can't break CV nut loose?

[gerhard]

Get a Shentai electric impact wrench. I have used mine successfully on my Jackaroo pinion nut, exhaust flange nuts and Troopy spare wheel nuts that had been unused for so long they'd rusted on. The Troopy owner laughed at the little green thing, until it undid the nuts with consummate ease. (I should have left him stranded, but I can be nice sometimes,,,,,)

Good for about 350nm of torque, delivered with a hammer action rather than gentle levering as with a long wrench.

[mikinoz]

Good for about 350nm of torque, delivered with a hammer action rather than gentle levering as with a long wrench.

More torques than a MKV TDI!

[gerhard]

More torques than a MKV TDI!

Haha, yep. But Shentai winds up and "fires" about 4 times a minute, whereas the TDI does it a bit more often

[Golf Loon]

where the F do you get good tools from these days most places seem to stock cheap shiz these days.

Narellan toolbox is pretty close to you. Or Bursons or a decent car shop.

[paulie71]

agree with the idea of an impact gun with some impact sockets as normal sockets will shatter. Some things can be done with cheap and cheerful stuff, but big items like hub nuts, allen keys and head bolts the stronger and better they are, the easier the job is.

[MiKe1_golf]

i have an impact gun, but it's a pretty cheap one. it hammered away with no success. don't really wanna buy a better one as i've only had it a few weeks. i'll try a tough t bar and a few feet of pipe and see how that goes.

[Jarred]

I just use and old rachet and a really long extension bar (get creative )

my bar is about 6ft long.

[FACT HUNTer]

You could hire a 3/4 drive socket set from an Industrial Hire place,probably cost 20 bucks for half a day.
They also have electric Impact wrenches.
I go to BE Hire in Doncaster,but they'd all have them.

my bar is about 6ft long.

What a weapon

[peedman]

ive used a supercheap breaker bar + jack handle + someone holding the brake down.

[gerhard]

i have an impact gun, but it's a pretty cheap one. it hammered away with no success. don't really wanna buy a better on as i've only had it a few weeks. i'll try a tough t bar and a few feet of pipe and see how that goes.

I also have a cheap and cheerful air impact gun. It hammers away with no success on these jobs, because it's cheap chinese junk designed for about 100nm at best. It didn't even look at the pinion nut or the manifold flange nut. Perhaps a real air impact gun would do it, but they are too expensive for limited home workshop use.

That's why I use the Shentai 12v which sells for around $70.