HELP FAST!?! - Nuts and Bolts for Axle-back - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:30 AM

they seem impossible to get undone with a ratchet.... i got some penetrant (sp?) for the nuts and bolts... but they just wont budge! Any suggestions?

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:35 AM

gonna go give it one more try, hope i dont break my arm :shock:

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:37 AM

no luck

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:41 AM

now the attempt with the hammer... :shock: :shock:

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:45 AM

no luck again

MattR · 2004-09-07, 07:50 AM

What bolt is that hard to get? maybe you should pray.

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:52 AM

no im not even kidding, im getting pissed

It wont budge at ALL!

U53D · 2004-09-07, 07:58 AM

i give up... it wont go and i have to be at school in an hour. I'll just wait for Kevin... get better like, now :?

ArthurS · 2004-09-07, 08:34 AM

Did you soak it overnight with some liquid wrench or similar?

MikeSTI · 2004-09-07, 08:37 AM

this thread is the funny

sperry · 2004-09-07, 08:47 AM

How long is the breaker bar that you're trying to use?

...if you don't know what a breaker bar is, then that's your 1st problem.

Dean · 2004-09-07, 08:56 AM

Breaker bars are tough to get on exhaust parts...

Box end wrenches and a dead blow hammer should do the trick. Be prepared to run to lowes to get replacements as if they are really rusted/munged as exhaust bolts get, they will snap the bolt instead of losening it.

The last option are "nut breakers. They basically crack the nut in half by pressing a cold chisel into one og the flat sides. I have a set, or harbor freight has them for under $10 I think.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40929

sperry · 2004-09-07, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Breaker bars are tough to get on exhaust parts...

Box end wrenches and a dead blow hammer should do the trick. Be prepared to run to lowes to get replacements as if they are really rusted/munged as exhaust bolts get, they will snap the bolt instead of losening it.

The last option are "nut breakers. They basically crack the nut in half by pressing a cold chisel into one og the flat sides. I have a set, or harbor freight has them for under $10 I think.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40929

If it's the axle back he's taking off, a breaker bar should fit IIRC.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-09-07, 08:59 AM

What Dean said. You can make your own cheap breaker bar if you get a piece of pipe to slip over your socket wrench handle. If that isn't enough, hit it with a Ford tool for some impact loading.

U53D · 2004-09-07, 09:02 AM

yeah, i have no idea wtf you guys are talkin about... i'll just wait for kevin because if i mess up... he'll know what to do

Nick Koan · 2004-09-07, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by U53D

yeah, i have no idea wtf you guys are talkin about... i'll just wait for kevin because if i mess up... he'll know what to do

Thats what you think.

Kevin M · 2004-09-07, 10:23 AM

Bring it by after school if you didn't get it fixed.

sp00ln · 2004-09-07, 11:39 AM

I think you just need some more elbo greese... It'll come. Oh, and can I recommend buying PB Blast at kragen or auto zone. That thing is = god.

It's better than anything else on the market. Go pick some up... drench it, let it soak in, and then try again.

Kevin M · 2004-09-07, 11:46 AM

1/2" impact wrench >*.fastener

sperry · 2004-09-07, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

1/2" impact wrench >*.fastener

Actually my breaker bar gets stuff off that the impact can't touch. Perhaps I need a stronger impact, but it's rated at like 275ftlbs at 90psi... so I gotta figure the bar it over 300 when you really wang on it.

Dean · 2004-09-07, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

1/2" impact wrench >*.fastener

Not true...
My WRX Crank Pulley Nut > Impact wrench > breaker bar > wrench against frame, and kick the starter motor.

We only hope it is < Torch + impact at some point in the future.

Kevin M · 2004-09-07, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

1/2" impact wrench >*.fastener

Not true...
My WRX Crank Pulley Nut > Impact wrench > breaker bar > wrench against frame, and kick the starter motor.

We only hope it is < Torch + impact at some point in the future.

Okay, I forgot about those. I went 0-2 trying to get those off when I was wrench monkey at Vishnu.

sperry · 2004-09-07, 12:58 PM

I used a long soaking of Liquid Wrench, and my 1.5' breaker bar on that bad boy and got it off all by myself!

Before it broke loose, I was pulling on the bar so hard, it was litterally deflecting about 10 inches. :shock: And when it broke loose, it sounded like a .22 caliber bullet being fired, and tossed me on to the floor of my garage!

I thought I had to have broken something in there, but when I took a look, the crank bolt was finger loose, and all I had to do was unscrew it by hand, and swap the pully!

Dean · 2004-09-07, 01:30 PM

I was thinking of using the weight of the car and a breaker bar..

Jack the car up but with the wheels still touching to keep the engine from turning, and then put in the breaker bar and blocks of wood to get it tight, and then just lower the jack.

By the way, is it a lefty loosy, righty tighty, or is it left hand thread?

sperry · 2004-09-07, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

I was thinking of using the weight of the car and a breaker bar..

Jack the car up but with the wheels still touching to keep the engine from turning, and then put in the breaker bar and blocks of wood to get it tight, and then just lower the jack.

By the way, is it a lefty loosy, righty tighty, or is it left hand thread?

It's just like any other bolt. Counter-clockwise to loosen it.

2004-09-07, 07:30 AM	#1
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	HELP FAST!?! - Nuts and Bolts for Axle-back they seem impossible to get undone with a ratchet.... i got some penetrant (sp?) for the nuts and bolts... but they just wont budge! Any suggestions? __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:35 AM	#2
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	gonna go give it one more try, hope i dont break my arm :shock: __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:37 AM	#3
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	no luck __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:41 AM	#4
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	now the attempt with the hammer... :shock: :shock: __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:45 AM	#5
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	no luck again __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:50 AM	#6
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	What bolt is that hard to get? maybe you should pray. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-09-07, 07:52 AM	#7
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	no im not even kidding, im getting pissed It wont budge at ALL! __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 07:58 AM	#8
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	i give up... it wont go and i have to be at school in an hour. I'll just wait for Kevin... get better like, now :? __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 08:34 AM	#9
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Did you soak it overnight with some liquid wrench or similar? __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2004-09-07, 08:37 AM	#10
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	this thread is the funny __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-09-07, 08:47 AM	#11
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	How long is the breaker bar that you're trying to use? ...if you don't know what a breaker bar is, then that's your 1st problem. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-09-07, 08:56 AM	#12
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Breaker bars are tough to get on exhaust parts... Box end wrenches and a dead blow hammer should do the trick. Be prepared to run to lowes to get replacements as if they are really rusted/munged as exhaust bolts get, they will snap the bolt instead of losening it. The last option are "nut breakers. They basically crack the nut in half by pressing a cold chisel into one og the flat sides. I have a set, or harbor freight has them for under $10 I think. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40929 __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2004-09-07, 08:59 AM	#14
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	What Dean said. You can make your own cheap breaker bar if you get a piece of pipe to slip over your socket wrench handle. If that isn't enough, hit it with a Ford tool for some impact loading. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2004-09-07, 09:02 AM	#15
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	yeah, i have no idea wtf you guys are talkin about... i'll just wait for kevin because if i mess up... he'll know what to do __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-09-07, 10:23 AM	#17
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Bring it by after school if you didn't get it fixed. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-09-07, 11:39 AM	#18
sp00ln EJ205 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,196	I think you just need some more elbo greese... It'll come. Oh, and can I recommend buying PB Blast at kragen or auto zone. That thing is = god. It's better than anything else on the market. Go pick some up... drench it, let it soak in, and then try again. __________________ Turbo is a decent with modification.

2004-09-07, 11:46 AM	#19
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	1/2" impact wrench >*.fastener __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-09-07, 12:58 PM	#23
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I used a long soaking of Liquid Wrench, and my 1.5' breaker bar on that bad boy and got it off all by myself! Before it broke loose, I was pulling on the bar so hard, it was litterally deflecting about 10 inches. :shock: And when it broke loose, it sounded like a .22 caliber bullet being fired, and tossed me on to the floor of my garage! I thought I had to have broken something in there, but when I took a look, the crank bolt was finger loose, and all I had to do was unscrew it by hand, and swap the pully! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-09-07, 01:30 PM	#24
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I was thinking of using the weight of the car and a breaker bar.. Jack the car up but with the wheels still touching to keep the engine from turning, and then put in the breaker bar and blocks of wood to get it tight, and then just lower the jack. By the way, is it a lefty loosy, righty tighty, or is it left hand thread? __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...