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[M700FGT]

Sounds like progress. Must have been pretty tight if the disc brake was slipping - was this with all 4 wheels on the ground?.

 

Also after finally tightening up the driveshaft nut did you check the wheel was turning freely? Admittedly this is not so easy on the front wheels as there is the drag from the diff.

Well doing it up to 270NM is pretty tight, even with brakes on. 

 

To be fair, even Mr Haines mentions you can make a tool to hold the disc from moving. 

[M700FGT]

 

Sounds like progress. Must have been pretty tight if the disc brake was slipping - was this with all 4 wheels on the ground?.

 

Also after finally tightening up the driveshaft nut did you check the wheel was turning freely? Admittedly this is not so easy on the front wheels as there is the drag from the diff.

 

When lossening mine i ended up lifting the car and turning the wheel with a friend with his foot  and the brake..... also bent the 1/2" bar holding the socket. 

Couldnt get it off, took it to a local friendly tyre shop, they broke the pin on a 36" bar, took it to a garage they said they got it off ( didnt) took it to kwikfit of all places their battery gun couldnt get it off, theyre pnuematic couldnt get it off, ended up being  a 36" bar with a 5' piece of tube and the manager bouncing on it. Was unbelivable.... had to replace nuts since we even tried hammering the castlation around. 

 

Ouch! Lets hope I never end up like that.

[Spider]

 

Sounds like progress. Must have been pretty tight if the disc brake was slipping - was this with all 4 wheels on the ground?.

 

Also after finally tightening up the driveshaft nut did you check the wheel was turning freely? Admittedly this is not so easy on the front wheels as there is the drag from the diff.

Well doing it up to 270NM is pretty tight, even with brakes on. 

 

To be fair, even Mr Haines mentions you can make a tool to hold the disc from moving. 

 

 

I have a length of 3" Angle Iron that bolts up to the studs. I usually use that in the Vice but it can be used On Car as well.

[Rorf]

Big advantage of drum brakes, less torque required to tighten the nut