Driveshaft Hub Nut Removal Help

1. Xplodee Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Rochester, Kent Posts: 493 Saxo VTR

   #1 5th February 2013, 16:41

   As title really. Im fitting new springs and need to remove the driveshaft nut to get the strut off the car.
   
   With the brakes on it still turns, This is with the car switched off by the way.
   
   Any help would be much appreciated.
   
   Thanks
2. Xplodee Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Rochester, Kent Posts: 493 Saxo VTR

   #2 5th February 2013, 16:47

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Joe How hard are you pressing the brakes? When I last did one I was pushing as hard as I could, if not try shocking it out with a rattle gun or air gun

   Cheers, Im pressing them pretty hard.
3. user_13958 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3068

   #3 5th February 2013, 16:47

   Start the car and try with the brakes again. They work better with the engine on due to vacuum on the master cylinder.
   
   If still no luck, put a spare wheel on so the nuts still accessible and drop the wheel on the floor. Put something under the wheel to stop it rolling and try again!
4. Xplodee Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Rochester, Kent Posts: 493 Saxo VTR

   #4 5th February 2013, 16:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by qrty Start the car and try with the brakes again. They work better with the engine on due to vacuum on the master cylinder. If still no luck, put a spare wheel on so the nuts still accessible and drop the wheel on the floor. Put something under the wheel to stop it rolling and try again!

   Will give this a go tomorrow, thanks.
5. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #5 5th February 2013, 16:55

   Wheels on and then dropped the floor is usually the way to go, sod undo-ing them just by using the brakes. Also having wheels with removable centre caps helps here too, saves a lot of fannying. Dont forget to do them up to FT (aka fucking tight). I like to do them up to 210lb/ft which is the max my torque wrench will do then a bit more of a tweak with a big breaker bar
6. stigsdump Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 134

   #6 5th February 2013, 17:13

   it'll help if you drift the indent out with a punch....... Never had any probs with the nuts not coming off as long as the bar is long enough. put 2 wheel studs well into their holes and thread a big bar between them. Rotate the bub till the bar locks between the bolts and hits the floor....undo nut. Simple