Oh, Nuts!
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From: Kalispell, MT
The damn things are finally off! Russ's method worked. I had to heat them three times and lean on the breaker bar until it looked like a bow, but they finally let go. Didn't break the cheep Harbor Freight bar or the Craftsman socket either. Thanks Russ!
Last edited by C3TPI; Feb 14, 2020 at 02:53 PM.
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C3TPI,
Glade to hear things worked. I felt sure that method would work for you. As I mentioned in an earlier post in this string, a 4 banger Honda engine was the worst bolt I have ever broken loose. I had leverage, so much that I was picking up the entire front end of the car off the ground. When the bolt broke it sounded like a gun had fired, I went flying and at the same time I thought either the socket had broken, my Snap-On breaker bar broke or that the bolt sheared off. Never thought the bolt broke loose but it did. Anyway, happy motoring. Russ
Glade to hear things worked. I felt sure that method would work for you. As I mentioned in an earlier post in this string, a 4 banger Honda engine was the worst bolt I have ever broken loose. I had leverage, so much that I was picking up the entire front end of the car off the ground. When the bolt broke it sounded like a gun had fired, I went flying and at the same time I thought either the socket had broken, my Snap-On breaker bar broke or that the bolt sheared off. Never thought the bolt broke loose but it did. Anyway, happy motoring. Russ
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From: Kalispell, MT
That would be scary. After getting the nuts off, I banged the spindles out of the bearings with a thread knocker. That was fun too. I had to use the heaviest single jack hammer I have and really wail on them, but they came out undamaged. They sure make things tight on these assemblies. Hopefully no issued pressing the new bearings on. I have a bearing spacing tool with various shims to get them dialed in before final assembly.
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C3TPI,
Glade to hear things worked. I felt sure that method would work for you. As I mentioned in an earlier post in this string, a 4 banger Honda engine was the worst bolt I have ever broken loose. I had leverage, so much that I was picking up the entire front end of the car off the ground. When the bolt broke it sounded like a gun had fired, I went flying and at the same time I thought either the socket had broken, my Snap-On breaker bar broke or that the bolt sheared off. Never thought the bolt broke loose but it did. Anyway, happy motoring. Russ
Glade to hear things worked. I felt sure that method would work for you. As I mentioned in an earlier post in this string, a 4 banger Honda engine was the worst bolt I have ever broken loose. I had leverage, so much that I was picking up the entire front end of the car off the ground. When the bolt broke it sounded like a gun had fired, I went flying and at the same time I thought either the socket had broken, my Snap-On breaker bar broke or that the bolt sheared off. Never thought the bolt broke loose but it did. Anyway, happy motoring. Russ
