Bill,

(I hope I'm not too late here) You've successfully got the axle nut off. Chances are good the axle is frozen into the hub. My sledgehammer did a good job of mushrooming the end of the axle. Using an old axle nut to pound on did a good job rolling the threads. If you are having difficulty removing the axle from the hub, use a 36mm socket and 4" extension over a loosened axle nut screwed onto a sufficient number of threads. Then pound on the extension. Of course if the axle came out easily, lucky you.

Hey Bill, like the other guys said, long piece of pipe. I have a 6ft. length of pipe I have used for the last 20 yrs. It only takes about 40 lbs at the 6ft. point, to loosen a 240ft lb. flywhl. nut on VW aircooleds. It's so smooth and easy to loosen this way that I believe it is easier on all the component parts.
I forgot to mention that I also have a matching 6ft. long piece of angle iron drilled with many different hole patterns to accept lug bolt hole spacing on various cars and flywhl. hole patterns also. You just bolt the angle iron to the brake rotor or other item and then place the other end on the on the ground and IT, takes all the torque, instead of the PARK PAWL or gears in a tranny. With this set-up, your wife could remove this axle nut. Tom

Find a length of pipe that will fit over the breaker bar. 3 or 4 feet long, for increased leverage.

Have at it, it'll let go. Try a bit of penetrating oil, and put a long piece of pipe over the breaker bar (be careful not to hurt yourself!)

An impact wrench works best.
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RussB in Ct '96 855T - '91 944T