Rear Wheel Nut - there must be an answer A few months back I took off my rear wheel for a tyre change. The hub nut was a complete bitch, and needed a 4 foot extension on the breaker bar before I could shift it. When it went back on I made sure to Copaslip all of the threads, and torque the nut correctly, figuring next time would be easier. This weekend the wheel had to come off so I could fit some nice magnesium pressies in its place. The following tools died terrible deaths attempting to remove the nut - 2 half inch slide bars 2 half inch breaker bars, including my neighbours 2 half inch ratchets, including my favourite Teng. Heated the nut for 10 mins with a hot air gun. Nope. Tried to drift it - no good. Eventually I had to carefully cut the ******* off. I know an air tool would be likely to shock the nut loose, but this is not really an option at my home garage. I'm going to invest in a 3 quarter inch breaker bar, but I would like to aviod the brute force method if I can. So does anyone have cunning tips to avoid this problem happenning next time? I will be going to the track soon, and as I now have spare wheels I will be likely to want to swap between wet and dry tyres without too much hassle. Any suggestions welcome. Spinoli |