Hub nut.......... GRRRRRRR!

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 12:12

Anybody got a fool proof way of removing the front hub nut.......... I'm struggling

Jay

bl52krz · 25th April 2020, 12:16

What is the problem?

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 12:19

Just doesn't want to shift. I'm trying to get the strut out but all the bolts are fighting me!

macafee2 · 25th April 2020, 12:32

Are we talking drive shaft nut?
Electric impact wrench. I bought one just for those nuts, they are 350nm when done up, that is pretty tight

Have you the wheel off the ground and find the drive shaft turning? I assume you have unstaked it. A good fitting ring spanner with you standing on the other end may undo them

If drive shaft is turning put the car back on the ground and try again.

If it is the pinch bolt at the bottom of the strut, plus gas, more plus gas and brute force.

good luck

macafee2

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 12:41

Well I have a 400nm rattle gun and it doesn't want to know!

I've braced the hub using the wheel bolts and other tools so it's not rotating, but I'm bending the bracing now with the force.

A little heat???

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 13:21

What a day, wasn't expecting such a fight! Anyway, I've called it a day as my rattle gun just gave up and I've broken my torque wrench. It's time to start fiddling with something I can't break now, I think someone is trying to tell me something. This will wait for another day.

Thanks for your help!

Jay

macafee2 · 25th April 2020, 13:23

I borrowed one from a neighbour that is about 400 and it struggled with the nuts.
If your car is driveable, I know its a long round trip but I have one of these we could try to undo them with, you can them do them up for the drive home
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/

The hub nuts are what I bought it for so a good test

macafee2

Les4048 · 25th April 2020, 13:29

I’ve a 3ft breaker bar, no problem when using it

patrolman pete · 25th April 2020, 14:28

Had the same problem with my mates mark 2 . He tried everything he had including his heavy duty 1/2 inch drive power bar which snapped off at the end. His trusty torque wrench also snapped at the end. I got a loan of a 3/4 drive bar which removed it with relative ease.

ZedTeeT · 25th April 2020, 15:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by macafee2

I borrowed one from a neighbour that is about 400 and it struggled with the nuts.
If your car is driveable, I know its a long round trip but I have one of these we could try to undo them with, you can them do them up for the drive home
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/

The hub nuts are what I bought it for so a good test

macafee2

Thank you for the offer but she's been off the road for four years and I'm only just cracking on with it. Great start! Oh well, tomorrow's another day.

25th April 2020, 12:12	#1
ZedTeeT Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Horsham Posts: 874 Thanks: 197 Thanked 239 Times in 207 Posts	Hub nut.......... GRRRRRRR! Anybody got a fool proof way of removing the front hub nut.......... I'm struggling Jay __________________ My garage. 03/53 MG ZT-T+ CDTi auto in XPG. 232k and much to do! 21/21 MG ZS ev. Daily. 85/C Capri 2.8i Special. Mine 29+ years. 82/X Talbot Tagora SX V6. Restoration project. 11/11 Hyundai I Load CRDi. Van....... nuff said.

25th April 2020, 12:16	#2
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	What is the problem? __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

25th April 2020, 12:19	#3
ZedTeeT Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Horsham Posts: 874 Thanks: 197 Thanked 239 Times in 207 Posts	Just doesn't want to shift. I'm trying to get the strut out but all the bolts are fighting me! __________________ My garage. 03/53 MG ZT-T+ CDTi auto in XPG. 232k and much to do! 21/21 MG ZS ev. Daily. 85/C Capri 2.8i Special. Mine 29+ years. 82/X Talbot Tagora SX V6. Restoration project. 11/11 Hyundai I Load CRDi. Van....... nuff said.

25th April 2020, 12:41	#5
ZedTeeT Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Horsham Posts: 874 Thanks: 197 Thanked 239 Times in 207 Posts	Well I have a 400nm rattle gun and it doesn't want to know! I've braced the hub using the wheel bolts and other tools so it's not rotating, but I'm bending the bracing now with the force. A little heat??? __________________ My garage. 03/53 MG ZT-T+ CDTi auto in XPG. 232k and much to do! 21/21 MG ZS ev. Daily. 85/C Capri 2.8i Special. Mine 29+ years. 82/X Talbot Tagora SX V6. Restoration project. 11/11 Hyundai I Load CRDi. Van....... nuff said.

25th April 2020, 13:21	#6
ZedTeeT Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Horsham Posts: 874 Thanks: 197 Thanked 239 Times in 207 Posts	What a day, wasn't expecting such a fight! Anyway, I've called it a day as my rattle gun just gave up and I've broken my torque wrench. It's time to start fiddling with something I can't break now, I think someone is trying to tell me something. This will wait for another day. Thanks for your help! Jay __________________ My garage. 03/53 MG ZT-T+ CDTi auto in XPG. 232k and much to do! 21/21 MG ZS ev. Daily. 85/C Capri 2.8i Special. Mine 29+ years. 82/X Talbot Tagora SX V6. Restoration project. 11/11 Hyundai I Load CRDi. Van....... nuff said.

25th April 2020, 12:32	#4
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,912 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Are we talking drive shaft nut? Electric impact wrench. I bought one just for those nuts, they are 350nm when done up, that is pretty tight Have you the wheel off the ground and find the drive shaft turning? I assume you have unstaked it. A good fitting ring spanner with you standing on the other end may undo them If drive shaft is turning put the car back on the ground and try again. If it is the pinch bolt at the bottom of the strut, plus gas, more plus gas and brute force. good luck macafee2

25th April 2020, 13:23	#7
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,912 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I borrowed one from a neighbour that is about 400 and it struggled with the nuts. If your car is driveable, I know its a long round trip but I have one of these we could try to undo them with, you can them do them up for the drive home https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/ The hub nuts are what I bought it for so a good test macafee2

25th April 2020, 13:29	#8
Les4048 This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Lhanbryde Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 2,627 Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts	I’ve a 3ft breaker bar, no problem when using it

25th April 2020, 14:28	#9
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Had the same problem with my mates mark 2 . He tried everything he had including his heavy duty 1/2 inch drive power bar which snapped off at the end. His trusty torque wrench also snapped at the end. I got a loan of a 3/4 drive bar which removed it with relative ease.