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Offline tech1889

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Bit of help please.. More help please page 4
« on: 03 March 2011, 15:13 »
Well im starting to take the mk2 engine out etc ready for the ABF.. And im stuck on something..

Ive undone the main hub nut on the front drivers side but for the life of me cant free the one on the passenger side.. I have a 2ft long snap-on breaker bar and ive pretty much hung off it to no avail.. ive tried putting a bit of heat on it still not budging.. Im slowly starting to chew the nut up so ive stopped for the moment..

Any ideas on freeing it up ?? Ive been looking at one of these http://www.tool-net.co.uk/p-345741/clarke-cir24.html but they only free up to like 200nm and the hub nut from what ive read is like 265nm..

Help please lol

Dan
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« Reply #1 on: 03 March 2011, 16:00 »
Well ive just bought a 24v sealey impact wrench as done some research and thats the best my money can afford lol
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« Reply #2 on: 03 March 2011, 16:02 »
Quote from: tech1889 on 03 March 2011, 16:00
Well ive just bought a 24v sealey impact wrench as done some research and thats the best my money can afford lol

I think you may be about to enter a life of 'f**k you rusty bolt'
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« Reply #3 on: 03 March 2011, 16:04 »
thats my attitude to the whole car at the mo.. I found my rust from the advisories.. need about 6inches of outer sill and a tad under the body where a drain hole has rusted and just fell apart when i hit it with hammer lol
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Re: Bit of help please..
« Reply #4 on: 03 March 2011, 16:07 »
Have you tried tightening it up a bit to break the rust.  Using some lubricant / freezing spray might help as well.

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« Reply #5 on: 03 March 2011, 16:15 »
Done both of them mate.. used tonnes of penetrating fluid.. dont have freeze fluid.. and yer tried tightening it up to no avail...
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Re: Bit of help please..
« Reply #6 on: 03 March 2011, 16:16 »
24v impact!!!! get on it!  :grin:
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« Reply #7 on: 03 March 2011, 16:32 »
Get a blow torch on it and get it REALLY hot. works everytime. Also give the breaker bar some sharp blows with a hammer.  Might also help putting an axle stand under the wishbone to take any flex out.
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« Reply #8 on: 03 March 2011, 16:48 »
Well i put my blow torch on it but the stupid thing just kept going out lol.. just gona sort the wiring out until my impact comes and i can carry on with some mechanical  :smiley:
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« Reply #9 on: 08 March 2011, 12:03 »
Well I received my impact wrench yesterday so first thing today thought I would undo that bolt... I have a 325 ft/lb impact wrench and the thing didn't even budge !! Any ideas guys keep at it with the wrench ??

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