axle lock nut removal

[brandonpeake]

what did u guys use to remove it, in the tech manual it says a 56 and 45.5 mm wrench but try finding one, i was planning on using a large cresent wrench?

[kerby400ex]

I usually use a big pipe wrench and wrap the axle nut with a handtowel to keep it lookin nice an shiny :cool:

Git er done

[brandonpeake]

yeah ive done that before but i wanted something a little better than a pipe wrench, i guess im going to get a big adj wrench

[kerby400ex]

That'll work, good luck :) Sorry I couldn't help more

[redrider311]

i ended up just using a pipe wrench.. its not so much that its hard to get off.. you just gotta be smarter than the nut
:D

[TC426EX]

Throw it away and get a RAD, Durablue, or LSR regular Pinchbolt locknut... Worth EVERY penny and its not expensive if you dont get the anti-fade model...

[400ex28]

Originally posted by TC426EX
Throw it away and get a RAD, Durablue, or LSR regular Pinchbolt locknut... Worth EVERY penny and its not expensive if you dont get the anti-fade model...

very true

[BrandonBlackmon]

On the same subject... I am replacing my axle bearings and I have broke the axle nut loose that is on the left but I can't get the one on the right to break loose for nothing. I have tried heating it up and still can't get it to break loose. Any suggestions? OH, and it is a 02 400ex.

[aviator4]

The outside nut portion of the axle nut is reverse threaded, try spinning it in the other direction. I am sure it's corroded so it's going to take some foce.

You're actually "tightening" the nut down in respect to the threads between the two pieces to get down to the C-clip retainer underneath. once the clip is removed, The the nut will come off.

If i'm barking up the wrong tree here, please accept my apologies. The reverse threads are what gave me grief when I changed my axle out.

[sharkinthepool]

Originally posted by TC426EX
Throw it away and get a RAD, Durablue, or LSR regular Pinchbolt locknut... Worth EVERY penny and its not expensive if you dont get the anti-fade model...


Definately heard that right!!!:eek2:

[Rico]

I used a hammer and chissel. Worked great, and yes you'll trash the stocker, but who puts one of those POS's back on....:eek2: