dp
10-25-2004, 05:09 PM
Soak overnight in diesel, WD40 or similar.
Try again with the right socket, but try tightening the nut up a tiny bit.
If this works, it will break the bond and the nut should then come undone.
Don't impact the lever and apply force only when you are sure the socket is
seated properly. Gentle pressure on a long handle is preferable to jerking a
short lever.
Another possibility is to get a socket that is slightly too small, perhaps
an imperial one. Offer this to the nut and use a hammer and, if necessary, a
suitable spacer (another socket or an extension perhaps) to push it fully
onto the nut. Gentle pressure on a long lever fitted to this socket (I
believe these are called something like wrecker bars) should either undo the
nut or break the bolt.
Drills and nut splitters can be considered but often when you offer the
drill in the right place, it slips away unless you rig up some clamps and
stands. Nut splitters, as has been mentioned, need space around the nut.
Another option is to replace a bigger bit of the vehicle. Sometimes, for
example with bearings or CV joints, it can be economical to get a larger
piece from a scrap yard rather than a small bit from a shop.
It is usually good practice to attack the most awkward nut/fitting first.
A final option is to put the other 7 nuts back and ask a mechanic to quote
for the job.
I often ponder how easy car maintenance would be if every nut could be
undone first time.
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Try again with the right socket, but try tightening the nut up a tiny bit.
If this works, it will break the bond and the nut should then come undone.
Don't impact the lever and apply force only when you are sure the socket is
seated properly. Gentle pressure on a long handle is preferable to jerking a
short lever.
Another possibility is to get a socket that is slightly too small, perhaps
an imperial one. Offer this to the nut and use a hammer and, if necessary, a
suitable spacer (another socket or an extension perhaps) to push it fully
onto the nut. Gentle pressure on a long lever fitted to this socket (I
believe these are called something like wrecker bars) should either undo the
nut or break the bolt.
Drills and nut splitters can be considered but often when you offer the
drill in the right place, it slips away unless you rig up some clamps and
stands. Nut splitters, as has been mentioned, need space around the nut.
Another option is to replace a bigger bit of the vehicle. Sometimes, for
example with bearings or CV joints, it can be economical to get a larger
piece from a scrap yard rather than a small bit from a shop.
It is usually good practice to attack the most awkward nut/fitting first.
A final option is to put the other 7 nuts back and ask a mechanic to quote
for the job.
I often ponder how easy car maintenance would be if every nut could be
undone first time.
________
www.wych.com