Can’t get the axle nut loose. Center cap removed. Tire on the ground. Penetrating oil on threads. Large 1/2 in torque wrench set to max torque. Counter clockwise turn got click at 250 ft pounds and I pulled beyond that. Nothing. Tried impact wrench for a couple of minutes. Nothing. Will try torch to heat up the nut and try again. 🤦🏻♂️
I’m not sure what would be causing it not to come loose. It’s been a while since I did this job, so I just watched back through to see if I could jog my memory. I did it with the wheel off and I think I held back against the hub by putting a crow bar between the lugs while turning the axle nut with a long breaker bar. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. I’m not sure if it makes a difference if the wheel is off or not.
@@motorsandmeats88Thanks for the follow up bro! I found out the factory torque on the wheel bearing is 370 ft lbs! I bought an “Earthquake” pneumatic gun at Harbor Freight and it wouldn’t budge. Bought a 20v Ultra torque Hercules impact that boasts 1500 ft lbs from Harbor Freight on a recommendation from a guy from Advance Auto. Had my wife stand on the brake peddle and went after the nut. Boom baby! It came off! When I went to tap out the axel, my 3 pound hammer wouldn’t move it, so I got pissed off and got out the 8 lb. sledge! Ordered a 3/4in- 48” long torque wrench to put it back together. Thanks again for the insight!
@Bladeslap1 that is some serious torque! I’m going to pin this comment (if I can remember how😂) as I think it may be really helpful to others. Thanks for the update…
FYI this is the same suspension for the later model Audi q7 and Volkswagen Touareg just did this on my 2013 q7 exactly the same suspension setup thanks for the great video
Thanks for making this! I have an ‘06 Cayenne s and when I accelerate it makes a terrible noise at the right front like it’s binding up or something… when I take the pressure off and gently accelerate, it’s fine… think it’s my cv axle?
Sounds like it to me. After I changed mine, I still had a vibration under acceleration. Turned out to be the center support bearing carrier that had also failed in addition to the CV. But your description sounds like a CV to me. If you can crawl under it and grab the CV shaft and try to shake it; it shouldn’t shake.
Can’t get the axle nut loose. Center cap removed. Tire on the ground. Penetrating oil on threads. Large 1/2 in torque wrench set to max torque. Counter clockwise turn got click at 250 ft pounds and I pulled beyond that. Nothing. Tried impact wrench for a couple of minutes. Nothing. Will try torch to heat up the nut and try again. 🤦🏻♂️
I’m not sure what would be causing it not to come loose. It’s been a while since I did this job, so I just watched back through to see if I could jog my memory. I did it with the wheel off and I think I held back against the hub by putting a crow bar between the lugs while turning the axle nut with a long breaker bar. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. I’m not sure if it makes a difference if the wheel is off or not.
@@motorsandmeats88Thanks for the follow up bro! I found out the factory torque on the wheel bearing is 370 ft lbs! I bought an “Earthquake” pneumatic gun at Harbor Freight and it wouldn’t budge. Bought a 20v Ultra torque Hercules impact that boasts 1500 ft lbs from Harbor Freight on a recommendation from a guy from Advance Auto. Had my wife stand on the brake peddle and went after the nut. Boom baby! It came off! When I went to tap out the axel, my 3 pound hammer wouldn’t move it, so I got pissed off and got out the 8 lb. sledge! Ordered a 3/4in- 48” long torque wrench to put it back together. Thanks again for the insight!
@Bladeslap1 that is some serious torque! I’m going to pin this comment (if I can remember how😂) as I think it may be really helpful to others. Thanks for the update…
FYI this is the same suspension for the later model Audi q7 and Volkswagen Touareg just did this on my 2013 q7 exactly the same suspension setup thanks for the great video
Thanks for watching!
Great video. I'm replacing mine as well. Good refresher. (replaced one last year, and now other one broke 😂)
I now keep a spare with me all the time and the tools to make it happen.
wheres the install mate great video. love the back story
Thanks! Putting back together was way easier that getting it apart. The parts sort of want to be together, if that makes any sense.
Thanks for making this! I have an ‘06 Cayenne s and when I accelerate it makes a terrible noise at the right front like it’s binding up or something… when I take the pressure off and gently accelerate, it’s fine… think it’s my cv axle?
Sounds like it to me. After I changed mine, I still had a vibration under acceleration. Turned out to be the center support bearing carrier that had also failed in addition to the CV. But your description sounds like a CV to me. If you can crawl under it and grab the CV shaft and try to shake it; it shouldn’t shake.