Hi

I'm hoping someone might have a solution. In short I replaced my front wheel bearing. All was going fine until I put the driveshaft back in, got the wheel on and tightened the hub nut. I must be stronger than I thought as when I was tightening it suddenly went loose and now just spins about. You cant spin it by hand but with a socket and bar you can. I can't get it off so I guess I've stripped the thread. I'm a bit surprised at this as it looks like a pretty tough bit of metal. Anyway, any ideas on how to get it off without having to destroy the end of the driveshaft?

No idea on how to get it off. But they are a one use nut. Needs to be replaced whenever you take it off.

I've no clever ideas other than drilling it to death and praying it comes off. It was a new nut I put on and luckily I managed to get hold of another today.

Might work if you knock the shaft back as if you was removing it again and try and turn the nut. Might catch a thread and undo.

that's going to be a total pain in the arse.

Drop the bottom ball joint back of and pull the hub to give it a bit of pressure from behind while you loosen it with a socket might work. Or as above and loosen and pull with a pair of long nosed mole grips if you can get purchase.

Either way, I wish you luck!

Hope its the nut thread gone and not the driveshaft thread.

I've tried what Steve suggested and used an air gun on the nut but still no joy. Didn't want to pull too hard on the hub in case I dislodged the driveshaft at the other end. The little bugger is not coming off. What about welding a socket to the nut so I can pull on it as I turn it?

Can you chisel it off or use a very small angle grinder disk that would let you get that close without damaging anything else..

Never had to do this before so just throwing the idea in, not sure how viable that is.