i need help getting the stock one off i have taken off the disk break, tires, hubs, chain, and am left with the two tight a** lock nuts. what should i do from here? ive tried everything to get my lock nuts off. im putting a g force axle on and i need some pointers of what you guys did when taking your axle off. PLEASE HELP
i need help with my axle!
- Thread starter Dan151
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pipe wrench it worked with mine, but do not hammer it that just screws it up use ur hands and fist
use a pipe wrench to hold the axle, then a big set of channel locks to loosen the outer nut first. the person before you may have put locktight on it and/or some trick that i dont know about to put it on.
by the way does anyone have any good tricks to keep them tight
by the way does anyone have any good tricks to keep them tight
you can use two 2" open end wrenches and straddle the axle pressing down in both directions, this is how i got mine apart or you can buy the specialty tool for i think like $30 bucks but id rather invest in wrenches...pipe wrenches im sure would do the trick too...i just had access to the 2" open ends and it gives a bit more to bite on too.
who was the guy talking about only using the proper tool for the job the other day?=))=))=))=))
lol... j/k man.......=))=))
Now that's funny!!!!!!
If you leave your tires on while trying to loosen the axle nuts you can sit on one of them to hold the axle still.
If you leave your tires on while trying to loosen the axle nuts you can sit on one of them to hold the axle still.
if your using a pipe wrench,put a long pipe on the end of it for more leverage for every foot of pipe you gain 100 foot pounds of pressure. it should come off with ease!
I just replaced my axle bearings what a pain in the a$$. I used 2 14" pipe wrenches and i had to heat up the nuts with a small torch to release the red lock tite that the shop manual calls for. good luck
yeah...i knew someone would give me some sh*t about that but actually the 2" open ends are the right tools, just nobodys gonna go out a buy 2 of them at $50/ea to break axle nuts free, i just had access to them as i work for a heavy equipment construction company.
You definitly got the right tool for the job,lol. I think I would of maybe got two big cresent's though, more versitile, of course I don't work on big equipment.
lol i thought about it for a second when i was sitting down frustrated then i just took a pipe wrench and a thick pvc pipe and it came off without even using full force! put the g force on and it is insane! thanks for the help guys!
