Can't break nut free trying to drop steering rack
#1
Can't break nut free trying to drop steering rack
I'm doing a heads & cam swap on my 04 C5 coupe. Trying to drop the steering rack but I cannot break the 18mm nut on the power steering cooler return hose free. I have an 18mm flair line wrench and the wrench handle is flexing due to the pressure I'm putting on it. I don't want to damage the nut, so I'm stopping until I get some advice. How do you get this nut off?
#3
A regular socket or box wrench won't fit over the power steering line. The nut requires a line wrench - a better one than I have! I'm considering buying a crows foot flare line nut wrench but I'm not sure that's the best tool. An open end wrench fits but will almost certainly round the corners off of the nut.
#4
I got it!!!! Warming up was a good idea. Small taps weren't helping so I put a long extension on the nut and gave it a few good whacks with a hammer and it broke free with almost no effort.