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[Jayme 1275]

Trying to undo the hub nut on the drivers side to replace wheel bearings

Have the car jacked up sitting on a wheel made a tool up to stop the hub rotating, just a tube with end cut in half and a hole. fits over wheel nut the sits below second 1.

Got a breaker bar and tried it but wont move, anyone got any other methods?

[Chance]

How big is your breaker bar??

I had to use a approx 1m length of tube over my extension bar to undo mine...other i think have used longer

Edited by Chance, 29 March 2013 - 04:07 PM.

[Jayme 1275]

about the same

[mercenary62]

try a bit of heat on the nut as your replacing bearings anyway

[Ipod]

Aint the threads directional for N/s O/s, are you undoing it the right way?

[Jayme 1275]

Going left.

[Ipod]

on what side of the car

[jpw1275]

Aint the threads directional for N/s O/s, are you undoing it the right way?

yes this got me....lol.... not something i like admitting too hehe..... i almost bought new nuts as i couldnt get them on...

cheers james

[jpw1275]

from memory drivers side undoes clockwise

[Jayme 1275]

drivers side, if thats the problem im gona feel like a right tit haha

[Ipod]

drivers side, if thats the problem im gona feel like a right tit haha

right handed thread on the O/s (Drivers side) try goin the other way

Edit, thread direction

Edited by Ipod, 29 March 2013 - 04:16 PM.

[jpw1275]

haha....it got me dont worry...you wont be the last.... just hope you havnt tightened it too much hehe

cheers james

[MRA]

Only the rear have lh & rh threads on the hubs, the fronts are all conventional rh threads (lefty loosy etc)

Edited by mra-minis.co.uk, 29 March 2013 - 04:22 PM.
correct a speling misteak.

[Dan]

I've never found one I couldn't shift by taking the centre cap out of the wheel and putting it back on so that you can use the socket through the middle of the wheel. The full weight of the car on the tyre with brakes on and possibly the engine in gear if needed gives a good amount of resistance. Or if keeping the hub still isn't the problem, you just need a longer lever. Just have a quick check there are no leftover bits of split pin or any swarf or anything jamming the end of the thread though.

Edited by Dan, 29 March 2013 - 04:26 PM.

[Jayme 1275]

Only the rear have lh & rh threads on the hubs, the fronts are all conventional rh threads (lefty loosy etc)

that's what i was looking at there.but thanks for the reply's so far lads

going try putting it in gear, just snapped socket extension