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27-08-2006, 09:45 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Guildford, NSW
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I apologise if I am submitting this thread to the wrong Topic. I have a tow bar on my Fairmont Ghia and I want to remove the tow ball. I have dowsed the nut with WD40 and am using the biggest wrench I have - I do not have a breaker bar. I still can not budge the nut and I have tried everything in the way of leverage that I have at my disposal.
 : I do not want the destroy the nut or the tow ball as I will most likely need them again. I just want to remove the tow ball to install a shin guard. Any suggestions would be most gratefully accepted.  :
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27-08-2006, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Try some heat.
But, they're dirt cheap, so buy a new ball .........
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27-08-2006, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: cairns
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mate use a oxy and try keep the heat on the nut.. as abouve they are cheap any how.. and i know this sounds silly but are you turning it anti-clockwise its easy to not realise especially when your looking down on it then you can get it mixed up.. not saying your doing it wrong but a easy mistake when looking at the blot from the other way..
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27-08-2006, 10:15 AM
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Focus on my Focus
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
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Try getting a pipe to extend the wrench handle. The longer the handle, the more torque you can apply, the easier it will to move the nut... or shear it off. lol
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27-08-2006, 10:17 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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lol
I tried this yesterday, and semi rooted the nut, so when the car goes in for a service next Ill get them to do it...lol I dont have any power tools and I didn't want to stuff it up anymore.
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27-08-2006, 11:31 AM
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Legless Old Fart
Join Date: May 2006
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Those tow ball nut are pretty big, so why not use a ball pein hammer and solidly tap on every flat side a few times then use your wrench and repeat the process over and over. This will usually crack any rust bead in the thread.
A normal carpenters hammer would also do the job if a ball pein one is not available. This method will soon get you blacksmiths biceps if nothing else. lol. |
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27-08-2006, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
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just get a big pole on the end of a good qual ratchet and itll come off dont be afraid to get the hammer out thats one thing mechanics are good at
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27-08-2006, 02:22 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Dont use a ratchet, easy way to go A over T when they let go. Get a decent breaker bar or T handle and use a bit of pipe on that
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27-08-2006, 02:45 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: In A House
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mate get a extension bar and give it another go
extension rubber + rubber mullett normally fixes it |
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