Legacy Wagon Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I've been working on this thing for two days now. So much for getting a CV joint for $16. I've spent a crapload on tools by now, but at least I get to keep them. Things I've tried (everything short of drilling it, it seems): I've snapped 3 breaker bars. - Drove up onto a breaker bar and lifted the front end about 6". (This is not how one snapped) - Used about a gallon of PB Blaster. - Used a torch and a can of compressed air to no avail. - Hit it with a hammer countless times to loosen it up. - Brought it up to Pep Boys and had them use the impact. Nothing... I'm sure I tried more than this, but I cant remember at this point. I honestly have no more ideas on what to do besides drilling through the castle nut or dropping the exhaust and getting the axle from the engine side and hoping I can have more room to work with. I suppose I could saw through the CV Joint under the boot and push it out through the front, but I'm not sure about that either. If anyone has any better ideas let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Wagon Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 So the drilling process was started last night. From 7-10pm with a hammer drill (not on the hammer setting of course) but at pretty high RPM. Maybe got a little over a 1/4 of an inch into it while allowing time for the drill too cool down. Tried hitting it with a torch to see if it'd go faster and it didn't. Ready to junk the car lol Getting so freakin annoyed with this. VENT POST...*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LGTLtd Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 That sucks. If you can still get a socket on the nut, take it to a shop that works on big equipment. like a Tractor trailer shop, they should have a momma impact gun. like This: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1FYD5?Pid=search If you can't get a socket on it, I'd try to find a used hub/knuckle at a salvage yard... All I need now is a hill holder and a center passing light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 THREE breaker bars????? That's one stubborn nut! I guess it could be worse, you could've rounded it off then you'd be SOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I had a hell of a time with it as well. I used an impact gun quite a few times then a craftsman breaker bar and finally broke it lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 That's kinda wierd. When I did my CV shaft all I needed was an impact wrench and it came off no problem. Maybe the nut on mine wasn't peened as good as the nut on your cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffzguy Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 My car has 225k miles so I will let you know soon how my CV's go, I am doing both fronts. However I have big tools that we use to work on firetrucks with so it should go easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Wagon Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yeah, my situation wasn't exactly normal. I was hoping to drill through the whole thing and chisel it off. 7 hours of drilling and I got through it (these bastards are tough) and it was pretty much completely welded. Spent about 20 minutes straight on it with a sledgehammer and chisel and nothing happened. Gave in and got a new hub since I didnt have time to try and work on it anymore since I had to pick a friend up from the airport. All in all the fix with tools cost me about $75, but I got some sweet new tools including a torch I'll try and get a few pictures of the menace sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffzguy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 How did you get a torch for 75 buck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Wagon Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 It was a cheap torch. Propane canisters are a few bucks from Wal Mart and the upper torch was a few bucks from Harbor Freight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamarocket630 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 If the nut was rusted/siezed that bad the axle splines would have never come out of the hub anyway. I once bent a 30 ton hydraulic press trying to get a Mitsubishi axle out of the hub. No lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Wagon Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Yeah, these things are freakin tough. It's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 you did unbend the locking part, right? My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Wagon Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Yeah. Was pretty much a perfect circle by the time it was ready to come off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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