Need a breaker bar to remove a stuck O2 sensor

toyotafan

Hi all,

Would you recommend me a good breaker bar to remove a stuck front O2 sensor and also I can also keep this bar to use for future heavy works? So, ideally I want to find one that can last in a long time.

T.a

joujoujou

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321906842257

Never let me down.

toyotafan

joujoujou wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321906842257

Never let me down.

This might not strong enough for me to take out my idiot front O2 sensor as I used a 1/2 Sealey breaker bar with 600mm length and its head was broken at first use, maybe just for my case.

I found a breaker bar with 600 mm length made by Halfords (33 EUR) in their store. But, I am not sure it is strong enough.:o

An other option is this http://www.clarkedistributors.ie/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2931&search=breaker+bar

case_sensitive

I bought a Sealey AK7316 breaker from Amazon

Maybe don't use the ratcheting one for heavy work

To be fair, they replaced it without question.

toyotafan

toyotafan wrote: »

This might not strong enough for me to take out my idiot front O2 sensor as I used a 1/2 Sealey breaker bar with 600mm length and its head was broken at first use, maybe just for my case.

I found a breaker bar with 600 mm length made by Halfords (33 EUR) in their store. But, I am not sure it is strong enough.:o

An other option is this http://www.clarkedistributors.ie/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2931&search=breaker+bar

Would you not just buy an impact gun?
I never use a breaker anymore now after getting one

listermint

For the rare occasions something is totally jammed i just lengthen the breaker with a piece of box steel 1.5M long and use that. Hasnt let me down ever.

toyotafan

case_sensitive wrote: »

I bought a Sealey AK7316 breaker from Amazon

Maybe don't use the ratcheting one for heavy work

To be fair, they replaced it without question.

Well... same for me, broke one with a stuck O2 sensor

Esme Fluffy Apricot wrote: »

Would you not just buy an impact gun?
I never use a breaker anymore now after getting one

I just try to avoid something like "shock" in the engine.
I purchased a Tengtool breaker bar 24", 45 EUR on Amazon UK. Worked like a charm. No bending on the bar. The bar is great and very stiff.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AN5WFF0/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

listermint wrote: »

For the rare occasions something is totally jammed i just lengthen the breaker with a piece of box steel 1.5M long and use that. Hasnt let me down ever.

Exactly, the problem is I did not have a stiff enough breaker bar and my sensor is abit deep with a narrow room to work in.
Purchasing the Tengtool 24" breaker bar and took out the idiot stuck O2 sensor just one try. High cost but high quality, right!

Thanks lads,

fancy pigeon

Esme Fluffy Apricot wrote: »

Would you not just buy an impact gun?
I never use a breaker anymore now after getting one

My sentiment too if one was not going to worry about the O2 sensor, along with heat if it's very stubborn

CJhaughey

fancy pigeon wrote: »

My sentiment too if one was not going to worry about the O2 sensor, along with heat if it's very stubborn

Heat usually makes the biggest difference, get the fitting hot with a torch and then use steady pressure and I bet it will just come out.

fancy pigeon

fancy pigeon wrote: »

My sentiment too if one was not going to worry about the O2 sensor, along with heat if it's very stubborn

They are great for certain things. I had to take the front sprocket off my motorbike which had been locktite on, had a 2*4 in the back wheel resting against the swingarm and 2 lads hanging off a 4 foot breaker and ended up snapping the wood before the nut came loose.

Bought an impact and it had it off in a milisecond , best tool ever bought

martyc5674

Esme Fluffy Apricot wrote: »

They are great for certain things. I had to take the front sprocket off my motorbike which had been locktite on, had a 2*4 in the back wheel resting against the swingarm and 2 lads hanging off a 4 foot breaker and ended up snapping the wood before the nut came loose.

Bought an impact and it had it off in a milisecond , best tool ever bought

And your spokes were ok?...

Tigger

martyc5674 wrote: »

And your spokes were ok?...

Spokes ? Is it the past ?

martyc5674

martyc5674 wrote: »

And your spokes were ok?...

Yeah they were fine, well it's not spokes it's 3 spokes you could call them in the wheel. I wasn't comfortable doing it but it's a legitimate way apperantly by the research I did, half people we're sticking breaker bars through the wheel aswell but that was a step too far for me.

This type of wheel

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/d9QAAOSwofxUgeUv/s-l300.jpg

As I said impact wrench did such a quick job of it I was amazed , great tool

martyc5674

Magwheel I’m guessing so.
There’s usually a way of locking the sprocket but in fairness it’s nearly 20 years since I was ripping bikes apart!
You’d be better served locking the rear sprocket somehow, there’s a cushdrive in motorbike hubs and you’d have been using mist your energy compressing that.
Marty.

martyc5674

martyc5674 wrote: »

Magwheel I’m guessing so.
There’s usually a way of locking the sprocket but in fairness it’s nearly 20 years since I was ripping bikes apart!
You’d be better served locking the rear sprocket somehow, there’s a cushdrive in motorbike hubs and you’d have been using mist your energy compressing that.
Marty.

Sprocket had wood through it aswell and a screwdriver through the chain, was a hell of a job man. I gave up before I did any damage or thoguht I would, it had been monkeyed on by a mechanic with an impact and locktite in the first place , it should never have been that difficult to take off

I should add all the sprockets and chain we're replaced straight after

CJhaughey

Loctite is softened by heat, just a little heat is often enough to remove the loctite, front sprockets are a little different because of the shaft seal behind them but if you use a hot air gun they heat up nicely.