OsakaBen Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Removing my spacers from the front and swapping them to the back. Easy you may say?....until I rounded a bolt on my spacer, then proceeded to chisel and drill it - until im left with a stupid mush ball of metal. Nightmare.... and the result of the evening as i was losing light... erm....advice? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Take your calipers off and sell them to me and there will be an abundance of advice Sorry to see the hash going on. Burn bolts with fire!! Don't think I can offer advice apart from fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I had one of them sort of problems the other night! Mine was an internal drive wheel nut though Depends on how attached to the spacer you are - grind of the spacer (carefully) and then stilsons or simlar on the nut. Or Heat on the nut and a multi grip socket (if it will fit in the hole) if not carry on with the chisel Good luck - horrid job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 You need a nut splitter or more likely you'll end up needing to cut the spacer off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham salad Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 can you tack weld a nut on the nut, its probably weakened now and might turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 After seeing you with the ratchet and torque wrench yesterday Ben, my advice would of been get adult supervision! Afraid I can't offer any post mash up advice though mate. Hope you get it sorted. I might know someone that might be able to help this weekend if you don't get it sorted in the meantime. Keep us all posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteman35 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I had a internal nut strip before I had to get one of them turbo sockets, bash it on best you can, and get a massive breaker bar. Hopefully crack it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I had a internal nut strip before I had to get one of them turbo sockets, bash it on best you can, and get a massive breaker bar. Hopefully crack it off Yes, I did exactly the same thing, I rounded the nut off, bashed it with a chisel, etc. Eventually I put the wheels and spacers back on, tightened everything up and drove it down to a garage. They used one of those turbo sockets, hammered it on then got a bar that must have been 3 foot long and after a couple of minutes off it came. They didn't charge me (I know them quite well though) but I gave the guy a tenner anyway. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) I've had something similar before. You might be able to hammer a socket on and then use an impact gun to get it off. Bare in mine you might wreck the socket. Any socket that will fit on will do, not necessarily the correct size. Don't use normal sockets with an impact gun. The other alternative is to get a sharp screwdriver or chisel down one side and split the nut. In the process you might damage the thread of the hub studs. But the best advice is to get to a good garage. they will almost certainly do a better, faster job for just a few quid. Edited July 29, 2013 by Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Sorry mate only just saw this if you haven't got it off put it back together drive to a garage / try the tyre place to get an air tool on it.When there hammer on a socket and then it should pop off but you must hammer it on to a good fit no hairy fairy stuff oh yer one of your dads best sockets will do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It would had been easier if it wasn't so badly chipped away. Whilst it was rounded, you had more options to get it out. At this point you only have 2 options. Remove the hub then clamp it down and drill out the entire stud. Remove the hub, grind away the backing of the stud and press/hammer out the stud. The second is the easier option. Either way you will need to change the stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Nuke the entire hub from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Happened to me as well last year.....I bashed a 18mm socket over the 19mm nut. Metal hammer with loads of taps to make sure it was tight. Seems you had fudged it though.....spacers are the devils work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Nightmare dude, best of luck! It's posts like this that make me afraid to do anything on the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsakaBen Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ive just taken it down to a local garage. We tried everything until eventually we decided the spacer had to be sacrificed. Hes going to cut it off. I've been told to head back around 4.....Slightly nervous as my rotors arent cheap. We shall see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yampiedog Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Perhaps a set of Irwin Bolt Grips or something similar. I got a set when I rounded off sump plug on my Saab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I guess mine wasn't that bad after all.... Hope you have some good news at 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ive just taken it down to a local garage. We tried everything until eventually we decided the spacer had to be sacrificed. Hes going to cut it off. I've been told to head back around 4.....Slightly nervous as my rotors arent cheap. We shall see! Seriously? Why not sacrifice a single stud instead of an entire spacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 As others have said, i usually find getting a smaller than correct sized impact socket, bashing that onto the nut proper hard, then using a breaker bar usually does the trick. I had a mate who had lost his locking wheel nut the other week and I had to get 2 of his wheels off like that. Came off well easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsakaBen Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ive just taken it down to a local garage. We tried everything until eventually we decided the spacer had to be sacrificed. Hes going to cut it off. I've been told to head back around 4.....Slightly nervous as my rotors arent cheap. We shall see! Seriously? Why not sacrifice a single stud instead of an entire spacer? How would sacrifice the stud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taras Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It would had been easier if it wasn't so badly chipped away. Whilst it was rounded, you had more options to get it out. At this point you only have 2 options. Remove the hub then clamp it down and drill out the entire stud. Remove the hub, grind away the backing of the stud and press/hammer out the stud. The second is the easier option. Either way you will need to change the stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsakaBen Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 All sorted Think somebody was trying to be funny Thanks for input guys - and a good warning to fellow members, if you round a bolt - STOP - dont get your chisel out haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 And the other lesson is Get wheels with correct offset, thus eliminating the need for spacers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteman35 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 And the other lesson is Get wheels with correct offset, thus eliminating the need for spacers Or copper grease the nuts up and use a torque wrench so you don't over tighten them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsakaBen Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) No spacers with new wheels Looks crap with none in the back tho- damn nissan Edited July 30, 2013 by OsakaBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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