Removing Axle Nut? Help!

[mangaluzC4S]

2003 C4S: Trying to remove front axle nut to install H&R but cannot loosen it. The car is on the ground, going counter clockwise with 3/4 socket set and 2 ft. cheater bar and nothing; It turned the wheel and it was even in gear. Am i doing something wrong? Am i missing a step? Even tried pentrating fluid... Please, any help would be appreciated....

Mau

[rb101]

2003 C4S: Trying to remove front axle nut to install H&R but cannot loosen it. The car is on the ground, going counter clockwise with 3/4 socket set and 2 ft. cheater bar and nothing; It turned the wheel and it was even in gear. Am i doing something wrong? Am i missing a step? Even tried pentrating fluid... Please, any help would be appreciated....

Mau

First you will need about a 6ft cheater bar. Home Depot or Lowes will have 1 1/2 in steel pipe that you can slide over your breaker bar, get as long as possible. If you are using a extension from the socket to the bar, use a jack stand to support the pivot point. Have someone hold the brakes and then stand on the cheater bar. That nut is torqued to 340 ft/lb and you have to get some advantage with the 6ft bar.

Rick

99 996C4

87 944S

[ericinboca]

2003 C4S: Trying to remove front axle nut to install H&R but cannot loosen it. The car is on the ground, going counter clockwise with 3/4 socket set and 2 ft. cheater bar and nothing; It turned the wheel and it was even in gear. Am i doing something wrong? Am i missing a step? Even tried pentrating fluid... Please, any help would be appreciated....

Mau

First you will need about a 6ft cheater bar. Home Depot or Lowes will have 1 1/2 in steel pipe that you can slide over your breaker bar, get as long as possible. If you are using a extension from the socket to the bar, use a jack stand to support the pivot point. Have someone hold the brakes and then stand on the cheater bar. That nut is torqued to 340 ft/lb and you have to get some advantage with the 6ft bar.

Rick

99 996C4

87 944S

+1

This is how I do it - bit long pipe over a breaker bar.

I tried it one time with a 3/8 socket and it broke - you need a 1/2 socket for the extra strenght - 340 ft/lbs is a lot of torque.

[mangaluzC4S]

Shall try with 4.5 ft pipe from Home Depot, thanks for the help....

[wvicary]

Try and also have someone hold the brake pedal. I have only used a 24" breaker bar to remove this without any sort of pipe.