Try a 3/4 inch drive socket and bar. The 1/2 inch drive bar was just bending
far too much for my liking! I used the 3/4 stuff on my flange nuts and they
came off pretty easily without any worries of breaking the tools.
Daniel Kroehn
Recommending Datrats, supplying quality Datsun performance parts
www.Datrats.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: damien cm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: diff flange-Justin
> Justin,
>
> I am having problems with my R200 as well. Mine is out of my car at the
> moment, and to remove that dirty slut of a nut, I used a BIG socket set
and
> stopped the diff turning by putting two long bolts in the flange bolt
holes
> sothere was over-hang, and then placed a long bar in-between them so that
> the diff could'nt spin. You might be able to do this with the diff in the
> vehicle, but be carefull, a lot of force is involved. I would'nt want to
be
> on the recieving end of a BIG socket that has just lost control!!!!
>
> Another way is to position the socket on the bolt and then place a
hydraulic
> jack under the handle of the ratchet and jack the fucker up.
> Be warned though, whilst I have had success with this method before, I
have
> also destroyed a few sockets in the process. Quality sockets and a BIG
> ratchet is reccomended.
>
> Have you managed to find a flange that suits the R200 and the 1600
> tailshaft????? This is my next hurdle.
>
>
> Yours in bodginess,
>
> Damien
>
> P.S Be carefull, facial reconstructive surgery is not cheap!!!
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