 16" end to end
The irony is, I'm the only person to work on this car in the last 3 years, my impact put the nuts on...
If I can't borrow an impact, I'll have to try a piece of pipe tomorrow, or I'll just take the axles apart, pull the motor, and worry about the nuts later I guess.
The irony is, I'm the only person to work on this car in the last 3 years, my impact put the nuts on...
If I can't borrow an impact, I'll have to try a piece of pipe tomorrow, or I'll just take the axles apart, pull the motor, and worry about the nuts later I guess.
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