Huntin720 Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'm trying to do the brake pads and rotors on my 1980 4x4 and I cant get the bearing lock nut to budge. I have the right spindle nut socket, ive heated it up but is just wont move. Is there a trick? I bent back the tabs on the retainer so that isnt it. Also I noticed that on the drivers side the axle moves freely independent of the hub assembly. But on the passenger side they spin together. Is that normal and I'm being a noob? Or is something else likely broken? Quote Link to comment
84720FourWheel Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 On my 84 there is a snap ring that holds in the lock washer, so you pull off the snap ring, then the lock washer pulls out, then you loosen the adjusting nut. Not positive if its different on the earlier ones. Quote Link to comment
Huntin720 Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 No it's not the same. It's a spindle nut with 8 slots around the outside and a ring underneath with tabs that bend up. I'm going to throw some heavy duty penetrant at it next. Then more fire. Quote Link to comment
Huntin720 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 GRR ARRGH. Still not moving. I'm pretty sure they arent even supposed to be torqued on. I'd put it back together and take it to a shop but I already pulled of the calipers off to work on them. Quote Link to comment
Rick-rat Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Are you turning it the right way? Quote Link to comment
Huntin720 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I tried both ways. Because thats the kind of mistake I would make. Quote Link to comment
84720FourWheel Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 http://forums.nicoclub.com/how-to-replacing-the-front-rotors-on-a-85-nissan-720-4x4-t571012.html Your spindle nut doesn't look like this? Quote Link to comment
Huntin720 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Yeah that's it. I finally got them loose. All I needed was a bigger breaker bar. Quote Link to comment
Huntin720 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 So even after I broke those nuts free it wouldn't come off. I popped the ball joints off and took the whole knuckles to my mechanic. Turns out the 1980 4x4 is different. The hubs have to be pressed on and off of the knuckle because the hub actually extends back through the bearings. He wants a stupid amount of money for it. So fuck it. I'm throwing some pads and ball joints on it and I'll just wear out pads faster. Maybe someday I'll swap in knuckles from a later model. Maybe manual locking D20 knuckles will fit? Quote Link to comment
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