Tools to remove drive shaft nuts.

[asimovy]

I'm trying to remove a pair of very stubborn drive shaft nuts atm, i have managed to snap a sidchrome half inch fixed rachet with a pole over the end of it.

I'm wondering if anyone can lend/rent me a decent breaker bar or rattle gun?

[Dale]

Where do you live?

Breaker bars can be had pretty cheap, $30 - $40 for a 1/2 inch drive with lifetime warranty... well worth the investment if you are going to be working on cars in the future.

[beagle_senior]

funny you mention this, i broke my breaker bar a few days ago trying to do the same thing, i bit the bullet and went out and bought a rattle gun and it got it with ease...

if you were in SA id let you borrow it...

[tojo]

Get a cheap socket , weld it on to a 30cm flat or angle bar and hit it with a hammer.

[asimovy]

Well i got a breaker bar and got one side off!

And snapped the bar on the other side.....

Off to see if i can get my money back.

[tojo]

Wouldn`t mention if you used a pole or pipe on it...

[Euphoria]

Yeah they can be pretty awful to get off, especially since the nut is so small, I always had problems of it just slipping. Big rattle guns seem to work, breaker bar with another bar attached to it, locktight has a spray that freezes the bolt (I bought some recently and it didn't seem to do much although I've heard its pretty good)

[Javal]

Yeah they can be pretty awful to get off, especially since the nut is so small, I always had problems of it just slipping. Big rattle guns seem to work, breaker bar with another bar attached to it, locktight has a spray that freezes the bolt (I bought some recently and it didn't seem to do much although I've heard its pretty good)

Rost-off. You want Wurth Rost-off, or Rost-off Ice.

As aforementioned. Large breaker bar. Pole over breaker bar. Boom.

[boona]

I use a 1/2" breaker bar with a 1m length of steel pipe on the end of that. Put it on, and stand/bounce on the steel pipe. Haven't broken anything yet, and done it multiple times. Even used a super cheap auto socket, and it was fine. Maybe keeping the angles perfectly square helps to prevent breakages? I use mostly sidchrome gear.

[Cuts]

Yeah they can be pretty awful to get off, especially since the nut is so small, I always had problems of it just slipping. Big rattle guns seem to work, breaker bar with another bar attached to it, locktight has a spray that freezes the bolt (I bought some recently and it didn't seem to do much although I've heard its pretty good)

Just FYI if you were using the loctite on the nut in this instance it will actually make it worse, when metal cools it contracts, making the nut tighter on the axle, in this case you want to put it on the axle.

[ecko]

make sure u use a 7 point socket too, not a 12 point or whatever they are

[dnegative]

A 7 point socket ay?

I have no idea how you guys break stuff like you do

[TERRA Operative]

An impact socket will never break, and if you use a 3/4" socket, I doubt you will break your bar either

[dnegative]

An impact socket will never break, and if you use a 3/4" socket, I doubt you will break your bar either

They do break, they just dont shatter. More often than not they deform, flog out or sheer in two

Unless your spending $600+ for a 3/4" socket set those cheapo sockets are dangerous, dont be surprised if you break your bar with them.

[Cuts]

ive used a jbs (tools work bought for me, im a kingchrome man at heart) 1/2 drive breaker bar, its done harmonic balancers (using starter motor undo method) and many drivehaft nuts (with long extensions).

point being decent tools last.