Back Wheel Nuts

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by Minyo, Apr 13, 2012.

  1. 998 Back wheel nut blues
    I have b******d an Oberon socket and am now going to take the mountain to Mohammed i.e. the bike to the impact driver...

    This nut is rediculous a naff design if ever there was one. I have used a 46mm CV socket with a 4' extension bar having heated the nut and applied candle wax (old school) after soaking in penetrating oil for a week, my mate stood on the bar whilst my wife held the bike on the back brake. The nut didn't move. If impact air tools don't work then it's a torque converter if that doesn't work then I guess it's cut it off and re build the back wheel. How have other people faired with this problem?
     
    #1 Minyo, Apr 13, 2012
  2. impact air gun usually does it - how long was the bar out of interest?
     
    #2 Chris, Apr 13, 2012
  3. Four foot square section steel bar onto 46mm socket with 1/2" adapter + one big Scotsman bouncing up and down on the end... no kilt thank god
     
    #3 Minyo, Apr 13, 2012
  4. lol - I use 8ft approx which could be a factor here.
     
    #4 Chris, Apr 13, 2012
  5. Ride to your local garage, get them to use the impact tool on it, tighten it back up. Ride home, do it your self. Chuck em a 5er. Sorted :)
     
    #5 freshage, Apr 13, 2012
  6. My stepdad had a similar problem with his rear wheel nut, until he realised he was turning it the wrong way (after snapping TWO - one of which was mine, breaker bars!!!).:redface:

    This was on an MV F4 which has a LEFT hand thread... Came off OK with a bloody long bar, turning it the right way :rolleyes:
     
    #6 sburrows87, Apr 13, 2012
  7. #7 470four, Apr 13, 2012
  8. Just as an aside to this, the best penetrating/release fluid you can possibly use is a DIY mix it yourself job.
    50:50 acetone and automatic transmission fluid. No wind up, no joking. It is better (Scientifically proven) than anything you can buy :smile:
     
    #8 Tripletrouble, Apr 13, 2012
  9. Googled this and yep - does appear to work a treat!

    Bit troubled by acetone being nail polish/paint remover though... :eek:
     
    #9 470four, Apr 14, 2012
  10. By the way, current bikes (Multistrada, Diavel etc) require a larger 55mm socket, not 46mm, for the rear wheel nut. I got a really massive 12-point 3/4in drive steel socket, which undoes the nut pretty well (provided you jump up and down on the end of a scaffold pole).
     
    #10 Pete1950, Apr 27, 2012
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