bigt

WOW well i just got my 3rd impact gun.. this one was also free but is a crafstman and has 600 ft in rev and 4 settings i think this will be good for me a beginer mechanic to use

if not ill have to get a bigger breaker bar than i have!

linuxrunner

600lbft craftsman should be perfect for pretty much everything you need to take off. too big and you start snapping the smaller bolts.

it's the really cheap 14.99 guns that people get that claim 250lb ft but really can only do like 100lbft max.

hmmwv15

liquid wrench will get those off. I ran into the same problem. Mine weren't rusty, but pb blaster wouldn't break mine off. Liquid wrench and a breaker bar is what I'd do.

bigt

those are my other 2 i admit it... they came in kits with other air tools... the other tools work great but the impact doesnt have the balls... cant wait for the rain to stop so i can use this beast on my cross member to drop my tranny.... i snapped one bolt already

Tacoclimber

Reading this thread makes me glad I live in AZ...

bigt

is liquid wrench better than pb blast??? liquid wrench is like 2.99 a can and pb is like 7.99

TOYOTA 1

im not shure? my dad swears by pb! and hes wrenched on stuff for years!

jawxx

As the original poster, I thought people might be interested in what ACTUALLY got the bolts off... so here's what I did.

Borrowed someone's car, went to Farm and Fleet (knows as Fleet Farm in the rest of the country), picked up a blowtorch (propane), a converter so my deep 14mm socket would fit on my breaker bar, Liquid Wrench (aresol), and some other things I needed.

Got home, individually heated each bolt for maybe a minute or two while holding the rotor upright, as the torch said as a safety warning to keep it as straight up as possible, then sprayed a generous amount of Liquid Wrench on it. After I had done each individual bolt I set the hub back inside my wheel, made sure it was level and beat the rotor with the hammer a few times. Then I sprayed enough Liquid Wrench that there was actually a little puddle around the whole inner ring on the rotor, this way gravity was on my side.

Then, whilst soaking up rust killer, I cleaned out the inner parts of the outter hub I had pulled off earlier so they could get fresh grease going back in.

Came back afterward and used my breaker bar, only 18", and sat around the tire in a fashion that it couldn't spin or drag, this left me more able to keep one hand on the joint and one hand on the handle, a few seconds of hard pulling and every bolt cracked free!

There you have it! Now I have to reassemble this whole side, and hope the other side goes better. At least now I have all the tools I need.

Thanks for all the suggestions everybody!