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For those really stuck axle nuts...
Posted by Ben [Email] (more from Ben) on Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:56:09
In Reply to: How hard is it to change a front wheel bearing?, Mike, Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:38:27
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First off, go rent the special axle nut socket from AutoZone. A standard 36mm socket doesn't cut the mustard.
Secondly, there's a reasonable chance that the axle nuts will be good and stuck. This was the case on my '86. I had a big breaker bar, but it wasn't enough leverage. I went down to Home Depot and bought a 5 foot (1.5 meter) section of steel pipe and slid it over the end of the breaker bar handle to get enough torque on the thing to break the nuts loose.
I'd highly advise doing this with the car on the ground, BTW. Otherwise, you'll either trash the automatic tranny or (assuming you left your 5 speed in gear) start rotating the crankshaft.
Amazingly, I didn't have a problem removing my brake disks, but they also didn't have the screw in them that attached them to the hub...
I replace both front bearings on my '86. The first one took about 4.5 hours to do (not counting the trip to Home Depot); the second one was done in under an hour and a half. It's not an extremely difficult job (now, changing all the motor mounts with the engine still in the car, now that was hard!), but having done it once makes it tons easier the next time.
While you're in there, consider changing out suspension bushings, tie rod ends, sway bar links, and ball joints. They're all right there, and going to be either loosened or disconeected to get the hub off anyway...
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