Just picked up a galvanized 4' 1" pipe. Craftsman 3/4"
Breaker bar fits nicely in that. We'll see if pipe flexes too much.

On Monday, May 9, 2016, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> > On 08-May-2016, at 14:32, Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > I suggest getting a proper 46 mm or 1 13/16" socket ($19 from Sears or
> $10
> > from Tractor Supply), a breaker bar and a 4" long 2" pipe.  A 200 lb man
> > can gently exert 800 lb ft of torque by standing on the pipe and much
> more
> > if he bounces a little.  If a LARGE chock is used the van will remain in
> > place.  An additional chock placed at the alternate wheel will also help.
> >
>
> That’s how I’ve always taken the axle nuts off the ’66 Westy.  I haven’t
> had to take a nut off the ’88 yet, but cannot see why I would approach it
> any differently.
>

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