Kona786 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I was in the process of swapping my old nuts for new replacements and ended up rounding one of the nuts. A combination of over tightened nut (tyre fitter), rusty nut and poor quality nut tool included with the new nuts. Now question is how much of a ***** will it be to get this of. What are my options? It's going into my mechanic to get my discs and pads done for the front and will get him to have a go (rounded nut is on the rear). Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottChester Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Usually suggestions are to force a smaller socket on either with a hammer and a bit of brute force or weld one on. I tried the above and failed so had to drill the centre out, destroyed 2 drills bits mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smwebb1993 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Yer those are the only two options you have got, mist likely best to try and hit a smaller socket on as hopefully the vibrations will help to loosen the rust that's holding the bolt in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazee Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 As said , but add a load of penetration oil too. socket may not work though. I would go for the weld option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperman Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 the next size up torx bit hammered in there and the use of an impact gun in the garage should have that out in seconds. if not there are special tools designed for this or easy-out and the likes that a good garage may have to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kona786 Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Thanks for the input guys - it's going in for surgery tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Chris_ Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 First, good application of heat on the nut from a blowtorch. Then air chisel (or sds drill with rotation switched off) firstly pointing direct in towards centre to make a notch, then turn so it's hammering to undo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celi96 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 With the amount of times I had rounded wheel nuts come in the garage I agree with everyone else welding another nut to it is best Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kona786 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Good news, my now best pal mechanic was able to get the nut off by hammering a big Allen key into it. I really didn't want it to come to welding as protecting the alloy was going to be a faff. Thanks all. Edited March 30, 2016 by Kona786 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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