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 209 Posts Member #: 6451 Senior Member South East Northumberland |
1st Jun, 2010 at 08:25:38pm
As it says really - I'm changing the discs and I can't get the drivers-side nut off.
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
1st Jun, 2010 at 08:28:44pm
Fire! On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
1st Jun, 2010 at 08:29:32pm
longer bar, wd 40,
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 1596 Posts Member #: 8027 Post Whore Thrapston, Kettering, Northants NN14 |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:02:20pm
i use an old exhaust middle pipe on the end of my rathcet lol!
Edited by Rick.SPI on 1st Jun, 2010. On 17th Feb, 2011 apbellamy said:
I popped my first one out the other day... |
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:07:24pm
You say drivers side... is it one of those foreign cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side? lol Edited by matty on 1st Jun, 2010. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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 1105 Posts Member #: 1504 Post Whore Westbury, Wiltshire |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:15:06pm
Graham.
Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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 530 Posts Member #: 1192 Post Whore In the garage......again!! |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:35:00pm
righty tighty, lefty loosey! 133.5 bhp 123 lb torque 116mph @6640rpm 9.5psi
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 1733 Posts Member #: 1910 Post Whore Wilts |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:40:59pm
Graham, i've got a 38" breaker bar if you want to borrow it? On 15th Jul, 2009 fastcarl said:
the pissed up clown stood back up, did a twirl and left bollock naked, |
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 4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:44:21pm
I had the same problem I snapped the end off my old torque wrench.. I used this peice of shite.. but it worked a treat however I'm sure I only paid £19.99??? looks like they have out the price up since
I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:46:21pm
On 1st Jun, 2010 chinlesswonder said:
righty tighty, lefty loosey! Are you sure? I thought that the hub nuts were right & left handed, although there's a nagging little voice at the back of my head that says I got it the wrong way round. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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209 Posts Member #: 6451 Senior Member South East Northumberland |
1st Jun, 2010 at 09:55:13pm
On 1st Jun, 2010 turbominivanman said:
get yer misses to 'crack it off' I should be so lucky 
Split pin out, steering wheel in the right place (last time I checked!), and I should say I've got a 'Y' tool thats retained by the wheel nuts on the studs which 'digs' into the ground, so don't need to put the wheel on/stand on the brakes. As for being a wuss - yeah you're probably right , but I was lifting the front of the car from the axle stands when I tried starting at the 3 o-clock position, rather than the 9 o-clock.
I'll soak the nut in WD40 as advised and let it soak in over the weekend while I work on a car thats already in bits! I'll try the bloody great graunch bar/heat as well! Thanks all 
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209 Posts Member #: 6451 Senior Member South East Northumberland |
1st Jun, 2010 at 10:02:05pm
On 1st Jun, 2010 Rob H said:
On 1st Jun, 2010 chinlesswonder said:
righty tighty, lefty loosey! Are you sure? I thought that the hub nuts were right & left handed, although there's a nagging little voice at the back of my head that says I got it the wrong way round. Rob - the passenger side (LEFT  ) is definitely a right hand thread (anti-clockwise to remove) - this would be left hand thread if it was to self tighten, wouldn't it?
I know the trucks at work are handed but I'm sure the mini's aren't, so as chinlesswonder says. ETA Thanks Oli - might take you up on that after the weekend. Edited by Cooper1999 on 1st Jun, 2010. |
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530 Posts Member #: 1192 Post Whore In the garage......again!! |
1st Jun, 2010 at 10:05:17pm
treat them both as normal nuts, looking directly at them its anticlockwise to undo.
133.5 bhp 123 lb torque 116mph @6640rpm 9.5psi
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
1st Jun, 2010 at 10:39:19pm
ive had it before where the wheel spins rather than the nut undoing, i had to wedge the brakes on, wheel on the ground and me standing on my 1m breaker bar balancing my self from the wing it came of with a good crack Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 6966 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
1st Jun, 2010 at 11:28:05pm
theres a lot to be said for drilled disk, a reea handy place to jam a quality screwdreiver,lol |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 07:56:10am
Passenger side rear hub nut is left handed thread. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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44 Posts Member #: 5252 Member essex |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 07:19:53pm
i had this problem both sides on mine i put the wheels back on put it on the ground and used a breaker bar with a lenth of exhaust and got my dad to stand on the brakes came off quite easy then .the 6ft lever helped |
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 07:45:52pm
amateurs. 4mm drill bit straight down the low parts (where the spit pin would sit) 180 degrees apart.Then one swift blow with a cold chizel .. obv this requires a new nut, mine used to always weld themselfs on :( turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 08:56:32pm
an impact gun, apparently able to do 225ft.lbs is the current weapon of choice :) Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 09:36:47pm
On 1st Jun, 2010 chinlesswonder said:
righty tighty, lefty loosey! Try that on the Left (i don't know my left from my right) rear
Edited by Sprocket on 2nd Jun, 2010. On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
2nd Jun, 2010 at 09:41:23pm
On 2nd Jun, 2010 evolotion said:
amateurs. 4mm drill bit straight down the low parts (where the spit pin would sit) 180 degrees apart.Then one swift blow with a cold chizel .. obv this requires a new nut, mine used to always weld themselfs on :( Butcher, lol. Use a 3/4" drive 4ft breaker bar with the car on the ground wheel chocked and the wifie pressing for all her might on the brake , works for me everytime. On the other hand, I have had some front hub nuts you can wind off by hand after removing the split pin, some one elses bad job.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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 147 Posts Member #: 814 Advanced Member Utrecht, The Netherlands |
3rd Jun, 2010 at 12:20:21pm
Air impact gun works perfect! |
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 509 Posts Member #: 1027 Post Whore Germini, black forrest |
3rd Jun, 2010 at 12:35:43pm
[X] nail here for new monitor |
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806 Posts Member #: 989 Post Whore North Yorkshire |
3rd Jun, 2010 at 09:32:32pm
I have the same as the argos one and I have been surprised how good it actually is. I only paid around £12 for it a couple of years ago, and it has been worth it weight in gold.
On 1st Jun, 2010 gr4h4m said:
I had the same problem I snapped the end off my old torque wrench.. I used this peice of shite.. but it worked a treat however I'm sure I only paid £19.99??? looks like they have out the price up since http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/s...s=IMPACT+WRENCH makes this look a good price.. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...c-impact-wrench |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
3rd Jun, 2010 at 09:52:03pm
DO NOT use the impact wrench to tighten the nut!!! On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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