On Daks, it's the huge breaker bar method with wheels still on the ground.
To torque them back on, use the same breaker bar setup and divide the
torque spec by your weight to figure out the distance from the center
of the nut you should stand on the breaker while it's horizontal.
Don in CT
On 9/17/07, David Margrave <david.margrave@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > While I tend to agree with you for the 4WD you will need alignment on a 2WD since those ball joints aren't thread in ones, I have the trashed tires to prove that..........
> >
>
> Thanks Jim, the more info the better as I start this project.
> Suspension work is a pain.
>
> Is it hard to get the spindle nut off? I ask because I seem to recall
> you have to take the wheel off to get to the spindle nut, and on other
> cars my technique has been to break the spindle nut free with an
> enormous breaker bar and cheater bar, while the wheels are on the
> ground, easier that way, I don't have to monkey around with pry bars
> or wedge things into the brake rotor slots to keep the wheel from
> moving when I crank on the spindle nut.
>
>
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