How big of a breaker bar to remove axle nut?

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

- get a 4 or 6 ft pipe from home depot
- can re-use all cv-related bolts/nuts
hth
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Wong" <mkii_84@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:04 PM
Subject: How big of a breaker bar to remove axle nut?


> The auto store had one that was 15 inches long, I only
> weigh 125 so it might be hard for me to jump on the
> breaker bar to get it off, but I'll get some help.  I
> read somewhere that a 2 ft breaker bar would be ok to
> remove the axle nut.  WOuld 15 inches do or would the
> 2ft be better or even larger?  
> Once I get this just maybe I can drive my scirocco
> again.  Also for inner CV's do I buy new bolts for them?
> 
> =====
> -Andrew Wong 
> 1984 Black Scirocco
> 1987 White Quantum wagon
> 
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