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:(I tried changing my left axle but couldn't pull off the nut. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

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what nut are you talking about. the one when you take of the tire. that big ass one? if thats the one, your gonna need a hefty breaker bar. i used a 4 foot bar, and just stand on it. she'l come loose. if thats the nut your talking about :-\

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Well a couple things, ur either using the wrong tools, or ur underestimatinghow tight that thing is really on there. If it factory tight, you may need 2 people to handle it. Get 1 long ass strong breaker bar and use a strong ratchet (craftman or snap on), and then tug away at that thing, itll come. just make sure u have the right socket on there.

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Yes when I take off the rim. It's a 32mm do i need a airgun? Yes i do have a craftman . but a friend of mine told me to unsteak the nut w/ a flat head screw driver.I don't know how.I tried standing on the socket also.

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'unsteak' just means to pop out the little piece that they hammer down to keep it locked to the axle, not all of them are steaked all the time (like if some one already changed it before and didn't do it), if it is, you'll see what i'm talking about. but yeah, i usually use an air gun or stand on a breaker bar while some one else holds the break pedal.

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if u have access to an air gun. that ---- will come off. i hate having to jump on a long ass breaker bar to make that ---- come off. got tired of breaking ratchets the air gun will take that ---- off mang

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I don't see any type of clip in the nut . Thanks I'll use a breaker bar.Around how much is a breaker bar?

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did u take the pin out. there's a pin they stick though it isnt there?

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no, they just steak/stake it in to a little slot on the axle.

m76: a 2 ft. breaker bar can be had fairly cheap. just go to sears or something. just get some one to stand on the break pedal, then stand on the breaker (all or your weight) and lightly bounce on it, go ahead and spray some pb blaster on it or something while you run to get a breaker bar, or just find a piece of metal pipe that will fit around you ratchet as an extension instead of buying a breaker bar, but then you risk breaking your ratchet :-\

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i don't see any pin so i'm going to try the breaker bar.

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no no, its not a pin... its a dent... imagine if u had the axle nut off... theres a place where that axles nut us smashed, like dented.. that dent rests on a groove in the axle... Either way you shouldnt be buying a breaker bar... get anything, even a ------- exhaust piping will work

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ok how do i raise up the dent i know what your talking about but i broke 2 flat head screwdrivers yesterday.So i don't know if i'm doing it wright.I jammed the flat head between the dent and tried to lift up the dent is that how i unstake it?

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yes, that's 'unstaking' it. just put the tip of the screw driver on the bottom of where it's dented and hammer so it taps it out of the groove, i doubt prying it like you were doing would work too well. just get that done and the bolt should come right off. do you know how to seperate your ball joint? once you get the bolt off and your ball joint seperated and the fork at the bottom of your shock off, just tap the end of your axle and it will pop out the back of you hub then just pull it out of the tranny (or intermediate shaft depending on what side your doing you may have to pry it a little).

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but the space to put the flat head is to narrow for the screw driver.I keep breaking the screw drivers. This my first time changing my axle, but seen someone change it before i thought it would be easy.

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it is easy, next time you do it will only take you ten minutes because you'll know exactly what to do. put the flat head in there the other way, hell, just get anything that will fit on the bottom of the dented part that you can hammer out, it won't be hard to hammer it out once you get something that will make good contact with it 8)

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thanks to all ya advice i'm going to give it another try.

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Well first off I can't believe you never noticed the little tab tha keeps the nut tight, if you can't figure out how to bent it out, then get the axle done by a pro.
If the nut is seized on, then you may have to cut it off with a cut off tool, just be sure you have a replacement nut for the new axle.

When you do get the nut off, and the front end apart and the axle out of the hub, you'll have to wedge a screw driver up in between the axle and the tranny to pop it out, once you do this tranny fluid will leak out, so be prepared. ;)

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i noticed the dent but didn't think that little dent is holding down the nut.i'm not a mechanic but willing to give any thing a try.

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i've never once had tranny fluid leak out when i changed an axle??????

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hold on let me get this right first fix the dent then use the breakerbar is that correct? or can i us the breakerbar w/o lifting the dent?

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no, get the damn dent out, then take the nut off, it's not hard to get the dent out, are you drunk?

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hes got to be ::)

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You guys are some funny bitches i said before i tried that an broke 2 flathead screw drivers. Now today i have to buy some more and lift the dent. Thanks for the info.

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get a longer pole and MAKE SURE you are going the right direction.. remember lefty loosie righty tighty.... use the 4 foor prybar and go get this http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00944202000(atleast this is what i use) and it works perfect! I also use an old snap-on impact driver set with that bar to get all sorts of bolts off (crank pully ;) ) all in all i have about 6 feet of bar length and i use minimal pressure to pop that nut.

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I don't know, always does for me?

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maybe there was none in there and that's why my tranny was grinding :-X ;)

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I broke two breaker bars on a damn axle nut. My friend loaned me an electric impact wrench and it came right off.
Go to wal-mart and look in the automotive section, they've got an electric impact wrench for like $20, then take it back when your done. Wal mart will take anything back.

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Thanks i'll go an get one.

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so m76 you get it off yet?

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i doubt it ;)

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I finish my axle last night. Once I unstaked it taking it out was easy, so for everyone who gave me advice thanks for the help. And yes it took a little while because it cold in NY. I don't live in the warm state as you guys. I had to work in front of my driveway. The breakerbar worked good.I will be putting up pictures of my car w/o the hmt and then w/ the hmt in a few weeks.

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good job ;)

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Damn how early do U wake up to get the site?

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i get to work at 5 a.m. and am logged in until about 3:30 p.m. i visit at night occasionally too, but not that often ;)

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I thought i was the only one on at this time

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projekteg: i hope youre not talking about your new si not leaking trans fluid when you pulled an axle. it should, or else its kinda fucked

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---- no, i'd breaking more than the transmission if i had to replace the axles on an na car with only 60k miles..... i had to change the axles on my teg a couple times and never had tranny fluid leak out, i was just joking about maybe there not being any in there, but i really have never had it leak out ???

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well if it didnt come out, there must have been very little in there :-X

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the tranny fluid is exposed to the end of the axle? it seems like it would leak out all the time if that was the case seeing as how there is no seal/gasket on the end of the axle ???