How to remove CV end bolt

[bmwm3guy]

OK here's my problem, taking off a CV end bolt is normally easy... with the motor in the car. I dont have a motor in this car, and we never loosened the bolts because they were pretty seized...

now Im leaving for Virginia Beach on thursday morning and I busted my passenger side axel while taking an LS-Vtec Integra the other day

Im already lined up for a sweet deal on some high hp axels however I dont have the time or money right now. So I gotta take the Axels off my parts car with no motor and my question is:

How do you stop the axel from turning and turning while trying to force the end bolt off???

[PATDIESEL]

OOoo, sounds like a pain in the a--. I'd try and grip the axle with a chanel lock plier and see if it will hold it still while the impact wrench does it's job. I'd bet it will not though... Sorry, that is all I can think of. If you are trying to looen it with a breaker bar your in big trouble. Chanel locks will not hold it against the constant pressure of a breaker bar, but might against a impact wrench.

[bmwm3guy]

thanks man... one thing I thought of, is to put my brake disc back on, and jam something in the vents and pry with the breakerbar and a pipe...

i dont really care about the discs anyways... i NEED that axel

[hppwdn]

If you have an extra nut for the axle you can just use an angle grinder to get the old nut off. Just be careful.

Kinda like this

[PATDIESEL]

yeah, but when you hit the axle with the grinder you can't use it any more...

[Tunes67]

Use a propane torch to heat up the nut.. being careful not to hit the axle at the same time.. will be a bit tricky.. but if you can get the nut hot enough it will expand a bit and break free of the axle threads. Hope this helps.

Tunes67