| c.j. |
Sun May 07, 2006 7:54 am |
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| The rear axel nut spaces won't line up so that I can put in the cutter pin.It's either to loose or impossible to get it to the next cutout in the nut even with the whacker tool.I used a shim before I put the nut on and that seems to solve my problem.Is it ok to use a shim? thanks |
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| Alan Willis |
Sun May 07, 2006 11:12 am |
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| NO!!!Remove the shim,and either get a bigger hammer,or use an impact gun! |
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| c.j. |
Sun May 07, 2006 3:05 pm |
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| OK I got a bigger hammer. thanks |
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| EverettB |
Sun May 07, 2006 3:15 pm |
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Are you torquing it to the right value? 217 ft./lbs.
I would never use the whacker tool or an impact gun to install things, only to remove. |
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| c.j. |
Sun May 07, 2006 5:20 pm |
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| I'll torque it to 217. thanks! |
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| Riff Raff |
Mon May 08, 2006 6:40 pm |
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| Not to beat this to death, but if you get 217 foot pounds of torque on it and none of the holes line up with the slits in the nut, always tighten the nut to the next hole, never back it off. |
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| quartermilecamel |
Sun May 11, 2008 2:11 am |
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| I still have yet to get an axle nut whacker. I would love to see one. Where do you get one from!!!!????? |
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| sconord |
Sun May 11, 2008 2:42 am |
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217 lbs if for the gland nut.
Are you sure 217lbs for an axle nut? For some reason, 217 sounds too high. |
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| 56ovalbug |
Sun May 11, 2008 5:26 am |
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Why waist your time with the whacker tool when you can use this:
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D7036
pricey (I only paid just over $60 for one two years ago) but worth it. |
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| Volumex |
Sun May 11, 2008 5:42 am |
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Alan Willis wrote: NO!!!Remove the shim,and either get a bigger hammer,or use an impact gun! Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the issue with using a shim?
Simon |
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| TC/TeamEvil |
Sun May 11, 2008 6:29 am |
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I used a shim once and it just disappeared ! !
They seem to rust and rot and wear and flatten out, and stretch and turn to dust in a fairly short time. Then all the "free-play" beats the crap out of the splines and hammers the nut and wrecks the bearings and seals and your axles begin to seep oil and driving becomes IMPOSSIBLE due to the in and out movement of the drum and really . . . . the only thing keeping you from catastrophe or possible major injury is that tiny cotter pin.
At least, that's what happened when I used a shim . . . |
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| quartermilecamel |
Sun May 11, 2008 1:19 pm |
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| Um that tool removes 36mm axel nuts and gland nuts, wont do me any good for a 46 mm axle nut |
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| 56ovalbug |
Sun May 11, 2008 3:38 pm |
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quartermilecamel wrote: Um that tool removes 36mm axel nuts and gland nuts, wont do me any good for a 46 mm axle nut
Why is your axle nut 46mm? 46mm axle nuts are for buses. You must be in the wrong forum. |
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