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[mrman550]

Why cant I get the axel off i have the one nut off and the other one I cant break off why?? Any tips for putting in new bearings would help too.
This is for a 85 350x.
Thanks ?

[BLAZERONE22]

Yeah, this could be fun, I ended up using a 12 foot piece of 2" pipe over my 24 pipe wrench before it finally let go, and this was with a rose bud making it glow red. are you sure your turning it the right way. they are left handed threads. yep good times! my other 350x took me an hour to install new bearings in.

[MR ATC]

here are some tips for you.

when putting it all back together put grease on the threads of the axel. this will prevent it ( the lock nut) from siezing to the axel again.

better then that buy a rad lock nut for around 60.00

when installing the seals in the carrier...install them flush with the carrier surface do not push them all the way in.

use the best bearings you can get...money = quality with bearings. use american made ones.

never wanna mess with it again...install a tappered bearing carrier.

[mrman550]

yes I am turning it the right way I sprayed it with oil so i will try it tommorow.the first nut wasent too bad but,i cant budge the other one dont know why? i dont want to break anything

[MR ATC]

try hitting it with a hammer...it will help loosen things up by the shock of it being hit.

[BLAZERONE22]

You won't break a thing, If you do I'll send you another nut. Good luck I feel your pain. that rad lock is a great Idea.

[mrman550]

Sounds like a good idea. I will try that tommorow
thanks

[mrman550]

Do you turn both of the nuts the same way this is my first 350

[skippy]

any "clips" needed to be removed?

[BLAZERONE22]

Yeah you turn both nuts toward the brake rotor and that should expose the clip, pop that baby outta there and amd everything in the perfect world will slide out. Maybe! You might have to make a puller to get the rotor and hub off and maybe tap the axle a little on the end with he hub nut on. to pop the axle out. Good Luck!

[mrman550]

clips??

[mrman550]

i turn both nuts the same way i have the first one loose cant get the second

[mrman550]

does anyone know????

[mrman550]

ok i tried to take that nut off today with no luck. i dont know why it wont move???? would a torch help at all or would it be a waist of time? I need to figure this out soon or im selling it. Ever since i got it i had nothing but problems evil ANY help would be appreaciated

thanks

[kilabeez0]

yes, we know how. patience. stop and drink a beer after fighting with it for awhile. I go through this at least once a week when building my 200x. U need PB blaster, which is a spray that helps loosen rust, a blow torch to heat the CRAP out of it, and a HUUUUGE breaker bar. Put any adjustable wrench on the nut, which i'm sure your doing and get at least a 4 foot pipe to put over that sucker to get some leverage. Trust me, it sounds like the pipe will need to be at least 4 feet long. The longer the pipe the more leverage. A nice big pipe wrench is better than a regular box wrench because it'll have the teeth to bite into the nut.

[MR ATC]

mrman550, if you still can't get it off i'm about 3 hrs north of you. bring the damnn thing to me and i'll take if off for you just so you won't have to sell it.

[crazyorigin]

PB blaster, heat, and some elbow grease are the best things. PB blaster is the best penetrating lube there is. the ones on my 3 year old 400ex even gave me problems, tru cleaning out the threads as good as you can with the strongest cleaner you can get, any grit and dirt makes it a thousand times harder, i almost ruined my 400ex nuts removing them, and they are only a few years old, they always are hard to take off because of the dirt, and punishment the threads revieve.

[mrman550]

just to make sure what way do i turn it? to the left or right? i need to loosen the bigger nut tommorow im going to get a big pipe wrench and a big piece of pipe but befor i want to make sure im turning it the right way i should be turning it to the right to loosen it i think from looking at it from the tire

thanks

[mrman550]

today i tried to take it off and broke the pipe wrench! im going to try again sometime today will it hurt to ride it with bad bearings?

[mrman550]

im getting a new swingarm and axel tommorow for 50

[BLAZERONE22]

Make sure its off the same year as yours, brakes are different

[mrman550]

if i still cant get it off tommorow im getting a hole new assembly axel swingarm shock for 50 bucks what deal

[mrman550]

he gy im getting it off of has his 85 for sale to for 500 and he has extra parts -D

[ANTI-QUAD]

what you need is a fire wrench(oxy-aceteline cutting torch)heat that bad boy up cherry red all the way around then put the pipe wrench to it rite away...she'll have no choice but to move.its even better if one person heats and another wrenches.trust me a torch is a mechanics best friend

[mrman550]

i know someone who has a big torch with 2 bottles i dident get the axel yet so ill try that. heating it up wont hurt anything will it? i have new seals too i would gess that thay would melt

[mrman550]

well i finally got my 350 back together i took her for a ride and felt great untill the chain poped off ( i put it back on and rode it a little more and nothing happend i guess i put everything in right!! now i think im going to sell it to finish my tecate needs flywheel and stator and fenders

thanks for all the help