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Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:44 am

anyone have tips on how to remove the stub axle nut without hurting anything or anyone? i'm working on a '66 micro. thanks.

Tue Dec 03, 2002 6:37 am

If the bolt is real mother to get off Ive done a chisel and big hammer in a junkyard.
At home I'll use a Dremel and cut the nut off.
Usually I'll use a socket and a breakerbar with a long pipe slid over it for extra leverage.

Tue Dec 03, 2002 7:40 am

One more...If the bus is driveable and you have the socket, drive to a close mechanic and let them break and loosen the bolt then
tighten to a more reasonable lb. that you can loosen at home, replace the Mr.Kotter pin for the drive home.

Tue Dec 03, 2002 8:41 am

which one? on an original 66 tranny, there is the one that holds the drum on (46mm) and is a regular "righyt-tighty, lefty-loosey". a big cheater bar and some kind of bolt-onto-the-drum buddy bar helps. then there is the one one the back side of the reduction box behind the freeze plug (41mm) is a bit more of a pain. i have found that i remove them best by jamming a t-shirt between the gear teeth while loosening the nut. the t-shirt locks the gears without damage to them, and provides enough locking power to hold the gears while loosening. the inner one is a pain, and has a peened lip on it. you should really replace both the nut and the freeze plug if you remove them, but DO NOT use the plastic freeze plug, unless you like leaks. i have found that they warp very easily and cause major leaks, and the only way to fix it is to put a metal plug in anyway. why do it twice?

Tue Dec 03, 2002 1:37 pm

A source for a metal freeze plug is Vintage
Parts. I think they are in Sunland,Calif..

Tue Dec 03, 2002 1:39 pm

Hazetguy have you seen the 67 Kombi in the
second junkyard at Moss Landing?