Its the lock nut for the hub.

I want to put spacers on, in the back, but the lock nut wont come off.

What the hell. I'm using a wrench and pulling the suspension up...or down...

I'd use a torch but I'm pretty sure thats not a good idea considering the bearing right behind it.

Any suggestion?

 

First of all, did you take the cotter pin out of the middle of the crown nut? (front)

Or did you take that little lock tab out? (pry it out with a screw driver for the rears)

If its on the rear hub assembly, the nuts are usually very secure.. and you probably wont be able to take it off with a wrench.. breaker bar and socket will work. or impact gun.

 

umm there crimped on, you'll need to bend out the little notchs to get it off... there one time use you'll need to go pick up 2 more from the stealership

 

Thats what I thought....Well off to the store to buy sockets...Never ever costs what you thought it would....


And yes, I unlocked the bolt...of course.

 

Ok. Shes a freakin super hero.

Here's the situation.

3 foot breaker bar, 32mm socket, 1/2 inch ratchet....And the **** wont come off. I am actually bending the breaker bar and almost lifting the car off the jack...

Wtf!?

I'm about to torch the bitch. Would that affect the bearing?

 

Spray it down w penetrating oil and let it sit for an hour or so. Then give it a shot and if its still a bitch, take a little heat to it. I hear what you're saying about the bearing, so don't cook the thing, but just a bit should do. At that point, what other choice do you have?

 

I know.

 

i tried taking mine off and i ended up breaking my breaker bar

 

And how did you manage to get it out?...if you did.

 

i couldn't, i just gave up and switched the whole sub-frame but of course i was doing a 4 to 5 lug swap.

 

Them things can be on there some times seriously. I don't bother bending the tab out anymore just use a really good impact gun and berrrrrrr beerrr breeeevvveee she spins.

 

get a bigger breaker bar. i have a 12' piece of pipe that i use when something is really stuck.... if that doesnt break it free it alteast breaks the damn bolt

 

+ 1 for impact gun

 

Impact did it.

It took 1 minute and a half of constant impacting, but it got out.

/Thread.

 

edit: 1 min too late

 

lol yeah maybe i should have stated i used airtools in my original reply,

 

bar far the best impact gun out there in 1/2 inch. use this badboy at work for axle bolts and nuts all the time.. i love this gun
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Titan...spagenameZWDVW

 

I have the same gun works great. Wish the backing wasn't plastic thou. I use my 3/8th gun the most.

 

Wish I had air tools... For those o you without, I used a good breaker bar and put a 2 ton floor jack under the end of it. I raised the jack to turn the bar against the weight of the car. Almost picked the car up off the jackstands but it did break the nut loose.

 

I just took these off today to put dtss eliminators on. I put a cinderblock to the side of it and a wrench in the lugs to keep the hub from moving. Put a 1 1/4in box wrench on it and stood on it. Both sides came right off without even uncrimping the tab.

 

I have a doubt the nut is on there that tight. Make sure its not held by a crimp some where. That will really make it hard to take off

 

i have a older IR impact gun and the handle is plastic, i drove over it with my 1 ton flatdeck and it was fine. lol