Trouble removing rear axle lock nut

[SoonerYFZ]

I am attempting to remove my axle and I've only gotten to the point of loosening the big lock nut. I took out the little allen head bolt that locks it down and then started loosening the lock nut counterclockwise like every other nut. It is very difficult to loosen and I'm using about a 3 foot cheater pipe on the end of a pipe wrench just to get the leverage to loosen it.

About half way loose I notice little metal filings coming out like Im working the threads off... am I doing something wrong?

[shogun_98]

Did you take out both allenhead bolts ?

[MY450R]

they are a freakin ****** to get off
i had a six foot cheater and i heated the freakin nut up cherry red and it still gave me problems
i got it off but when i did my z400 i couldnt get that son of a bi tch of for the life of me

[chad cavagnaro]

i certianly hope you are planning to replace the axle, because you are know!!!:mad: i did the same thing trying to take off my first axle, it was on a rapter that i was replacing the axle, yea sounds like you forgot one of the little sum bi#+*ing allen heads!!:confused: :ermm:

[mountaineer]

You probably did not take out the other allen bolt. I did the same thing

[shogun_98]

he didnt i read on another forum