Remove Front Driveaxle nut

[Gacinaz]

95 Camry V6 Auto

I am trying to remove the front drive axle nuts but they will not budge. I tried a large 1/2 inch breaker bar and then a 650 ft lb impact driver both to no avail. I can not loosen either side. Yes I removed the cotter pins and lock nut.

Anybody know the secret to getting these things loose?

[BMR]

Are they rusty?... use some penetrating oil, like PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench.

I use a 1/2" breaker bar and add a 2 foot long pipe to that. And then I stand & bounce on it to break them loose.

[bigbird]

to get mine off I put 3 lugs on the lug nuts, wedged a long bar between them to create a solid resistance that contacted with the frame of the car or a part of the suspension. from there I used, as BMR said, penetrating oil a half inch breaker and a metal tube to get more torque. Impact guns, unless uber industrial, are seldom successful on such old stuff.

[Gacinaz]

I guess I need a bigger breaker bar and a big piece of pipe. They are not rusty but I have sprayed them with penetrating oil twice and let it sit over night. How did you keep the socket from slipping off the nut?

[Pauloil]

be sure to use 6 sided socket

[bigbird]

After spraying the threads with oil, hit the nut with a rag sprayed with break cleaner. That will remove the oil for teh most part and make it easier to keep the socket on the nut. That was the only way I found to keep it on. I had to apply a lot of force a few times to get it to finally brake, you just want to used as short a socket as possible and parallel to the hub as possible.

[Gacinaz]

I got a six sided socket, a new NAPA 1/2" breaker and a 4 foot piece of pipe. I cleaned the nuts with brake cleaner and put some weight behind it and now they are both loose.

Thanks to everyone.

[BMR]