Wheel nut challenge!

tepapa

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Dec 31, 2019

• #21

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These would be the sockets to use but I'm not sure even these would grip it as there doesn't look like much left.

 

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nowtofajob

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Location

Buxton Derbyshire

• Dec 31, 2019

• #22

Tomr10 said:

Only issue might be they tend to be taypered might not beable to get it to the bottom

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Yeah i think id hit the alloy before i got all the way through the nut. would have to be quite a small chisel to.

 

Tomr10

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #23

Let's be honest wheel wont go any where with the other 4 holding it on

 

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startinghandle

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #24

I would say the only way to remove what is left of nut is push a short piece of steel tube over nut then very carefully arc weld nut to tube on inside of tube
Then the alloy wheel will not be damaged

 

ollie989898

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Location

Hanging from a twig, in a deep sleep.

• Dec 31, 2019

• #25

Had the same thoughts as most other folk- sort of job you agree to start should take 5 minutes but that was two hours ago and you've skinned 4 knuckles somehow.

What sort of wheel is it? A Ford one wont be dear to replace.

 

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Ian01

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Location

In the East

• Dec 31, 2019

• #26

Why is it not possible to go straight in with a drill big enought to drill the whole of the stud and the threads of the nut? Ie 12mm stud, 14mm drill?

 

shumungus

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Ballyclare Northern Ireland

• Dec 31, 2019

• #27

Locking wheel nuts are the work of the devil, pointless today as they just nick the car. Always remember to tighten last and loosen first.

 

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agrimax

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Location

Co Down

• Dec 31, 2019

• #28

Use an air chisel with a sharp point.
Isn't it a rear wheel with a brake drum behind? Why not punch out the wheel centre and remove the nut and pull off the wheel and drum together? Grind off the stud head inside the drum and punch it through the rim from the back...........

 

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startinghandle

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #29

Tomr10 said:

Let's be honest wheel wont go any where with the other 4 holding it on

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What about the possibility of having
Puncture on roadside
If that car was mine I would not use until that nut was sorted also I would check security nut on other 3 wheels
It looks like the nut has been over tightened

 

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nowtofajob

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Location

Buxton Derbyshire

• Dec 31, 2019

• #30

agrimax said:

Use an air chisel with a sharp point.
Isn't it a rear wheel with a brake drum behind? Why not punch out the wheel centre and remove the nut and pull off the wheel and drum together? Grind off the stud head inside the drum and punch it through the rim from the back...........

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Yes I'm thinking it might be possible to do that. It's a 2005 Ford focus, rear wheel.

 

Tomr10

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #31

startinghandle said:

What about the possibility of having
Puncture on roadside
If that car was mine I would not use until that nut was sorted also I would check security nut on other 3 wheels
It looks like the nut has been over tightened

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I mean get it off dress thread new nut call it good

 

C.J

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Devon

• Dec 31, 2019

• #32

shumungus said:

Locking wheel nuts are the work of the devil, pointless today as they just nick the car. Always remember to tighten last and loosen first.

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More likely to be stranded , because the crappy plastic "tool" , for removing locking wheel nut covers , is broken

 

Tomr10

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• Dec 31, 2019

• #33

C.J said:

More likely to be stranded , because the crappy plastic "tool" , for removing locking wheel nut covers , is broken

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Plastic? There pointless these days anyway easy to get off

 

C.J

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Devon

• Dec 31, 2019

• #34

Freelander 1 has been the worst - those spring steel caps soon rust on

 

Tomr10

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #35

What the f is that same as cars with no spare wheel first thing to rectify

 

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JWL

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Location

Hereford

• Dec 31, 2019

• #36

As said before I'd be looking at undoing the wheel bearing nut under the centre cap. Hopefully you can get the dust cover off the hub centre then pull the whole wheel and drum off complete , grind the end off the offending stud and knock it through.

 

Stock

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Location

The Emerald Kingdom,

• Dec 31, 2019

• #37

My choice would be to remove the wheel and brake hub if possible first if not then get a mag drill clamp it to the wheel and drill the whole lot out. failing that I would be the grinder to the rim and cut the barsteward off, not difficult to get a replacement rim from a scrappy.........................................................

 

Tomr10

Member

• Dec 31, 2019

• #38

Honestly 5 mins with a dremel if a special socket dosent work cut the nut in half

 

Courier

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Location

M62 - M1 - M18 triangle

• Jan 1, 2020

• #39

Tomr10 said:

Let's be honest wheel wont go any where with the other 4 holding it on

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Makes changing the tyre a bit awkward though...

 

Mur Huwcun

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North West Wales

• Jan 1, 2020

• #40

agrimax said:

Use an air chisel with a sharp point.
Isn't it a rear wheel with a brake drum behind? Why not punch out the wheel centre and remove the nut and pull off the wheel and drum together? Grind off the stud head inside the drum and punch it through the rim from the back...........

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The ford 5 stud hub is a one part item, ie the hub and stub axle is bolted on. They’re not tappered roller bearings but a double row ball bearing. Best option is to drill into the centre of the stud and increase drill bit size intill the nut falls off. Then if it’s a drum and not disc the OP may well be better off having a set of new shoes ready to put on as getting the drum off usually damadges the lining on shoe due yo the step in drum