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[mikinoz]

I gave up and will let a mechanic do it.

[Peter Jones]

any ideas on getting that 30mm nut undone?

Brute force and ignorance.

[Peter Jones]

30mm socket....

and rotate it anti-clockwise..............

[Water Boy]

Get a strong metal bar and give some leverage to the breaker bar!

[Oneofthegreats]

I've seen socket's shatter trying to undo seized on driveshaft nut's.

I've also got a top of the line snap on rattle (cannon) gun & that can't even budge them!

If it's really siezed on good, I soak the crap out of it with wurth rost off & in some cases overnight!
I use a long snap on breaker bar & preferrably a impact socket & a big steel pipe I've got here.
Also have someone in the car with they're foot firmly stamped on the brakes.

Sometime's giving it a hit with the old knockometer can shock it too.

[Peter Jones]

Golf drive shaft nuts are a service item, they're not supposed to re-used. Provided you can source new ones (GAP sells them) you can always drill and split the real stubborn ones.


Pete

[Water Boy]

Hey i was just thinking isnt it a 27mm deep socket?

[Oneofthegreats]

Golf drive shaft nuts are a service item, they're not supposed to re-used. Provided you can source new ones (GAP sells them) you can always drill and split the real stubborn ones.


Pete

This is true, as they a crush/self locking nut

But if they if your alway's pulling them out on your own car, you can reuse them a couple times.

If it's a customer's car, then replace them without question. They also come new in CV Joint boot kit's.




One other thing I highly recommend & do without question myself.

If you have to replace one wheel bearing, you should definately replace them as a pair & replace the other one.

[thestu]

thanks boyssss! i had a 30mm socket with a breaker bar and a long pole on her and had it in gear and the motor just turned over lol so i will have to get someone to stomp on the brakes.

i will tell ya how it goes

[mollins]

thanks boyssss! i had a 30mm socket with a breaker bar and a long pole on her and had it in gear and the motor just turned over lol so i will have to get someone to stomp on the brakes.

i will tell ya how it goes

no handbrake?

you can also use wheel chocks or bricks

[thestu]

no handbrake?

you can also use wheel chocks or bricks

pitty the handbrake works on the rear wheels

its ok i got mum to stomp on the brakes and i used a big bar to get her undone

just waiting for dean to do it...i guess that will be a few months

[gerhard]

pitty the handbrake works on the rear wheels

its ok i got mum to stomp on the brakes and i used a big bar to get her undone

just waiting for dean to do it...i guess that will be a few months

Boys are useless without their mum

[mollins]

pitty the handbrake works on the rear wheels

its ok i got mum to stomp on the brakes and i used a big bar to get her undone

just waiting for dean to do it...i guess that will be a few months

ahh.. i understand.. you took the wheels off

its much easier (and safer) to crack the nut with the car on the ground

just dont roll it around with loose axle nuts!

[thestu]

ahh.. i understand.. you took the wheels off

its much easier (and safer) to crack the nut with the car on the ground

just dont roll it around with loose axle nuts!

yeh i should have had it on the ground

oh well i got it all undone and now the new wheel bearing is in! there is a new new zealand guy at volkspower and he did it in 10 mins :O from go to wo.

[Peter Jones]

Just get that nut as tight as you can before you let the wheel touch the ground, then do it up some more before you move the car.

I stuffed up a brand new wheel bearing just rolling the car out of the garage about 5 metres because I didn't tighten up the nut enough before moving it.

Pete