Lock Nut Weld Recommendation

randomnumber1

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a garage in Dublin that would weld a standard nut onto a stuck lock nut and remove it? The lock nut is well worn at this stage from trying to get it off.

thanks

firstlight

This is up to yourself
It has worked for me

https://youtu.be/R6-frJjNhqk

Kenny Logins

I find these work really well on nuts that are nearly as old as I am, even when rounded.

https://ige.ie/bolt-out-5-piece-damaged-bolt-nut-remover-set/

deandean

Yes. Red Cow Tyres on the Naas Road (near the Red Cow) did it for me a couple of years ago.
After that disaster I got rid of all four locknuts, replaced them with standard wheel nuts bought from an Auto Factors.

randomnumber1

firstlight wrote: »

This is up to yourself
It has worked for me

https://youtu.be/R6-frJjNhqk

Thanks. I’ve tried that. Unfortunately no joy!

randomnumber1

Kenny Logins wrote: »

I find these work really well on nuts that are nearly as old as I am, even when rounded.

https://ige.ie/bolt-out-5-piece-damaged-bolt-nut-remover-set/

Thanks. I’ll try the weld option first if I can. I’ve tried myself to get it off already with no success and 2 tyre centres have failed also.

randomnumber1

deandean wrote: »

Yes. Red Cow Tyres on the Naas Road (near the Red Cow) did it for me a couple of years ago.
After that disaster I got rid of all four locknuts, replaced them with standard wheel nuts bought from an Auto Factors.

Great stuff! Thanks. I’ll give them a try

Stoolbend

Have you a picture of the nut?

Tommyboy40

Stoolbend wrote: »

Have you a picture of the nut?

Steady on there, this isn't Tinder

Atlas in Kylemore welded a nut on to remove a McGard locking nut for me about 5 or 6 years ago, after that I've always removed any McGard locking nuts from cars I (or family members have bought).

I can't remember the last time I heard of a car's alloys being robbed.

Bmw123d

You will find it very hard to get someone that will even attempt that these days. We deal with lost or broken lock studs weekly and to be honest it’s one job I can’t stand. What is the make and model? Is it a spurious lock stud set? If u remove one u need to remove all four. It can be a disasters. If u can give us a picture or more information il gladly give u the best advice I can.

rex-x

30 seconds with an air hammer used correctly will get any lock nut off. Its only a hard job if you arent adept at it

Not quite worth its own thread but whats peoples thoughts about putting copper grease on wheel nuts?

Del2005

BrownFinger wrote: »

Not quite worth its own thread but whats peoples thoughts about putting copper grease on wheel nuts?

I have to on my car or they hubs weld to the wheels. When I got the car we thought that someone went demented on a air gun, we had to use a massive lever to loosen the bolts, but next time I tried to take off a wheel needed the long lever again even though we only used a wheel brace to tighten. Use sparingly.

are you taking about the face of the hub as well as the wheel nuts?

Del2005

BrownFinger wrote: »

are you taking about the face of the hub as well as the wheel nuts?

Yes, a tiny bit but I only do it on this car because of the binding never did it before but have put a bit on the thread regularly.

Kenny Logins

BrownFinger wrote: »

Not quite worth its own thread but whats peoples thoughts about putting copper grease on wheel nuts?

With copper grease on don't you risk over-tightening as it might also act a lubricant?

If they're clean and torqued up correctly, you shouldn't have any issues.

rex-x

rex-x wrote: »

30 seconds with an air hammer used correctly will get any lock nut off. Its only a hard job if you arent adept at it

Spoken by someone who's never encountered a McGard security nut before.

rex-x

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Spoken by someone who's never encountered a McGard security nut before.

Mcgard are actually one of the nuts it works best on, you'd be amazed how many we remove due to lost keys and damage

rex-x

rex-x wrote: »

Mcgard are actually one of the nuts it works best on, you'd be amazed how many we remove due to lost keys and damage

I've not seen an airhammer able to get through the spinning collar on a mcgard. The normal trick is to (surprisingly easily) pop off the spinning collar and then just use the oversized nut method.

rex-x

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've not seen an airhammer able to get through the spinning collar on a mcgard. The normal trick is to (surprisingly easily) pop off the spinning collar and then just use the oversized nut method.

You don't go near the spinning collar, you are aiming for the center where the key would go and dig a divot allowing you to get purchase and spin it off. The right air hammer and a hard enough round point chisel and it's trivial. Astro pneumatic would be top of my list

Bmw123d

rex-x wrote: »

You don't go near the spinning collar, you are aiming for the center where the key would go and dig a divot allowing you to get purchase and spin it off. The right air hammer and a hard enough round point chisel and it's trivial. Astro pneumatic would be top of my list

And a damaged alloy. U can be sure of it

rex-x

Bmw123d wrote: »

And a damaged alloy. U can be sure of it

Never damaged one yet, you need to be adept as said....not a monkey

11wingnut

The spinning coller is like spring steel if you hit at its end with a center punch it will split.. or it did on mine after fighting with one for a few hours got the others off in one minute each . After the colar breaks use a multihex socket (with lifetime guarantee) It needs to be hit on its end the 3mm thick part .hit thoards the hub and it will split but it will spring back watch for pinch.

11wingnut

i tried welding now even after Masking i scorched the alloy . so not a good idea

Stan.

Tig weld, farmers welder no good.