The left-hand threaded nut is the one on the driver's side (left-hand drive
car).
If you round off the corners of a nut, you can always cut it with a chisel or
Dremel tool to get it off, and replace it with a new one (be careful not to
damage the mating threads on the axle housing, duh). Sometimes the shock of a
hammer on a chisel in the loosening direction is enough to loosen the nut. The
nut normally does not have a tremendous amount of torque on it. Other options
would be to use a torch to heat the nut to loosen it.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
---- PG <britishcars at shaw.ca> wrote:
> I'm trying to remove an axle nut so as to replace the seals and bearings.
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> I have a 2 3/8" socket and try as I might, I can't get the nut to turn. In
> fact, I've damaged the but a little trying and I'm worried about rounding
> the nut and being really screwed.
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> I don't understand why it would be so tight or difficult to take off.
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> Any ideas
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> Paul
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