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[awilson40]

Its time to replace the shoes on the rear, What size is the nut is on the axle and has anyone been able to do the job without an air wrench?? If so, how big of a cheater bar did you need

[Diesel]

36 MM. I've always used my impact gun so I couldn't tell you.

[Joes924]

Go to a tire shop and have them loosen them up. thern carefully drive back home.

[Lizard]

ok take a wrench and a 3 foot bar and it will come loose but have the tire on the ground, the e-brake on, and the car in gear

[awilson40]

Are both sides normal RH threads?

[Diesel]

Yep.

[AznDrgn]

I've never been able to do it with an air wrench, I've always used a rachet and a long breaker bar.

[Diesel]

Then your air wrench or your air supply pressure is no good. My Ingersoll-Rand IR-2131 has 600 ft-lb's in reverse at 90 PSI. When I get it up to 120 Lord knows what it's putting out. $189 at Sears.

[Lizard]

air wrench ppphhhhhhhh pussy's way out use your mussle get a wrench and a bar, or just a wrench LOL

[Minhiriath]

last time I did it I used a 6 foot pipe.

[Pillow]

Some VW shops have a 36mm steel plate style socket that works well for the air compressor challenged (me). Just put it on the nut and take a large hammer (not sledge) and with a few whcks you are in business.

I think it should be tightened to 225 lbs so do not nail it on too hard when buttoning it back up.

[JvGinPDX]

go to a VW shop. they have a tool that has the 36 mm socket inside. you hit it with a sledgehammer to get it loose.

[Lizard]

take a sledgehammer to it and nock the hole ass end alignment over, sounds like fun

[D Hook]

With some of the advice that comes out of here, I'm sure glad we don't own nuclear reactors!

[wdb]

I think it would be better to tap it a few times with a small sledge ( 2-5 lbs 1-2 kilos ) not a 20 lb 9 kilo monster , then to bash it repeatedly with a framing hammer .