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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
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15th Nov 03 at 21:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does anyone know how to take a rounded nut off?????

Cheers
Adam-D
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15th Nov 03 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where is it?
Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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15th Nov 03 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on the cover of my fuel pump
Adam-D
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15th Nov 03 at 21:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tricky
mole grips,
or angle pliers with some wd40
JpA
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17th Nov 03 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or drill a small hole into the top, then set drill into reverse and should come out.
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17th Nov 03 at 09:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how big is it. you could file the sides away and try get a smaller spanner to do the job
Mistamist
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17th Nov 03 at 10:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got the same problem, its the lower alternator bolt on a 1.2 8v, also whats the eisiest way to get to it as its directly opposite to the suspension housing.
carnoisseurcraig
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17th Nov 03 at 10:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bash a smaller socket on top. Always works for me.
Ditch
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17th Nov 03 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
violence is the key to everything
tay_lor
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17th Nov 03 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hammer and chisel
lee mitchell
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17th Nov 03 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a pair of stilsons (spelling)might do it.
Mistamist
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17th Nov 03 at 13:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think i may have to give that a go as my alternator is whining like a bitch! think the bearings are on the way out, sounds like i got a super charger under the bonnett.
Cursa
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17th Nov 03 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not recommened for the one on the fuel pump, lol, but if need be and if space permits you could weld a rod onto the top of the bolt and unscrew it using that.
purple_B
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17th Nov 03 at 19:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wat about 1 of those spanners they advertise on telly that grips anything or 1 of the sockets than has all the pins inside does the same job as above.
sorry dont know what there called.
langey
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17th Nov 03 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by carnoisseurcraig
Bash a smaller socket on top. Always works for me.


thats how my mate got a rounded wheel nut off
Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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17th Nov 03 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will a Gator Grip do the job ???

I'll need to replace the nut/screw after aswell
RobHayes
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17th Nov 03 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if possible use a hacksaw and cut thru the nut, twice opposite each other, then whack it with a hammer
Bennn
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17th Nov 03 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive cut a ridge through the bolt head with a hacksaw before then removed with a flat head screw driver - best way to do it but depends on the size of the nut
Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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18th Nov 03 at 00:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh the nut aint that big if i saw too much then it might crack and be stuck forever
Colin.S
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18th Nov 03 at 00:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could tack weld another nut onto the old one, then undo that.

Be careful tho being the fuel pump.
Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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18th Nov 03 at 00:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh its the cover to get to the fuel pump it was designed to not be taken off lol
Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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19th Nov 03 at 02:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any other ideas how to take this bad boy off????
Corsa^Dan
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19th Nov 03 at 07:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drill??
Screaming Vtec
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19th Nov 03 at 11:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nut Splitter? - you can get them in Halfords etc if you aint got one.
mjw_2k2
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19th Nov 03 at 11:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if theres room use a grip wrench, a hammer maybe useful lol!!

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