Front Axle Nut Size

[scirocco-al@insight.rr.com (Scirocco-al)]

Torque wrenches are only for putting stuff on.  You'll mess it up using it
as a breaker bar.

The axle nuts are put on at 180 ft/lbs and sometimes staked.  You may need a
breaker bar and a piece of pipe to slide over the end to make it longer to
get it to break free.  Also make sure you break loose while the car is on
the ground as you could easily topple it off of a jack or stand.

Later,

Alan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric D Singer" <esinger@northstate.net>
To: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: Front Axle Nut Size


> I was going to buy a really long torque wrench, somewhere between 2 and 3
> feet long.  Would that be good enough to get the nut off without have to
buy
> a separate breaker bar?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric Singer
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> To: <esinger@northstate.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Front Axle Nut Size
>
>
> > IIRC 30mm.
> > Get a breaker bar as well. Thats one tough nut to break.
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie Macfarlane
> > Menlo Park Research & Development
> > Internet Application Developer
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> > Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Eric D Singer" <esinger@northstate.net>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: Front Axle Nut Size
> > >Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 10:27:20 -0400
> > >
> > >I preparing to work on a front wheel bearing this weekend and I'm going
> out
> > >to buy a torque wrench and socket for the job.  Does anyone know the
size
> > >of the front axle nut of an 84 Scirocco so I can buy the appropriate
> > >socket?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Eric Singer
> > >'84 8v Scirocco
> > >Trinity, NC
> > >www.eds-systems.com
> >
> >
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