Blaster Axle nuts.
To break these bad boy nuts free you need a couple 50mm or 2" wrenches, and probably some heat, penetrating oil and muscle.
Have you checked the price of big wrenches? About $50 each and up.
Now, you could buy a couple big pipe wrenches for about half the price, but they do NASTY job on the nuts. Says "neanderthal" to all who know.
So I put my backwoods redneck know how to use and came up with these:
They are made out of 1" by 1/2" mild steel, 2 pieces each 12" and 2 each 4" long
The web is 2" by 1/4" steel 3.5" long. Actually I used a 6" piece and cut it on a diagonal.
This is about as light as you can make these wrenches. Any smaller material will compromise strength.
And this is what you do with them:
Sheesh, anybody tell this guy his tires are on backwards? I like these Kenda Dirt dogs by-the-way.
The 12" handles do not give a lot of leverage, so to break stubborn nuts free you may need pipes on them or to use a hammer on them.
Once free, you will find the 12" length about right to swing off a sticky nut.
NOBODY likes swinging off sticky nuts, so it is good to have the right tools.
Clean the threads up with a wire brush and I like to Locktite the nuts when I reassemble it.
It keeps them tight and keeps the rust out, but it may help to put heat on them when you take them apart again.
Ready to roll!
This was my Ninja 250 brakes actually, now running a Warrior fixed caliper set up. You can see it in the upper photos.
Oh, and when I am finished, I dig into my highly modified 4 keg, dual spout mounted fridge.
Us backwoods rednecks have more than just a few shady ideas on tap!
To break these bad boy nuts free you need a couple 50mm or 2" wrenches, and probably some heat, penetrating oil and muscle.
Have you checked the price of big wrenches? About $50 each and up.
Now, you could buy a couple big pipe wrenches for about half the price, but they do NASTY job on the nuts. Says "neanderthal" to all who know.
So I put my backwoods redneck know how to use and came up with these:
They are made out of 1" by 1/2" mild steel, 2 pieces each 12" and 2 each 4" long
The web is 2" by 1/4" steel 3.5" long. Actually I used a 6" piece and cut it on a diagonal.
This is about as light as you can make these wrenches. Any smaller material will compromise strength.
And this is what you do with them:
Sheesh, anybody tell this guy his tires are on backwards? I like these Kenda Dirt dogs by-the-way.
The 12" handles do not give a lot of leverage, so to break stubborn nuts free you may need pipes on them or to use a hammer on them.
Once free, you will find the 12" length about right to swing off a sticky nut.
NOBODY likes swinging off sticky nuts, so it is good to have the right tools.
Clean the threads up with a wire brush and I like to Locktite the nuts when I reassemble it.
It keeps them tight and keeps the rust out, but it may help to put heat on them when you take them apart again.
Ready to roll!
This was my Ninja 250 brakes actually, now running a Warrior fixed caliper set up. You can see it in the upper photos.
Oh, and when I am finished, I dig into my highly modified 4 keg, dual spout mounted fridge.
Us backwoods rednecks have more than just a few shady ideas on tap!
