Driveshaft Retaining Nuts (Removal)

[sambaileyw 2]

Just after some advice really, never attempted to remove these before..

 

What are peoples opinion on the best method?!

 

Cheers in advance for any advice

 

Sam

 

(running 309 shafts... if that makes any difference?)

[allye 530 3 Cars]

a MASSIVE breaker bar, there is a couple of photos kicking about with people with scaffold poles over breaker bars

[sambaileyw 2]

aha I had presumed a large bar was in order and a tubby freind to stand on it need to stand on the brake pedal or will it be alrite just on the ground?!

 

Sorry if the questions seem a little retarded... a tad new

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

With a 1.9 or car with 1.9 wheels

 

Remove wheel and centre cap

Replace wheel without centre cap, basically don't do this on a jack.

Chock wheel with suitable brick type thing

Apply pressure and slacken.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Pull trigger on Windy gun and job done,

[sambaileyw 2]

Sound aha wish I had a "windy" gun...

 

Off subject miles whats the best way to contact you about re-angling a gti-6 fanimold?

[Cameron 16]

Spend several hundred £'s on a compressor, airlines and air impact gun, pull trigger and job done,

 

EFA

 

They can be REAL stubborn sometimes.. I've had one that required the wheel to be turned into the kerb, handbrake on, engine running, foot hard on brakes, then a 3/4" drive breaker with 6' extension and me and a mate pulling up on the end! Was probably done up by some berk with a windy-gun tbh..

[welshpug 1,666]

MAC tools 18v impact gun

 

Or a 3/4 drive T-bar and jump on it.

 

or the 3/4 windy gun from the back of the van

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Impact gun FTW.

 

Nearly fell over a few times using a breaker bar when if it slips.

 

Don't make the mistake of removing the calipers first

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Mind the odd one I have to use a Torque Multiplier, it can undo 1250 ft lb of torques

[omega 82]

take it to a garage get them to do undo them then tighten them up yourself drive home and do the job.

[sambaileyw 2]

well after summoning some enthusiam and not fixing s*it that dogs decide to chew... I decided to have a go.. after sourcing a 35mm socket they came off with ease have to say was slightly surprised cheers for advice guys

[kenp 3]

You're lucky - last one I did I ended up breaking the t-bar. Well done

 

In future, rattle gun ftw !

Edited March 16, 2012 by kenp

[kyepan 291]

Breaker bar and scaffold pole / old exhaust pipe, then lift it will come easy and first time.

 

Make sure someone has their foot on the brake and or bricks behind the wheels.