2nd update on civic rear bearing

Went ove to my das tosay, he has a pretty well equiped shop
and a covered concrete driveway. Had to break the dust cap
up and remove it in pices to gain acess to the hub hold on
nut. His air impact drive wouldn't budge it. My 30"
breaker bar, even when I added another 4' section didn't
budge the D#@^ thing. Is it like the flywheel bolt?
5 gazillion foot/pounds?

I am trying to reach a friend who is a big time gear head
who has much heavier duty tools. Jimmy is going to laugh at
me. Is that nut a reverse thread or am I just a wimp?

Terry

 

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Well, All I can say is that 130 ft-lbs undisturbed for ten years is
probably equivalent to a weld.

Try a 600 ft-lb 3/4" drive air impact wrench. If that doesn't work, give it
one or two whacks with an air hammer, then try the 600# job again.

 

no. did you un-stake the lock tab? i usually don't even bother with
that, and they still come off no problem. it's a normal right handed
thread. the hub is sealed, so there should be no rust problems.

 

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Thanks for the advice.

I hope to get with my friend with the real air tools Sudnay afternoon.

The never to be cursed enough crankshaft bolt came off easier then
this!

Terry

 

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Unstaking the locking tab was a bit of a pain, but no big deal.
The dust cap was rusted into place, but the inside was clean as
a whistle. No rain forecast for a few days, but I mad a little
plexi glass cover that I RTVed into place.

I am hoping to follow TeGGeR® advice regarding a sturdy air impactor.

I had expected trouble getting the brake drum off, but I thought
I had the locking nut covered. Best laid plans and all.

Did you get the data on Gram etc?

Terry

 

has it been done before that you can see? if so, maybe someone loctited
it. if loctite /was/ used, a little heat will free it up. it won't
matter for the hub bearings because they're being replaced - just make
sure you don't over-do it or you'll cook the hardness out of the axle stub.

what's gram? what data do you need?

 

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You fixed your quoting! Looks good now, and is easy to read. Thanks!

 

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You wrote:

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My response was:

Dataq offers a ~$20 data aquisition unit that includes hardware and
software.
See:
<http://www.dataq.com/194.htm>
I use a similar unit that they no longer offer to monitor and log
barometric presuure during thunderstorms and Tornado watches and
warnings. I am using a sensor that is similar to aaccelerometer.

For details see:
<http://content.honeywell.com/sensing/prodinfo/stainsteel/products/ab-...>

I have 2 0~6PSI units seperated by 200' and it is interesting to see a
preasure wave, not wind come through.

A big advantage of the Dataq unit is they operate very well on a less
then current PC. I use a P1/MMX 266MHz Toshiba Satellite laptop that
a friend was going to toss because it was "just too slow".

There are several groups that offer support and software for the Dataq
unit. This could get complex and might be better handled in Eamil.

Terry

 

ah, the fft stuff? yep, got it. many thanks!