VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 lol anyway ....Anyone got any tips on how to remove the front hub nuts??Im planning on changing more or less the complete front end, tie rods, ball joints, CV joints, wheel bearings, and wishbone bushes within the next week. Ive already started on the tie rods, pretty simple to get out, but next is the driveshafts, and they arent coming out!!!anyone got any tips on how to cure tight nuts lol Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
bulldog 2 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 You could hire an electric impact drill/driver with 1/2" drive to put your sockets on, that'll shift it. Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 big bar and brut force strength lol Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 yes big bar works well.......i had a 4ft tube on end of a breaker bar!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 soak them overnight with WD40, then as above suggestions, if going the long bar route a good wack on the bar with a hammer to get things moving works well also Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 lol thanks chaps, Ive got them soaking in WD40 tonight so Ill see how they are tomorrow. Got a 2ft breaker bar but might have to stick a pipe on the end of it!How bout using a heat gun to warm up and expand the nut? anyone tried that?Also anything else I should change while Ive got all those bits off?? Link to post Share on other sites
bulldog 2 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 lol thanks chaps' date=' Ive got them soaking in WD40 tonight so Ill see how they are tomorrow. Got a 2ft breaker bar but might have to stick a pipe on the end of it!How bout using a heat gun to warm up and expand the nut? anyone tried that?Also anything else I should change while Ive got all those bits off?? [/quote']Not sure on yours or dubs but cars or some of them in the past have had nylocks, so you wouldn't want to heat them if they were nylocks. Link to post Share on other sites
amazak 3 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Don't burn your tight nuts mate! lol. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 lol yea your right better keep the flames away for now...!Seen this kit from the states which has more or less evrything I need!!http://www.mjmautohaus.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_6_15_42_151_6567&info=OEM_VAG_357412331A.ZFTR.VR6.HD_Suspension_Rebuild_Kit_with_ZF_Tie_Rod_Assemblies_Front_Heavy_Duty&products_id=2956Is there any place in the UK that supplies sets like this?? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 lol thanks chaps' date=' Ive got them soaking in WD40 tonight so Ill see how they are tomorrow. Got a 2ft breaker bar but might have to stick a pipe on the end of it!How bout using a heat gun to warm up and expand the nut? anyone tried that?Also anything else I should change while Ive got all those bits off?? [/quote']Not sure on yours or dubs but cars or some of them in the past have had nylocks, so you wouldn't want to heat them if they were nylocks.lol just to confirm yes the standard hub nuts are nylocks so no heat for them!!Had a good result working on the car today, managed to get the hub nuts off in the end and smacked my chin on the wing in the process! Got them off using the WD40 and big bar, and full body weight on bar method!Got most of the old parts out ready to replace with new parts that should be coming in on tuesday! Had a look inside one of the cv joints that I took off and balls were really scratched.so in the end, I no longer have tight nuts, just scratched balls.... (lol!) Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 also, is there anything useful I can do with my old CVs or should I chuck em?seems a waste to be chucking that lump of metal. Link to post Share on other sites
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