Ron Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 An old chestnut, I'm afraid.Trying to get the rear hub off my Vitesse, how tight do you reckon it should be? 'Tight', 'Very tight', 'Extremely tight', or 'Almost impossible to get off tight'?Mine is 'Almost impossible to get off tight'.My torque wrench is at the maximum (110psi) and it won't shift it, I think I'm going to have to invest in a big long breaker bar in order to be able to get the leverage to turn the bolt on the hub puller sufficiently to crack the hub.Is this about right, any advice gratefully accepted.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 How about it'll be ruined once I've got it off tight....?M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefertoo Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 once you have tightened up as much as you can try giving the bolt head a help with a large hammer, may help shock it free.craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 1156 wrote:Trying to get the rear hub off my Vitesse, how tight do you reckon it should be? 'Tight', 'Very tight', 'Extremely tight', or 'Almost impossible to get off tight'?Mine is 'Almost impossible to get off tight'.Hmm FT :XScaffold pole over a Breaker bar :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordleonusa Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 How about "take it to an engineering shop with a 27 ton press to get it off tight" ?Been there, done that.L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemming Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 1156 wrote:An old chestnut, I'm afraid.Trying to get the rear hub off my Vitesse, how tight do you reckon it should be? 'Tight', 'Very tight', 'Extremely tight', or 'Almost impossible to get off tight'?Mine is 'Almost impossible to get off tight'.My torque wrench is at the maximum (110psi) and it won't shift it, I think I'm going to have to invest in a big long breaker bar in order to be able to get the leverage to turn the bolt on the hub puller sufficiently to crack the hub.Is this about right, any advice gratefully accepted.Cheers" 'Almost impossible to get off tight'?"sometimes a bit tighter than that"I think I'm going to have to invest in a big long breaker bar in order to be able to get the leverage to turn the bolt on the hub puller sufficiently to crack the hub"yes, that's the way to do it. Flemming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8HSV Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 1156 wrote:My torque wrench is at the maximum (110psi) and it won't shift it, I think I'm going to have to invest in a big long breaker bar in order to be able to get the leverage to turn the bolt on the hub puller sufficiently to crack the hub.I wouldn't recomment using a Torque Wrench to REMOVE a nut. The nut has to be tightened to 110lbs so removal after a few years with rust etc it will be much more to undo.One method I used with success was to jack up the car and use a strong wrench with one end securely supported on an axle stand. Then by lowering the car from the jack, the car goes down and the axle stand stays fixed, thus causing huge torque on the nut causing it to turn slightly. Once it is free a 'normal' wrench should free it. Of course it goes without saying that all tools should be strong. I have has a couple of breakages using cheap tools...and not just the tools. A short scaffold pole uver the end of a wrench can be used effectivly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100+ Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 No it's ok actually. You CAN wind a torque wrench right up to get leverage when undoing a nut, if you don't own a breaker bar.Remember to unwind it prior to putting the tq wrench away, to save the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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