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DAV!D Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2013 Posts: 979 Location: EL CAMINO
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:08 pm Post subject: Denver, Boulder, etc.: Anyone have a rear axle nut I can buy? |
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I managed to lose one of my rear axle nuts. I need one like yesterday. Anyone have one? I'll meet you wherever but really need it today.
edit, found the items I needed thanks.
Btw there are 2 vanagons in Littleton U pull that have pop tops if anyone is looking for a donor.. (I cant get the nut off either van, have no way to secure the rear wheels) _________________ 86 Syncro Build - Ecotec Motor Swap - Pop Top Conversion - Camper Build & Syncro Conversion
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Denver, Boulder, etc.: Anyone have a rear axle nut I can buy? |
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a short length of chain bolted to a lug nut or caught in the slots onthe rim should be sufficient to undo the axle nut.
goto hardware store buy ~3ft of chain 1 chain hook and 2 bolts (grade that pass thru the chain. wrap the chain around the insest of the rear trailing arm between the 2 bushings.. and secure the wheel
does the u-pull yard have a yard truck with a torch? will significantly ease removal of the large axle nut. _________________
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These are the reasons we have words like “wanker” |
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DAV!D Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2013 Posts: 979 Location: EL CAMINO
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Denver, Boulder, etc.: Anyone have a rear axle nut I can buy? |
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danfromsyr wrote: |
a short length of chain bolted to a lug nut or caught in the slots onthe rim should be sufficient to undo the axle nut.
goto hardware store buy ~3ft of chain 1 chain hook and 2 bolts (grade that pass thru the chain. wrap the chain around the insest of the rear trailing arm between the 2 bushings.. and secure the wheel
does the u-pull yard have a yard truck with a torch? will significantly ease removal of the large axle nut. |
I couldn't get the wheels on the ground, they have the vans up on old rims and my vw jack wouldn't lift high enough to get either of the vans off their junkyard jack stands.
I did manage to wedge a metal bar between 2 lugs and let it dig into the ground but ended up breaking my "breaker bar" trying to get the nut off.... (guess I should of bought one of those specialty rear nut tools that you hit with a hammer ).
Anyway, I believe I found a samba member with a nut and a few other parts I damaged..
Tip for today, don't hit cement blocks that happen to be in the middle of the road for no apparent reason... _________________ 86 Syncro Build - Ecotec Motor Swap - Pop Top Conversion - Camper Build & Syncro Conversion |
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