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Old 07-09-2012, 11:18 AM   #2
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they're on there tight - 340 ft-lbs. make sure the car is on the ground when you try to break them loose...

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Originally Posted by 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster
With the car on the ground, in gear, and the emergency brake on, remove the center hub cap (see Photo 3 of Pelican Technical Article: Tire and Wheel Sizing), and use a long breaker bar to loosen up the drive shaft flange axle nut. This nut is tightened to more than 460 Nm (340 ft-lbs): it will take quite a bit of force to loosen it up. Lift the car up again and remove the wheel once more.
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