Any good ideas how to get the axle nut off? I got the 36 mm socket and a big breaker bar but it won't budge. Any ideas would be great.

 

Thanks, Joe

couple of feet of pipe over the breaker and stand on it.. Always works for me.

 

Good luck

 

PS.. I am assuming you don't have access to an impact wrench

No I don't have access to a impact I wish I did I guess I'll try some more bar. I thought about heating it up.

 

Joe

In a pinch I've put the breaker bar on the axle nut and put the car in reverse and SLOWLY backed up until it broke free. never snapped a breaker bar or socket.

Remove the pin! Rust penetrant, 3/4" drive ratchet, long pipe, jump!

Some of these can be buggers - I've busted 1/2" breaker bars like twigs - don't even think about a ratchet....

 

GD

That's why I specified 3/4" drive ratchet, I have a nice Sears I am not afraid of returning!

And you wonder why I return Sears and Break China so much :jollylaugh:

There is a special tool made for VW rear axle nuts that also fit our Sube's. It's a 1/2" thick flat peice of cast steel with a hole for a breaker bar and two flat spots on either side to hit with a hammer while applying pressure with the breaker bar. Check local VW/foreign (german) parts stores. Most will carry it by EMPI or possibly Dee Engineered Parts. Also available through Rocky Mountain Motorworks on-line or http://www.cip1.com I think. Used mine for all my axles when I did my 6 lug/ disc brake conversion. Good luck,

I just checked cip1.com and they have it if you want to see it. Go here. I'll give this url thing a shot. Go here. http://store.cip1.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=cali&Category_Code=23-01

Asking the obvious but. You are trying to get it off with the wheel on and the car sitting on the ground, right?

 

Jay

well the way i did it was the 3/4 in ratchet a impact socket and and 10 foot section of 3 inch diameter 1/4 inch wall steel pipe

the pipe has so much weight /leverage to it that all it took me was one finger to push down on it hehe

done 4 axle nuts that way 6 if you count my s-10

heating the nut with a propane torch will help. heat it up till it starts to glow. pour water in the aaxle stub itself, that way it will help shrink it compared to the expansionof the nut itself.

 

but i recommend this as one of a last effort, if nothing seems to work