Techniques for removing cv nuts?

[siren676]

Cars on the ground. Just going straight onto the nut through the wheel.
Its definitely not a reverse thread. Have already double checked that.

Seems to be a fairly common problem. Will probably pop into dads work and get them to rattle it off with their industrial rattle gun.

[Bling]

Can't go past a rattle gun. Handy tool to have. Next time people ask you want you want for your birthday, you'll know.

Might need to ask for a compressor first if you don't have one I guess. I had some spare wheel hubs with bearings I wanted to compare the bearings on the other day. They are already throw away items i've modified so I had nothing to lose. I didn't even un-punch the nut, just chucked the impact gun on and gave it heaps. It straighten out the nut removed it no worries. It does $&#$% the thread of the hub though, so not a good plan at all if you need to reuse.

[evil_si]

Get oneof the big Dewalt or malwalkee impact guns, battery powered, no compressor required

[Bling]

A decent impact gun is going to cost more than a air setup surely? I'm all for tools, have a stack of battery ones myself. But the cost of an impact gun on battery is pretty hard to justify for limited use.

[siren676]

Can't go past a rattle gun. Handy tool to have. Next time people ask you want you want for your birthday, you'll know.

Might need to ask for a compressor first if you don't have one I guess. I had some spare wheel hubs with bearings I wanted to compare the bearings on the other day. They are already throw away items i've modified so I had nothing to lose. I didn't even un-punch the nut, just chucked the impact gun on and gave it heaps. It straighten out the nut removed it no worries. It does $&#$% the thread of the hub though, so not a good plan at all if you need to reuse.

I bought dad this compressor a while back which probably wouldnt be suitable for a rattle gun.
http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online- ... pid=223418

Doesnt matter too much if i mess up the thread on the drive shaft as i need to replace them for the diff swap anyway.

Have asked for the last few birthdays and xmas's for a rattle gun but they've always said that i would never need one

[evil_si]

A decent impact gun is going to cost more than a air setup surely? I'm all for tools, have a stack of battery ones myself. But the cost of an impact gun on battery is pretty hard to justify for limited use.

$200 for the bare dewalt guns (bare = no batteries etc), perfect if you have other dewalt gear


Ive just got the small dewalt gun, will do wheel nuts with ease, i abuse it on everything, stuff like belly guards, machine panels ete

[rollaholic]

yeah i've been thinking about getting myself a battery powered 3/8 gun for that sort of stuff. wonder if i could find one that'll do wheel nuts too.

[evil_si]

My current gun is the same as this, the first one i had, handled nearly 4 years of abuse, was only the trigger that died in the end

http://www.trademe.co.nz/building-renov ... 241475.htm

This 3/8 drive one will do 169NM

http://www.trademe.co.nz/building-renov ... 710530.htm

[rollaholic]

hm thats pretty affordable too.

i know it sounds picky but ideally i imagine one with the battery inside the handle, so it doesnt have that big bulb on the bottom, just to make it as compact and easy to maneuver as possible.

169nm is pretty respectable though!

[mjrstar]

Just did my mazda axles last night. A 1 1/8 inch socket 1/2 inch power bar and 4 foot extension got the job done. The back face of the nuts were a bit corroded to the drive flange. A bit of a jolt in the nut was needed rather than just applying mega torque..

[evil_si]

hm thats pretty affordable too.

i know it sounds picky but ideally i imagine one with the battery inside the handle, so it doesnt have that big bulb on the bottom, just to make it as compact and easy to maneuver as possible.

169nm is pretty respectable though!

I dont really have aany trouble with the size of the battery bulb, i often use an extension on it for the work i do,

Iirc malwalkee do a range of tools with batteries in the handle, they are only small at around 10.8v, dont remember seeing an impact gun n the range however

[siren676]

Well they are off, took the car down to my mechanic this morning and they hit it with their 3/4" drive rattle gun and they still didnt budge
In the end they used a 3/4" power bar with a massive extension and freeze spray to get them undone.

Got a replacement 1/2" power on the way home from repco only to find dads taken his toolbox with the 29mm socket to work with him