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 posted on August 13th, 2010 at 10:43 AM |
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Safe removing gland nut with rattle gun?
This is probably a dumb question, but is it safe to remove the gland nut with a rattle gun rather than with a breaker bar?
Just concerned if it could potentially cause some internal damage to the crank/bearing and etc.
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 02:05 PM |
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thats the only way that I take flywheels off. I dont know about being safe
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 03:31 PM |
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It will want to be a good rattle gun for the 36mm nut
i always use a breaker bar and lock the flywheel to the ground with a long bar
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 08:35 PM |
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Rob if you need a lend of a breaker bar and socket and stuff i have them here if you need and i,m in Campbeltown
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 08:41 PM |
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I don't use rattle guns on gland nuts.
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 08:44 PM |
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thanks Paul, I already have a breaker bar and socket, but I appreciate the offer all the same.
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| posted on August 13th, 2010 at 09:03 PM |
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using a rattle gun on a vw gland is IMO rough and may cause damage to the crankshaft and glandnut
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| posted on August 14th, 2010 at 09:01 PM |
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Matt, Is there a reason you dont use a rattle gun on the gland nut - or just personal preferance.
Ta
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| posted on August 14th, 2010 at 09:53 PM |
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An impact gun can stress the gland nut and crank. May not hurt anything 99 out of 100 times, but when the gland nut fails your engine is lunched. Not
worth the risk in my mind. If you disect a gland nut, you'll see they are quite thin in the wall....easily damaged IMO.
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 11:43 PM |
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Matt
Good thoughts - I will change my evil ways and buy a thicker breaker bar.
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 01:04 PM |
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There is a torque multiplying tool you can get fairly cheap for gland and axle nuts, makes life so much easier. Ill find a link....
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 01:07 PM |
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http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC-C10-7036
Im sure a local supplier should have one, i got mine through rod penrose.
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| posted on August 16th, 2010 at 11:06 PM |
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Any one used one - are they any good?
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 05:04 PM |
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Yeah me!!!! Highly recommended.
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 09:41 PM |
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I don't see any problem undoing the gland nut with a rattle gun.
Putting it back on could be a problem if you over tighten it.
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