I don't recommend 'bouncing' the breaker bar as, from experience, it can work its way off the nut as you're 'bouncing' it. Other than that, perfect technique for DIY. Using the weight of the car to stop the wheel rotating is the best way to do this.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment and for the tip. Ideally I wouldn't have stood on the breaker bar, but I didn't want to cause myself too much strain, so felt it a better option. Perhaps a bigger breaker bar next time?
Bigger is always better, I have a 1m one myself :) Standing on it isn't really a problem if it's stable enough. I've also used my breaker bar and a load of weights as a crude torque wrench for high-torque applications before I felt like I could justify buying a big torque wrench.
Don't think so,impossible to work its way off,it's a *long* nut; all he needed was an extension, a piece of tubing 2 feet (and do C L E A R the area of people, when the socket,or the bar, breaks,it will fly off)...; i have 5 or 6 tubes ,all sizes; standing on it,like it was done,is ok too; been a mech for over 40 years. (i was looking for a video on the wheel bearing...)
I don't recommend 'bouncing' the breaker bar as, from experience, it can work its way off the nut as you're 'bouncing' it. Other than that, perfect technique for DIY. Using the weight of the car to stop the wheel rotating is the best way to do this.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment and for the tip. Ideally I wouldn't have stood on the breaker bar, but I didn't want to cause myself too much strain, so felt it a better option. Perhaps a bigger breaker bar next time?
Bigger is always better, I have a 1m one myself :) Standing on it isn't really a problem if it's stable enough. I've also used my breaker bar and a load of weights as a crude torque wrench for high-torque applications before I felt like I could justify buying a big torque wrench.
Don't think so,impossible to work its way off,it's a *long* nut; all he needed was an extension, a piece of tubing 2 feet (and do C L E A R the area of people, when the socket,or the bar, breaks,it will fly off)...; i have 5 or 6 tubes ,all sizes; standing on it,like it was done,is ok too; been a mech for over 40 years.
(i was looking for a video on the wheel bearing...)