pimmo2000

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Fitting mud flaps .. did one side, fine, came to do the other and one of the nuts just broke, I cant get the wheel off now ..

WTF do I do ?

Wheel nuts I mean ..

Midlife......

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There was a thread on here last week........ended in near tears. Is it an alloy nut ??

https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...wheel-nut.html

Seems to cover all the techniques

Shaun

jaygsi

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Had a same thing mate. Take some pictures of the alloy and nut so can best advise

steviefastbikes

Where are you based fella
I am doing a bit of private work so will be in workshop till late if you want it sorted
I am in herts

pimmo2000

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Northwest mate, but thanks .. its a ****ing mess now, I've tried everything I can think of and have scratched my wheel up too ..

I have £100 ready for anyone that can come down and remove it tonight without damaging my wheel.. any more ..

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pimmo2000

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I am so frustrated I could cry ..

Happily £100 .... my wheels were near perfect till this ..

Anyone about ?

pimmo2000

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is £100 enough ?

BLU

iTrader: (27)

Have you tried knocking a socket over the outside of the nut? It might just catch the split part enough to undo it? Worth a go imo. Never seen one of them do that before

pimmo2000

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I have ..

Thanks to the mod that moved this, no one will see it now ..

BLU

iTrader: (27)

What size socket did you use? You'll need one that looks like it'll never fit and belt it on. Failing that it'll have to be drilled off and the stud replaced.

pimmo2000

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the inside is almost smooth with me trying different things, I tried hammering a few sockets over it, nothing worked ..

I am so annoyed...

steviefastbikes

Where is northwest

pimmo2000

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steviefastbikes

Okaaaay. Thats to far for me. Lol
Good luck with it though

Arch

iTrader: (59)

mmm prob made it worse by splitting the nut.
This is what you need

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...el-nut-remover

but not sure if it will work now that the nut is split.

pimmo2000

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It split from being in a good condition, I didnt split it trying to get it off ..

wazlee

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Hi,

Is the nut steel or alloy ?
Hopefully it's steel, if so & if you know a friendly welder you could get them to weld standard wheel nut to it and spin it off that way using a standard wheel brace.

Or if the weld is too close the the face of the wheel for comfort you need a hollow tube (fairly thick & similar diameter of existing nut on car) about 2" long & then place the tube, end first, flush onto the nut & weld the tube to the nut from down the inside shaft (may need to use a welding rod rather than mig) then you can weld a wheel nut to the other end & spin it off.

I've seen both techniques used by a mate & both did work

Hope helps & get it sorted soon,

ANDY597

My advice would be to use a small chisel, use the split on the left hand side and tap it round.

Shouldnt damage the wheel further if your chisel is small enough or at a sharp enough angle.

This will almost definately work, but to save wheel damage try it on a nut you have you "mocked" up in the garage. Technique is to make small slice on face of nut and then tap round. Hope that makes sense, its easier to show than say.

Getting some heat on this first would really help a lot but that takes you into the realms of wheel damange, so probably best to dose it up with lots of release oil first

Now, if that doesnt work, make further split on the opposite side, one top and one bottom. be careful not to hit the iternal thread. Work around each one until the nut splits.

pimmo2000

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I'll give it a try .. I'm scared

classicgc8

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i have a snap on set like this but fifteen piece,isnap on ones are made by irwin so qualitys there,
i wondered if these would fit on and remove it ??
shame i live so far away or id be round no charge to try them,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irwin-Bolt-G...ef=pd_sxp_f_pt

ANDY597

Its the internal thread thats really important ( and the wheel of course). The nut can get as mangled as you want.

One it gets started, you might be able to get enough purchase on some long nose mole wrenches for the rest of the way.

pimmo2000

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Thank you all for your help, I've done it, I hammered the socket over the top and it came off .. after a lot of work ..

The wheel is a bit poorly, but nothing a re-furb can't sort ..

So made up its done .. I can finish doing my mud flaps now ..

Thanks again.