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css9450
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APR 08, 10:18 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by wftb:
If it has vented discs, put a screwdriver in the disc so when it butts up against the caliper the axle can not move. Then use a breaker bar with a pipe extender. |
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That's how I usually have to do it in the junkyard. That's also how I found out I'm stronger than a lot of screwdrivers....
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RCR
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APR 09, 07:15 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by css9450:
That's how I usually have to do it in the junkyard. That's also how I found out I'm stronger than a lot of screwdrivers....
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Yea...Did the same to my screwdriver when retrieving the hub at the salvage yard. Found a bolt on the ground that worked much better.
Bob
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wftb
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APR 09, 07:46 AM
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I used a screwdriver in the disc brake of my Honda Civic wagon to bust the axle nut loose last week and it worked great. Whether the screwdriver breaks or not would probably depend on how well the disc holds the screwdriver straight. I was about to weld up a fixture to bolt to the disc when I thought I would check what youtube said about it. First video I watched the guy used a screwdriver. Saved me a bit of work.
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RCR
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APR 28, 05:27 PM
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I haven't replaced it yet, but I did break it loose. 20V Milwaukee impact wrench on the highest setting did the trick.
Bob
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Spadesluck
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APR 28, 06:11 PM
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I always use an impact gun for tough bolts. Worth their weight in gold!
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oneinch
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JAN 20, 01:21 PM
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I know this is an old post, but olejoedad nailed it. Big Air Impact. Electric will do too. I chuckled at his repeated posts.
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'88 Formula, red on gray[This message has been edited by oneinch (edited 01-20-2021).]
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Spoon
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JAN 20, 08:20 PM
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I'm also in olejoedad corner. A super big impact wrench with an unlimited air supply and plenty of time and she'll come loose. Bring dinner and Tag-team if you have to.
Trust me!!
Spoon
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"Kilgore Trout once wrote a short story which was a dialogue between two pieces of yeast. They were discussing the possible purposes of life as they ate sugar and suffocated in their own excrement. Because of their limited intelligence, they never came close to guessing that they were making champagne." - Kurt Vonnegut
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thesameguy
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JAN 21, 03:39 PM
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I had a Honda where I could not get the nut off. I had a "pretty big" 400 or something lb ft air impact and it wouldn't come loose. I put it back together, drove down the street to a shop and offered $50 if they'd just loosen it for me. They had a good chuckle over the easy $50. After about 30 minutes of HAMMERING at it they got on the phone to another shop. A while later a guy with the biggest impact wrench I'd ever seen shows up and he hammers away for about 3 minutes before it finally spun off. I asked the guy what he had - it was a 1" drive 1400 lb ft IR wrench. I've never in my life seen another fastener that stuck!
Regardless, big ol air impact is always the right answer.
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fierobear
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JAN 22, 02:13 PM
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CSM842M4
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JAN 22, 10:15 PM
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Depends on the year of the Dart. Used to work at the Tire and Lube department of the box box store, and this one guy with a mid-60's Dart came in every other week for a tire rotation. Left-hand thread studs/nuts on the left side of the car. My '67 Power Wagon was the same way. New Darts are prolly right-hand-thread all around.
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