Need Help Getting Rounded Bolt/nut Off

[Chi100188]

Hey guys was just changing over my suspension last night and i rounded a nut that goes ontop of the strut tower? liek the two nuts im having trouble getting it off so just wondering who can get it off or what i can use? im not keen on buying a 135$ set of tools to remove 1 nut

Cheers

Chi

[StealthX]

vice grips... where in perth are ya?

if your desperate you can borrow my vice grips if ya dont wanna buy a pair...

[Chi100188]

hmmm i tried vice grips but no luck :?

[gazza750]

smash a smaller socket on it

[Nic_A31]

vice grips,

or angle grind the corners off to fit a smaller socket on,

[Chi100188]

hmmm i havne't got an angle grinder :? so i guess a smaller socket is the way to go

[Hanaldo]

Yeh smaller socket works well, but i would also try to get hold of a breaker bar, makes it a bit easier

[Panko]

Get your car off from car stands (if you are using them) let your tyres sit on the ground

then use the vice grip. This way you will take loads off the nut and should be a lot easier to remove.

[Nic_A31]

How will that help?

Get your car up off the ground, that will take tension away from the bolts/nut on the strut tower - putting your car ON the ground will do the opposite.

[Panko]

Weight from strut + arms + wheel and tyre will be hanging on the bolt and make it tight when the wheel is off the ground

So let the car sit on the ground and undo those rounded nuts

[Chi100188]

mmm tried both ways still no go lol AHHH sucks !

[Nic_A31]

Opposed to the full weight of the car when its on the floor?

Car off ground, and use floor jack to press the suspension up, no more than an inch - ideal ?

[Hanaldo]

Lol i got this exact same argument when asking how to get my strut bar off... 50% of SAUWA said jack it up, the other 50% said don't jack it up. Never got it off in the end lol, tried both ways but those nuts won't move =[

[Dorigecko]

EITHER WAY.

Best way is to get some INOX penetrant, but any good penetrant will do. get a coarse bastard file and cut two sides onto the nut if you can, then bust the vicegrips (as said by the harbinger of sand-dune doom) on as tight as humanly possible (may require about two or three CNUA's or 'Chuck Norris Units of Awesome's), and try tightening the nut a little bit before you loosen. doesn't need to be far. if it doesn't go any tighter, get more inox, let it sit in, then battle it out. may need breaker bar like was said before also.

if all else fails - bolt cutters off of the strut top, and worry about fixing that later.

Edited November 28, 2009 by Dorigecko

[Ziller]

If you can get access try using a small sharp cold chisel and give it a couple of hits right in the center of the nut, this will spread the nut, then apply the vice grips.to remove.

[ER33CTION.]

use a file..

1.mark two paralell lines on the nut. enough to just square it up

2.file to the marked lines

3.crc the bolt end removing all metal shavings

4.use appropriate spanner to remove nut

Edited November 28, 2009 by ER33CTION.

[Dani Boi]

mmm tried both ways still no go lol AHHH sucks !

Did the smaller one fit? Had similar problem with camber arm bolts, ended up smashing them off with a socket wrench and mallet

[Ziller]

another trick if you can is to run a hacksaw cut down one side of the nut close to the thread removing part of the nut, then a little tap with a chisel down the cut, this will destress the nut and make it easy to remove, i've done hundreds of them working on maintenance, Good Luck!

[Tony de Wonderful]

Good reason to use Kopr-kote.

[Woodys]

Chi hows it going mate. Since i live around the corner from you give me a call and drop the car by i will see if i can remove it for you.

0412-129823 Adam.