Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> Eric Hufstedler wrote:
>
>>> You could probably break the axle nut loose with the wheel still
>>> on the ground actually.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't think it necessary. Why not just unbolt the joint at
>>> the knuckle and drop the lower the control arm a little? You
>>> could wedge a block of wood under the upper arm so that the
>>> spring tension would even do the seperation for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Wouldn't that be possibly explosive?
>>
>> Eric
>
>
>
> I came into this thread late otherwise I woulda popped up and said
> something. You DO NOT want to mess with the control arm bolts while the
> torsion bar is in place and under load. Even with the suspension at
> full drop - the torsion bar is still loaded.
>
> You don't need to go to that extreme. Simple solution here...Assuming
> you have the caliper and rotor off, put them back on. Just hand tighten
> the lugnuts and caliper bolts - to keep everything stationary on the
> knuckle.
>
> Your rotors should be vented discs. The calipers on mine have a hole in
> the center for viewing pad thickness - as I'm sure yours do to. If I
> need to unbolt the axleshaft nut after the wheel is pulled - just drop a
> screw driver or other stiff tool into the vanes on the vented rotor
> THROUGH the hole in the center of the caliper - to act as a stop. I've
> done this countless times - never broken anything - works like a charm,
> keeps the axle and hub from turning to let you take the axleshaft nut off.
>
> If you are not sure what I mean - let me know - I happen to have the
> wheels off my Gen II and I can easily snap a pic for ya to show what I'm
> talking about.
>
To reply to my own post - I don't think you even need to put the caliper
back on - just the rotor. You should be able to do the same thing with
just the knuckle. The caliper mounts should provide a physical "stop"
for the screwdriver in the rotor.
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