Tips on getting a busted locking nut off.

Supergurrier

Off tomorrow and this is a job i need to get done, basically front right locking nut was abit rounded and brought it to a tyre place and they tried to get it off by hammer and chisel routine but now it's just a stump.

Mig welder seems like only viable option to me any ideas ?

Merl1n

I had that problem
I hammered a socket onto it and got it off that way

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somefeen

Post a pic if you can. Might be able to just grind it square and stick a big shifter on it.

kona

Supergurrier wrote: »

Off tomorrow and this is a job i need to get done, basically front right locking nut was abit rounded and brought it to a tyre place and they tried to get it off by hammer and chisel routine but now it's just a stump.

Mig welder seems like only viable option to me any ideas ?

What apes would attack it with a hammer and chisel!? That's desperation stuff after you've tried everything!

Supergurrier

I thought so too especially since it was only slightly rounded, i thought maybe the gun with its extra torque would manage it

mawk

Is it exposed? If so file two parallel flats and put a spanner or a big vice grips on it.

Otherwise, just weld a nut on top and remove it with that

Supergurrier

It's pretty fecked will post a pic tomorrow, was thinking the nut route personally as the heat might help loosen it also

kona

Supergurrier wrote: »

It's pretty fecked will post a pic tomorrow, was thinking the nut route personally as the heat might help loosen it also

Drill it out, or if it's not recessed use a nut splitter

Eireann81

kona wrote: »

Drill it out, or if it's not recessed use a nut splitter

:eek: Sounds painful

kona

Eireann81 wrote: »

:eek: Sounds painful

You should see it, it's worse.

darragh o meara

You can get a socket for the windy gun that has a reverse coarse thread on it (specially for removing locknuts and most tyre places have them ), you spin the socket and she'll bite and remove the nut.

Welding is a last resort job as the heat will almost certainly destroy some of the paint on the wheel.

burke027

kona wrote: »

You should see it, it's worse.

The only man for this is a 12 point socket the closest size possible and a power bar. I've done tons of them being honest and tried diff methods but always go bk to beating the 12 point socket onto the piece that's left snd then using the bar to break it loose.
Any other advice just ask

dar83

Supergurrier wrote: »

I thought so too especially since it was only slightly rounded, i thought maybe the gun with its extra torque would manage it

That's what killed it. You're not supposed to go near those McGard locking nuts with one of them, it'll chew/warp the lock pattern, which is obviously what someone did before and wrecked it on you.

Supergurrier

Yup, was overtorqued and didn't notice until trying to get it off, bought some cheaper but more robust ones and have them on the other 3 wheels now

CJhaughey

Get a socket that will fit over the stump use a mig to stick the socket on through the drive hole.
While its hot back it out and never go back to that tyre place with rubber monkeys to do anything like that.
You need a proper workshop to do it, a hammer and chisel just isn't the correct solution at that point.

conzy

Thought this was going to be a thread about bustin' nuts