Arm wrestled rear hub
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Arm wrestled rear hub
Today was rear bearing day so the first thing i did was crack a cold one.
Round 1 Atempt to remove spindle nut with 3/4" impact. No way its giving in. Pull out 5 foot snipe and wrestled that nut till i pinned him!!
Round 2 Atempt removal of 3 torx bolts with 1/2 impact. No way these guys are giving in either. Pull out 1 foot snipe and wrestle all three of those dudes till they gave in.
Round 3 Crack another cold one
Round 4 Install bearing
A lot of wrestling but i did not remove half shaft or tie rod or use any universal joints to get the job done. :cheers:
Round 1 Atempt to remove spindle nut with 3/4" impact. No way its giving in. Pull out 5 foot snipe and wrestled that nut till i pinned him!!
Round 2 Atempt removal of 3 torx bolts with 1/2 impact. No way these guys are giving in either. Pull out 1 foot snipe and wrestle all three of those dudes till they gave in.
Round 3 Crack another cold one
Round 4 Install bearing
A lot of wrestling but i did not remove half shaft or tie rod or use any universal joints to get the job done. :cheers:
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Re: Arm wrestled rear hub (AGENT 86)
It's encouraging to hear you got it off without any dissassembly for tool access. I've heard of folks who actually removed the rear spring and rod assemblies. I guess the right combination tools is the trick. What brand torx bit did you use? Most of them twist in half like a piece of plastic with a breaker bar attached.
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St. Jude Donor '03
Re: Arm wrestled rear hub (AGENT 86)
A lot of wrestling but i did not remove half shaft or tie rod or use any universal joints to get the job done. :cheers:
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Re: Arm wrestled rear hub (Rick93Z07)
What brand torx bit did you use? Most of them twist in half like a piece of plastic with a breaker bar attached.
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Re: Arm wrestled rear hub (Rick93Z07)
Hey Rick, you can't use those "Chinese left handed knock-off Crescent wrenches" you always talk about! :lol: I used the Lisle Torx bit with a Craftsman swivel joint on the end of a 1/2" drive ratchet. (With a pipe on it for one of them) Just gotta rotate the halfshaft to allow clearance to get the Torx bit in.
