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    Angry stubborn wheel nut problem

    any ideas how to get a wheel nut off that rounded badly, its like its welded on, nope hope anymore with sockets i tried a smack wit a chisel and no joy, anyone have ideas about taking it off?


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    Quote Originally Posted by sil80drifter View Post
    any ideas how to get a wheel nut off that rounded badly, its like its welded on, nope hope anymore with sockets i tried a smack wit a chisel and no joy, anyone have ideas about taking it off?
    here mate read this

    http://www.driftireland.com/showthread.php?t=8175

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    Quote Originally Posted by sil80drifter View Post
    any ideas how to get a wheel nut off that rounded badly, its like its welded on, nope hope anymore with sockets i tried a smack wit a chisel and no joy, anyone have ideas about taking it off?
    can you cut the stud off and replace it or is the wheel too much in the way to allow hacksaw access?

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    Ah man what am I doin on Driftireland full a pills at 9 o clock in the mornin fml

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    Quote Originally Posted by nikkisixx69 View Post
    can you cut the stud off and replace it or is the wheel too much in the way to allow hacksaw access?
    its very tight thats the problem, its a rota gtr, its even hard to get a socket around


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    14lb sledge!!.....couple of sockets and bate fuck outta it!!.......when that fails find somebody brave enough to hold the chisel for ya!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1jsoarer View Post
    14lb sledge!!.....couple of sockets and bate fuck outta it!!.......when that fails find somebody brave enough to hold the chisel for ya!!!
    tried beatin sockets on,chisel and reverse thread socket thing, its a complete mess now the nut and stud look like its melted into it!


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    Quote Originally Posted by sil80drifter View Post
    tried beatin sockets on,chisel and reverse thread socket thing, its a complete mess now the nut and stud look like its melted into it!
    then your as well start drillin it out mate, start small and get bigger gradually but use oil.....fuk that sounds gay hahaah

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    Weld a new nut on top of it ??


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    Quote Originally Posted by m-sykes View Post
    then your as well start drillin it out mate, start small and get bigger gradually but use oil.....fuk that sounds gay hahaah
    yea i think drilling is my only choice


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    Quote Originally Posted by sil80drifter View Post
    yea i think drilling is my only choice
    get good quality drill bits while your at it,unreal annoyin when that happens

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