dare i ask????

bandit600 · Jan 7, 2009

after seeing how a stupid question gets treated here i'm a bit

about asking this

the bearing nuts on a rear hubs are not reverse thread??? trying to undo the drivers side rear using a 8 foot bar standing on the end still wont shift it, tried both ways but nothing.

wd40'd it, heated it up still wont give, just want to confirm that it is a normal tread

goonarmy · Jan 7, 2009

self tightening like the old rear van axles?Dont think so. yours aint going either way by the sounds of things so wont help ya anyway!

chromiumuk · Jan 7, 2009

Sorry, not sure on this with the Freelander, though I have had cars in the past that have left hand threads on one side.

This is not a stupid question,
asking how to check your engine oil level however is totally stupid & will be ridiculed.
Hope you get sorted soon.

clutchdust · Jan 7, 2009

they're not left hand thread, just bloody tight and "peened" to lock in place

chromiumuk · Jan 7, 2009

clutchdust said:
they're not left hand thread, just bloody tight and "peened" to lock in place

Thanks Clutchy, worth remembering for the future.

bandit600 · Jan 7, 2009

thanks guys

so any idea on how best to remove, bent a 2ft breaker bar and today welded a extention bar onto 8 foot scaffold bar and that just ripped away, i'm lost now, only thing i can think of is changing the complete hub????

any ideas greatfully recieved

booboodag · Jan 8, 2009

You need a 3/4 drive socket set, best advice run down to local garage, get them to crack the nut and retighten , then drive home steady and then undo with normal sockets, remember to fit new nuts.

degs · Jan 9, 2009

I think you need an impact gun. You can by a 12 volt one cheap on ebay, otherwise get a garage to use their gun. For what its worth buy a 12 volt gun as they are very handy.

rustymark · Jan 9, 2009

Ha! Just removed NSR drive shaft nut which I think is the one you are talking about - oh yes tis very tight. very very tight. 400 NM tight to be precise.

Make sure you have knocked out the staked down bit of nut well first - then I suggest using a 32mm impact socket (cos it fits on the flats of the nuts and stops you slipping off) using 1/2 inch drive, used short bar fitted into end of a 5 foot length of box section.

It won't go easily but I used 4 or 5 good goes at it - getting angrier each time - and then on the last go I decided f it and pulled the box section as much as I could - it was bending my short extension bar but then BANG and it freed up.

One note - you will need a new nut on refitting and a torque wrench capable of tightening to 400 NM which in the scale of things is F tight. I ended up borrowing one from work - 3/4 drive........much stronger!

Do not neglect the retightening torque - its an essential safety item - your safety and those around you.

Sean · Jan 9, 2009

degs said:
I think you need an impact gun. You can by a 12 volt one cheap on ebay, otherwise get a garage to use their gun. For what its worth buy a 12 volt gun as they are very handy.

if a 8 foot bar wont shift it a 12v impact gun certainly wont - if you peel the labels off the cheap ebay ones it'll say "made by fisher price"

rustymark · Jan 9, 2009

You have no chance with a 12v gun - you'll end up with a very hot impact gun and a flat battery or gassed from exhaust fumes!

Is there not a commercial vehicle garage near you could drive to - have the nut undone there - re tighten to say 200NM and stake, drive home carefully, unstake and remove.

Don't attempt the job if (a) you dont have a torque wrench capable of 400NM or (b) a new driveshaft nut - they are there for your safety and that of others!

Darmain · Jan 9, 2009

On a slight distraction. At that torque, what stops the nut cold welding to the drive shaft? Are they different materials?

doobreydog · Jan 10, 2009

12v impact guns ****e...not found one that can remove anything tighter than a wheel nut..

As youve done with breaker bar but put a jack under bar and lift it....if motor starts to lift and nut still not moving give it a couple of "gentle" blows with big hammer.....worked for me

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