wheel bearing lock nut removal???

[bcrume]

I'm changing my hubs and I'm trying to get off the rear wheel bearing lock nut. When I apply preasure to the rachet, the axle spins and the wheel bearing lock nut doesn't loosen. How do you get the axle to stop spinning?

[drew935]

bro, pull that e-brake up and put it in first gear if needed. I hope that you're using a breaker bar and not just a short ratchet

[sw20>>s14]

if you have air tools, give it a blast...

if not, what you should have done is:

-take off wheel

-remove cotter pin and hub nut cover

-put wheel back on

-set car on ground

-break the nut with a breaker bar or whatever is necessary

-proceed to disassemble everything

[bcrume]

One of my friends told me to do what sw20>>s14 mentioned. It worked great. e brake and first gear doesn't work, the driveshaft doesn't spin so that will do nothing. Thank You

[3day240sx]

impact... a big one with a lot of air presure.

[IDriveFords]

if you have air tools, give it a blast...

if not, what you should have done is:

-take off wheel

-remove cotter pin and hub nut cover

-put wheel back on

-set car on ground

-break the nut with a breaker bar or whatever is necessary

-proceed to disassemble everything

Gravity is your most useful tool.

[rancid240]

Dropping the car with the wheel on is the best method. But if its a removed subframe, or a car at the J-yard, sometimes I can get it to work by sticking a wrench on the halfshaft so that when the axle spins it catches on the subframe.