Hub nut.......... GRRRRRRR! - Page 2

marinabrian · 25th April 2020, 15:31

I use a 32mm King Dick offset ring.

The broach fits the hub nut securely, and the outer ring fits perfectly into the flange.

Fit a space saver, turn the steering to full left lock and remove the key, fit the spanner horizontally and stand on the end of the spanner with the ball of your foot.

Get yourself nicely balanced, then bounce on the spanner.........works every time for me

Brian

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 17:27

Cheers Brian, I think I'll give that a go. Just need to find a suitable spanner or might have to buy one.

Does it need to be a King Dick, or would a Little Winkle do the trick?????

marinabrian · 25th April 2020, 19:33

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Originally Posted by ZedTeeT

Cheers Brian, I think I'll give that a go. Just need to find a suitable spanner or might have to buy one.

Does it need to be a King Dick, or would a Little Winkle do the trick?????

Here is the exact spanner I use

LINK

Brian

trikey · 25th April 2020, 19:40

4' 3/4" drive breaker bar and an impact socket, never failed yet

DMGRS · 25th April 2020, 19:46

Big bar is my method of choice with these - I believe the socket I use is of the impact variety, but it does the job.

COLVERT · 25th April 2020, 19:48

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Originally Posted by ZedTeeT

Cheers Brian, I think I'll give that a go. Just need to find a suitable spanner or might have to buy one.

Does it need to be a King Dick, or would a Little Winkle do the trick?????

You know what they say------Bigger is always better.

I always use a socket with a straight bar through it. I then use a short length of tube on each end. This then applies an equal force to the nut and not just to one side which adds friction to the effort to undo it.

Make things easier not harder.---

Fred Byrne · 28th April 2020, 22:01

Stand on he end of the bar and hit the bar with a small sledge assuming you have unstaked the nut. I thought the nut was 31mm could be wrong though as my 32mm felt a bit slack. My 420 impact wrench made very heavy weather but heat + impact wrench worked --just.
Fred

Mike Noc · 28th April 2020, 23:39

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Originally Posted by ZedTeeT

Just doesn't want to shift. I'm trying to get the strut out but all the bolts are fighting me!

You don't need to remove the driveshaft to get the strut out, or can't you shift the strut to hub clamp bolt either?

ZedTeeT · 29th April 2020, 20:17

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

You don't need to remove the driveshaft to get the strut out, or can't you shift the strut to hub clamp bolt either?

Can't remove either, but I've ordered a new 460nm rattle gun. Hopefully that'll help, but I'm also collecting 1m length of steel tube from a friend as a last resort!

Rover600 · 30th April 2020, 21:52

Just a word of caution but take the rating on these impact guns with a pinch of salt - there is a massive difference in the figures depending on how they measure the torque, and breakaway torque is quite misleading.

My battery one wouldn't touch them, but my CP gun buzzed them off no problem - it develops a maximum of 704 or 1300 Nm, depending on what figure you believe...

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marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	I use a 32mm King Dick offset ring. The broach fits the hub nut securely, and the outer ring fits perfectly into the flange. Fit a space saver, turn the steering to full left lock and remove the key, fit the spanner horizontally and stand on the end of the spanner with the ball of your foot. Get yourself nicely balanced, then bounce on the spanner.........works every time for me Brian

28th April 2020, 22:01	#17
Fred Byrne Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Ballynahinch Posts: 194 Thanks: 69 Thanked 60 Times in 23 Posts	Stand on he end of the bar and hit the bar with a small sledge assuming you have unstaked the nut. I thought the nut was 31mm could be wrong though as my 32mm felt a bit slack. My 420 impact wrench made very heavy weather but heat + impact wrench worked --just. Fred

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Rover600 Newbie Rover 600 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Just a word of caution but take the rating on these impact guns with a pinch of salt - there is a massive difference in the figures depending on how they measure the torque, and breakaway torque is quite misleading. My battery one wouldn't touch them, but my CP gun buzzed them off no problem - it develops a maximum of 704 or 1300 Nm, depending on what figure you believe...