tagy 1 Posted October 10, 2006 Anyone know how to remove the front hub nut with the hub off the car and the driveshaft still attached?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_life 0 Posted October 10, 2006 with great difficulty, try using a vice to lock the driveshaft (a none cylindrical part needed) a vie to hold the hub steady, then you'll need an air wrench to shock the nut loose, its a pain in the ass but it works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rick03054 Posted October 10, 2006 Might be easier to stick a wheel on it and find a way to jam that somehow, maybe even sticking it back on the car temporarily. Holding a little driveshaft steady while you put that much force on it sounds like a recipie for swearing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) Holding a little driveshaft steady while you put that much force on it sounds like a recipie for swearing! Your not wrong.Been there, think i may of shed one tiny tear aswell, all in fustration of course Top tip for tonight is:-)If using a big vice, make up some lead or alu jaws as not to damage stuff. Having said that I managed to rip the vice clean off the wooden bench it was bolted to Edited October 10, 2006 by sonofsam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted October 10, 2006 the haynes manual has a pic of a 'special tool' you can make up to do this, its just two flat bars, one long and one short, bolted together and then bolted to two of the four wheel bolts. Its hard to describe but if you have a haynes manual you'll see what I mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) Yeah following on from jackherer you can also put two f**ked wheel(because they are only going to get bent) bolts in the hub and use a lever bar between the too. This method is probally not recommended..Lever flick + shin = ouch ! Edited October 10, 2006 by sonofsam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 245 3 Cars Posted October 11, 2006 Only way I've done this is by taking it to a local garage & using their impact gun. Worked a treat. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dream Weaver 2 Posted October 11, 2006 We did it by having a mate standing on the brakes, andme with a massive scaffold pole undoing the nut. It worked, but it turned one of the discs round on the retaining screws and I had to line it back up again. Other option is the wheel bolts thing as above - 2 opposed wheelbolts, and a bar in between them which is held on the floor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M@tt 77 Posted October 11, 2006 as graham said i took mine down the local s*it-fit (Kwik-fit) garage one lunchtime and get them to do it with their impact gun. Make sure you take the right sized socket with you cos they don't tend to have them in that size there as they don't do driveshafts. Took 10 seconds and didn't cost a bean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinM 0 Posted October 11, 2006 It worked, but it turned one of the discs round on the retaining screws and I had to line it back up Been there as well - a bit of a nightmare TBH... ...the retaining screws get 'sheared' sideways but don't break - so you cant undo them, cos they won't rotate - you can't put a EZ-out into them, cos they won't rotate - you can't drill them out, because the drill has to go in on an angle and goes into the opposite threads on the hub My advice - don't get into a situation where this happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassman 1 Posted October 11, 2006 Did mine with a broom handle on the brake pedal and using a breaker bar, came off easily! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinM 0 Posted October 11, 2006 ...then it probably wasn't as tight as it should have been! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smckeown 1 Posted October 11, 2006 We did it by having a mate standing on the brakes, andme with a massive scaffold pole undoing the nut. Did mine with a broom handle on the brake pedal and using a breaker bar, came off easily! He says the hub is OFF the car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niklas 1 Posted October 11, 2006 I'm with Graham, an impact gun works nicely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CB-Dave Posted October 11, 2006 I had to do this recently, sat them on the floor - held the hub between my knees and gunned the bolt off with a windy gun, got em off in no time at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dream Weaver 2 Posted October 11, 2006 He says the hub is OFF the car Doh!! I thought it meant wheel off the hub, not hub off the car. I'd buy a new hub Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylorspug 7 Posted October 12, 2006 Decent impact gun will easily do it as long as someone is there to hold onto?stand on the driveshaft and hub. Without an impact gun, put 4 wheel bolts in the hub, then either stick it in a vice at an angle (you need a large vice to achieve this!), or trap a breaker bar in the wheel bolts and get someone heavy to stand on it whilst you undo it with appropriate socket and looong bar. Done both of these, worked easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@cornwall 100 Posted October 12, 2006 Hub nuts are quite soft metal- a sharp, small cold chisel and a big hammer will eat it's way through the side of the nut quite qickly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
