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I intend to install new cv axels on my 98 Acura CL. The axel nut does not have a carter pin but instead there is a crimp in the nut. I do not have a impact gun (I am going to use a socket and a 1/2 inch breaker bar). Can I remove the nut with the crimp in it or do I have to somehow remove/hammer the crimp out? I would appreciate any help anyone can offer on this repair. Thanks.
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I would try and straighten the crimp. You may want to get a 4′ piece of pipe to put
over the breaker bar for extra leverage.[quote=”college man” post=170967]I would try and straighten the crimp. You may want to get a 4′ piece of pipe to put
over the breaker bar for extra leverage.[/quote]just for example I took my jack stand bar to pump up the car… its a 2 1/5 ton jack… steel bar… and used it to help take the nut off and it was about 3 feet away… my buddy stud on it will all his wieght and it didnt move… so both of us had to get on it to loosen it…. do this with the tire on and the car on the ground then you can jack the car up… there sould be a cover on your rim to acc the ax nut with the tire on… just an tip…
PS it bent the jack stand bar.and it was think steel… so you will probly want to use penitrating oil… you can uselly rent the socket from an autopart store… uselly 30mm,32,34 bepanding on the car
I made my own breaker bar for stubborn axel nuts back in the day. Its still floating around. I welded an old 1/2″ short extention to a 2m pipe. Its a bit heavy and unwieldy but got the job done every time. Living at the coast is fun ……
You’ll be doing yourself a big favor by straightening out the crimp before trying to undo the nut. A drift and a hammer is all you should need.
The crimp, or stake, is obviously there to lock the nut in place. By trying to undo the nut without unstaking it, you’ll be fighting the locking feature as it keeps the nut from rotating, which is what it was meant to do in the first place.
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