Subject: Ideas needed to remove stubborn nut. Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:10 pm
Hoping someone with more shop wisdom can chime in.
I am removing my sub-frame, and the weld-in nut casing broke off and now I have a square fastener spinning. I have tried jamming all sorts of tools, bolts, wrenches in there to stop it from spinning. No luck.
Do I have to re-weld that casing? Should I buy an air saw and cut the bolt out? Any tool that will fit in there to hold it so I can zip it off with the impact?
The other three came off fine... grrrrrrrr
Biglake
Subject: Re: Ideas needed to remove stubborn nut. Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:29 pm
Grind or drill the head off the bolt where your putting the socket on it from the outside and can get at it.
You'll need a new bolt for putting it back together tho and I'd put a regular nut on the new bolt so this doesnt happen again.
Delta_T
Subject: Re: Ideas needed to remove stubborn nut. Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:34 pm
If you have enough access, you could weld that nut to the frame to prevent it from spinning.
mvonhatten
Subject: Re: Ideas needed to remove stubborn nut. Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:47 pm
I ended up tack welding it and heating it up a little bit. Used a breaker bar and the son of b came off!