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Stripped spindle nut

dheavychevy38

dheavychevy38

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Well yesterday I started to rebuild my front 60 and lets just say it did not go well :eek1:. Both front rotors are frozen and do not spin. So I began takeing them apart only to find that one of the spindle nuts just spins inside the hub. Any ideas on how to remove the nut ? Also any ideas on how to remove the frozen none moving bearings ?
 
That would mean cutting the hub apart. I would not like to use that as a method if I could. What you guys think about useing a chisel to cut it in half ?
 
Don't get me wrong I have no problem putting the rose bud on the torch and getting her hot. :D But that wouldn't do much for the stripped nut.
 
dheavychevy38 said:
That would mean cutting the hub apart. I would not like to use that as a method if I could. What you guys think about useing a chisel to cut it in half ?
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Might as well torch it... the chisel will screw everything else up by the time you get it out. Sounds like your hub is junk anyways, hope you don't have a lot invested in this
 
The hub should be fine the only thing I see getting ruined may be a spindle and lock nut. The hub I should beable to sand blast and knock out the races and good as new.
 
I would be tempted to use a drill. Start with a small bit, drill through the nut, go larger, keep doing that until the nut is thin enough to break easily.
Probably have to do it in two places and take out the halves, or break it in one and pries the ends apart until it slides off the spindle.

A chisel will work, but much greater chance of damaging something else.
 
Fordum said:
I would be tempted to use a drill. Start with a small bit, drill through the nut, go larger, keep doing that until the nut is thin enough to break easily.
Probably have to do it in two places and take out the halves, or break it in one and pries the ends apart until it slides off the spindle.

A chisel will work, but much greater chance of damaging something else.
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Are those nuts hardened?
 
Deuling said:
Are those nuts hardened?
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Shouldn't be. Might be a little tough, but nothing a good high speed bit can't handle, much less a TiN coated one.
Just center punch it and start a pilot hole with a small bit to help prevent walking.
 
Ill give it a try if I can get it to not spin. The threads are what is striped not the squares for the tool. Im basicly trying to just save the spindle but also have found a new one if need be. Now to find long drill bits :woot:
 
dheavychevy38 said:
Ill give it a try if I can get it to not spin. The threads are what is striped not the squares for the tool. Im basicly trying to just save the spindle but also have found a new one if need be. Now to find long drill bits :woot:
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Didn't think about the distance. I was thinking a regular drill bit would reach. You might look into drill bit extensions. They mostly work with square or hex ended drill bits, plus they might be to big to fit.

They also make one for the locking type drill bits. But, with those, you can use a socket and extension.
You can find hex type drill bits in most hardware stores. Lots of sets come with a short extension, and you can buy more extensions and stack them.

Here are some bits from HF.
http://www.harborfreight.com/13-piece-titanium-nitride-coated-drill-bits-1800.html

As for the nut turning, that should not be a problem. Since the flats are still there, a flat piece of wood or steel should jam between a flat and the side of the hub.
 
I second the drill / chisel method...... the only thing I would add is the application of an air chisel to do the cut it you have one available.....

may be easier to control the final cuts....and not beat the snot out of the spindle....:waytogo:
 
Ya I was thinking try the drill then air hammer with a extended bit for the sake of control. Hopefully it works hate to drop 150 each spindle plus all the interal parts and locking hubs by that time might as well find another 60 .
 
If you could exert an outward pull on the rotor while trying to unscrew the nut,it just might come off...maybe a come a-long would work?...I had a co-worker with a Dodge 4x4 who had a stripped spindle and we got the nut off by having him pry the rotor outward while I used an impact wrench to unscrew it--it finally caught some good threads and came off...
 
I thought about the outward pull, but I was thinking it was the outside lock nut.
 
I thought about that too.....but he said the bearings and hubs were just a big ball of rust......


yeah,,,,,if you can get two long pry bars behind the rotor/hub and have someone pry the hub forward while spinning the nuts,,,,,it may grab a thread and spin them off......

either way... once you get it apart and clean up the threads or replace the spindles....might want to look into a set of stage 8 locks....:waytogo:

http://www.stage8.com/spindlenut.html
 
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