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400excaleb
12-24-2006, 08:41 PM
got new lsr axle but i cant get the axle nut off old one, how do i do this

Les Davis
12-24-2006, 09:34 PM
use a pipe wrench and remember this is a reverse threaded nut.

Hondabeefast
12-25-2006, 06:00 AM
you might try to heat it up a very little bit but as Les Davis said most people dont know its reverse threads.

JimmyHoffa
12-25-2006, 10:18 AM
Yep. ...also keep in mind that the threads run a very tight tolerance/are quite fine. Therefore, it's essential that the threads be CLEAN, and not nicked or burred ANYWHERE! PBlaster/WD-40 + toothbrush for cleaning, and a fine cut flex file for thread deburring. Happy times.