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Subject:RE: Rear axle nut. Uuugh!
From:Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Date:Fri, 4 Nov 1994 9:51:36 -0500 (EST)

>From: cchubb@ida.org (Chris Chubb)

>So, what has worked in getting these nuts off for you? How big a
>breaker bar, how long a cheater pipe? If I cook the nut with a
>propane torch, will it cook the rubber grease seals?

This has been brought up before.  But any way, we use a 24 inch long
t-bar/breaker bar that is 3/4 inch drive with a 4 foot pipe for 
extra length.   We use a set of 3/4 drive sockets of the sizes we need and
not a whole set.  Just in case we come across a nut we can't get off we
can use a 1/2 to 3/4 adapter and impact sockets.  We have not broken
any of the tools with this set up.

Jonathan
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Jonathan Dove   jdove@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu
82 Rabbit PU, 83 GTI, 85 Vanagon, 87 Golf
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