Snapped wheel nut removal
- Thread starter JohnRA
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Quite light so guessing alu. Not sure when last off but Brian said he'd swapped them as the other ones were starting to rust and looked crap lol
They're going to do the balancing for free if I can get somewhere to get it off. He said he can do it but didn't want to risk damaging the alloys.
They're going to do the balancing for free if I can get somewhere to get it off. He said he can do it but didn't want to risk damaging the alloys.
18 months or so on them
Tightened bye hand not air gun also
Tightened bye hand not air gun also
His fault
If it happend when he was removing the nuts, I wouldn't consider it his fault... It could be a fault in the wheel nut at it looks to have broke at the start of the taper...
Or perhaps the nut was damage/cracked/ over tightend by the last person who tightend them...
In fairness you can't really open a nut wrong.
Or perhaps the nut was damage/cracked/ over tightend by the last person who tightend them...
In fairness you can't really open a nut wrong.
Was thinking maybe the air gun kind of crooked Ken could be the cause 
Looking at the pic, and the fact I have never ever seen a nut break like that.. I'd would think it was either a fault in nut, possible a crack, and it's where the cone starts.
It's possible the nut was drove in on wrong threads last time, but the threads look ok on the stud but the ones inside nut could be a mess.. They could have been over tighted before etc etc or just that nut had a weakness either from mis use or flaw..
But it would of broke regardless of gun or bar IMO, I don't really think there is a wrong way to take off a nut tbh...
I would be having a good look at the rest of the nuts aswell... That's not a hood sign... Never ever seen that happen
It's possible the nut was drove in on wrong threads last time, but the threads look ok on the stud but the ones inside nut could be a mess.. They could have been over tighted before etc etc or just that nut had a weakness either from mis use or flaw..
But it would of broke regardless of gun or bar IMO, I don't really think there is a wrong way to take off a nut tbh...
I would be having a good look at the rest of the nuts aswell... That's not a hood sign... Never ever seen that happen
Sorry... To try get it off is gonna be a pain in the GOOCH... You could try heat but you might damage alloy..
I would personally try to mark the nut say at 12 3 6 and 9 o'clock with a centre punch, and drill with a 3.5mm bit.. Trying to avoid the threads on stud.. Then possible breaking it off in quadrants... And be open minded that if you damage the stud.. A replacemet can be fitted...
Hope thats of some help
I would personally try to mark the nut say at 12 3 6 and 9 o'clock with a centre punch, and drill with a 3.5mm bit.. Trying to avoid the threads on stud.. Then possible breaking it off in quadrants... And be open minded that if you damage the stud.. A replacemet can be fitted...
Hope thats of some help
eliroche
Well-known member
@bonito, I am in the same boat! Snapped a poxy aluminium nut while replacing them with steel ones! Happened a few weeks ago but havent got it sorted yet, havent driven the car that much since but I reckon drilling like KenC said is the best option,a good drill and decent bits, wouldnt use heat.
Alan 555scooby fixed mine before bye welding a nut on to it
not sure if it was as bad as this one
im also in the similar boat now again as one off my aluminium lock nuts is wearing as the socket cracked and slid around it
so i need to get one off those special sockets someone was talking about before and try that
was at the car trying and just walked away haven't looked at it since :banghead
not sure if it was as bad as this one
im also in the similar boat now again as one off my aluminium lock nuts is wearing as the socket cracked and slid around it
so i need to get one off those special sockets someone was talking about before and try that
was at the car trying and just walked away haven't looked at it since :banghead
tommy 555
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[quote author=KENC link=topic=40259.msg458647#msg458647 date=1389034340]
Think a Steel wheel nut group buy could be on the cards... I need a set myself.
Was thinking of the internal drive lug nut ones to stop scratching alloy with socket.
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Good idea , id be in the market for a set
Think a Steel wheel nut group buy could be on the cards... I need a set myself.
Was thinking of the internal drive lug nut ones to stop scratching alloy with socket.
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Good idea , id be in the market for a set
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I'd be in on a group buy.
Went to another tyre centre and he had a look and said in his opinion the nut sheered from tightening and not loosening. As I said, he loosened every other single nut with the breaker bar and hit that one with the gun straight off.
Like Kens idea he said loosen the other four nuts on the wheel and drill as many weak points in to the cracked nut and roll the car back and forward until the nut breaks off.
Can studs be replaced separately in the hub?
Went to another tyre centre and he had a look and said in his opinion the nut sheered from tightening and not loosening. As I said, he loosened every other single nut with the breaker bar and hit that one with the gun straight off.
Like Kens idea he said loosen the other four nuts on the wheel and drill as many weak points in to the cracked nut and roll the car back and forward until the nut breaks off.
Can studs be replaced separately in the hub?