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yes, that did used to be the bolt that holds the strut to the wishbone. bloody thing just won\'d move! i\'ve tried everything from sockets with a breaker bar, grips, grips with a breaker bar, even a hammer and chisel!
i\'m about to make a couple of flat edges with a grinder and then attack it with a Stilson, but if that fails what else can i do? the only thing i can think of is cut the whole damn thing off and buy another linkage.
ow dear that\'s bad
Depends on the other end. is it a bolt? can you grind the head off and drift it out? as a last resort, good luck
You tried using a nut splitter? (basically cuts the nut in 1/2, its not like you can reuse it lol)
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hmm, that nut splitter looks good, although i might just grind right through the ....... thing now.
no luck with the Stilson, that just chewed big holes into the nut.
I used this recently to remove a rounded off downpipe nut it worked a treat
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/5-piece-bolt-grip-set
well, looks like i\'ve been a bit overzealous with the grinding and gone into the thread :cool
does anyone know if you can replace the bolt in the linkage or do i need to buy a new one?
Sure that side isn\'t captive?
I\'d be tempted to just grind it of with an Angle grinder and get a new bolt.
Quote from: ozzyvelcro;623084I used this recently to remove a rounded off downpipe nut it worked a treat
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/5-piece-bolt-grip-set
As a mechanic i use these all the time and i they havent failed to shift a bolt yet :Thumbsup!
.... easy. as you said grind 2 edges into the rounded nut. then heat the thing up hot hot hot with a blowtorch. then get a spanner on it and it should slide off smooth.
ive got a round spanner :Laugh
our of interest - was you using a 6 sided socket ?
turbo socket they ll shift that easy
Quote from: grinder;623152our of interest - was you using a 6 sided socket ?
i started out using a multi-sided socket and when that didn\'t work tried a flat sided socket...
then i tried grips and that didn\'t work (obviously). then i got out the hammer and chisel, then flattened it off with the grinder and used a Stilson which just chewed the nut to pieces.
got ....ed off and just attacked it with a grinder :rolleyes:. now i need a new stabiliser linkage!
thanks for the comments guys, i\'m pretty sure i know where i went wrong (i.e. everything!) so i should be set for any troublesome nuts at the front.
im shocked a 6 sided one did that sort of damage - you would expect it to snap the bolt first !!
i think the damage had already been done by the multi-sided socket/two foot long pole combo.
the picture at the top was taken after i\'d been at it with the hammer and chisel though :spank
ahhhhhhhhhhhh that would make sense i suppose !!
Would recommend a small squirt of WD40 and some mole grips (don\'t overdo the WD40 though) The bolt should then be quite re-useable methinks :King
If you can access the head of the nut simply drill a 1/16th or 1/8th hole down one side of the nut parallel to the axis (towards the strut) and split it off with a cold chisel. 1/16th or 1/8th drill depending on size of the nut. In other words break the nut like those tools above do.
Used to happen all the time before i got a proper set of sockets with Hip Grip rather than Corner grip. You can get anything off with a hip grip socket and have never rounded one off yet :D
when you put the replacement in, just do it up hand tight so it\'s easier to get off in future...
what???
Quote from: Archbish;623727when you put the replacement in, just do it up hand tight so it\'s easier to get off in future...
what???
haha, torque values? what torque values?