rear hub removal any ideas?

[chris305]

Hi, Trying to remove the rear hub but the nut tat is holding it in place keeps spinning. I have tried to put the wheel and axle back on to help keep it from moving but no such luck. Any good tricks on how to do this?

[Muddy]

G'day chris305

The best time to loosen that nut is when the rear wheel is in place and locked up by the axle, but that might a bit hard for you now.

Have you tried putting a bolt thru the rear hub with a large washer either side and locking that up. Hopefully with a bit of penetrating lubricant on the large nut, this would hold it in place while you get it loosened.

Hope that works for you.

Regards

Muddy.

[chris305]

I have put the wheel back on but no luck in loosen the nut. Maybe I will try to really crank down on the axle to help hold it. And yes lots of penetrating oil so far for the last week +

[mike1969]

You could try applying heat with a propane torch.

[cr500]

I am a big believer in heat, as in red hot heat to loosen stuck fasteners. There is also a product called Kroil that is by far the best penetrating lubricant in the world.

[brewsky]

Do you have access to an impact gun?

[chris305]

the heat did the trick.thanks