Re: Angle drive issues.

["Jan van de Wouw" <Jan@xxxx>]

--- Noah wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Jan van de Wouw wrote:
> > In order to remove the drive from the nut the nut has
> > to be removed from the hub/axle.
> *nod* It's getting the nut removed from the axle that's
> the issue. The only way I can see to do this is to remove
> the rotor and free up some more of the spindle so I can
> immobilize it. 

The vice grips would probably work, but you'd ave a hard 
time getting the bearing back on (or off for that matter)
because of the damage you already thought of.

I have no further experience with this, but maybe you can remove 
the hub, so the threads on the end of the axle/spinde are free. 
put the nut onto the threads and then put on ANOTHER NUT.
Turn both nuts onto each other so they don't move anymore,
put on a box wrench and wedge that to the floor with a breaker bar.

What ever you do, when you have everything off of the car,
be sure to check why your axle/spindle can rotate! 
This is NOT supposed to be this way, the axle should be wedged
into the knuckle. It being slightly coned at the end, putting
on the AD-nut and torqueing it will secure the axle into the knuckle.

Good luck with your next tries,

JAN van de Wouw
Thinking Different... Using a Mac...
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#05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000

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