

| Subject: | Re: Breaking free rear axel nuts. |
| From: | Douglas |
| Date: | Mon, 01 Jul 1996 14:02:04 -0700 |
Chris Chubb wrote: > > If you have not yet begun to fight the rear axel nuts, let > me give you my four cents worth. I am a scarred and tested > vetran of the axle-nut-wars. > > Hint #1: DONT use a 'flex handle' or 'breaker bar' for these > applications. What you want is the 3/4 inch 'sliding T handle' > It is much beefier (TM) than the flex bar, and can handle > the stress. At Sears, it is even cheaper than the breaker bar. > It does not have a long handle, only like 18 inches, so you > will need some pipe. I reccomend 10 feet of galvanized water pipe. Better yet; get an *AXLE NUT DRIVER WRENCH*! Your 1/2 breaker bar goes in it, you put torque on the handle, frap the hell out of it with a 5# sledge, and it WILL come loose. No broken tools or knuckles! > Good luck doing this, is can be quite fun! > -- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA] > ____________________________________________________________________ > \All opinions expressed or implied may not reflect those of the \ > \Institute for Defense Analyses, the US Government, or anyone else. \ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas
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