Ok .. on my Recon i was trying to take the Axle Gear nut thing off so i coud put some Gear lube in it.. well.. the god damn japs had to make it Aluminum and it striped .. now its all rounded off.. I was wondering .. how i can get off... ITs on real tight and it needs some lube in the axle.. Thanks

Jimmie

 

I feel your pain recondude. As a summer mechanic I know how frustrating your situation is. I'm not familar with the Recon's rear end but if it is easily accessible you might want to try a large pair of vice grips. That works sometimes and doesn't take much effort to try it. If that doesn't work you'll probably need to get a hammer and chisel to take it off. Make a notch in the head of the bolt with the chisel then when your notch is deep enough, hit it so that the bolt will turn. This method rarely fails. Good Luck!!

 

I suggest using a pipe wrench, but first heat up the nut with a torch so it gets kinda soft then use the pipe wrench to get her off. Dont heat it up too much or it will get too soft and melt
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You can also with a buffer(thin blade) make a slot in the middle of the head and then use one of those "impact driver"..... put a flathead bit on it and hit it with a hammer.....

By "impact drive" I mean a big screw drive that you hold with your had while you hit the top of it with a hammer..... When you hit it.. it slightly turns counterclockwise... unlocking that nut.... It's a good tool cuz it cant strip the head of the screw/bolt cuz at the same time it turns... pressure is applied to the screw/bolt...

 

Awesome, thanks guys. I really appreciate it. Im going to the Badlands on the 8th of august. Need to get her prepped up. Day after my b-day too.. so it will be really fun.

 

Find your local Snap-On man and buy a "twist" socket from him, They have backwards cut teeth that are very sharp and bite into the nut when you back it up, I have a whole set in my box at work and man have they saved me some heart ache.

 

yeah those twist sockets work well. i got mine from the mac dealer but matco also has them. i have even seen them at weavers auto parts around here.