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Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:10
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hey this isnt really that technical and maybe shouldnt be in this section. But anyways, you guys must have run into this problem at least once in ur lives. How do you loosen a nut that wont budge. Besides a screwdriver and a hammer and wd40 what other methods are there?
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Perth
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July 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:21
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vice grips?
a BIGGER hammer and a chisel?
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Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:26
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Hi,
WD40 works, but you gotta give it some time. If that doesn't work you can try heating the nut and hope it will expand enough to loosen a bit. If it's a little nut you may be able to use a pair of sidecutters or pincers to grab the nut, dig into it a bit, and free it.
If it's a large nut then you can angle grind it on two opposing sides (assuming you can get the grinder into place) and this gives you extra purchase for a wrench of spanner.
seeyuzz
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Rosanna, Melb
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June 2002
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:32
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Weld a good length of bar onto the nut. Lean on the bar. Watch as either the nut comes off or you snap the stud. Either way it's off.
Hen
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Sydney
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October 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 05:38
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i reckon some vicegrips and one long arse pipe to turn it if you got the space, otherwise just hit the visegrips with a hammer to turn them
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Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 05:47
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I tend to like sockets over spanners/vice grips/nut f*ckers(shifters) for tight nuts. As it applies force to 6 corners of the nut as opposed to two, and hence tends to strip the bugger a lot less.
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Location:
Coffs Harbour
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October 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 05:48
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get a drill and drill deep in to the middle of it and it will come out 
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
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July 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 05:51
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| Jorrs wrote on Wed, 06 April 2005 15:18 |
get a drill and drill deep in to the middle of it and it will come out
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you would be suprised that actually can fuck things up a lot worse 
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 05:52
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the gas axe AKA oxy torch AKA many other things is fantastic, you just heat up the nut and most of the time you can blow the nut off without killing the bolt or if your really shitty blow the whole thing off and wack a newie in in about 5 seconds... takes longer to drag the bottles out!
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Membership Secretary
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Sydney
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June 2002
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 08:16
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Penatrant is awsome stuff give a sec or two to get in there.
Some times tightening a little can loosen it. It works with screws never had to do it on a nut.
Leveage is also the the big thing bits of pipe on the breaker bar work wonders
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Adelaide
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February 2005
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 08:43
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use a Impact wrench, like a impact screwdriver but with a socket end! Invest in one, they are great when taking body panels off where the head of the bolt rounds out easily or the thread is rusted in the body. They arent very expensive and worth the money, i use mine all the time.
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Toymods Vice President
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 08:47
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Nutsplitters are pretty handy things for this at times.
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brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 08:53
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well from easiest/simplest tools to most difficult,
get some penetrant onto it and use ring end of spanner to apply
force whilst hitting with hammer. sockets are on the wrong plane
and wont do it if its really tight.
impact wrench if you have one
use a nut splitter, about 10 bucks from tradetools or
grind it off if you can do it without grinding anything else lol.
iv never tried heating it but have heard of it
weld a bar onto it and turn it
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 09:31
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| Henn wrote on Wed, 06 April 2005 13:32 |
Weld a good length of bar onto the nut. Lean on the bar. Watch as either the nut comes off or you snap the stud. Either way it's off.
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Henn has a sense of style. 
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Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 09:34
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Angle grinder, preferably 12" or larger.
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October 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 12:04
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| davedave wrote on Wed, 06 April 2005 15:04 |
extend it: the longer your tool, the more leverage (power) you have
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I'm so lame 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 16:01
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The good old 25inch long bar gives the leverage. If all else fails grind the thing of and keep the thread so you know what to get when getting a new.
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brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Wed, 06 April 2005 17:14
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ah or use a persuader, ie a long pipe which the spanner
will fit in to. iv used mine a few times, its about a metre
long.
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Sydney
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Thu, 07 April 2005 00:17
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| devolutio wrote on Wed, 06 April 2005 22:04 |
| davedave wrote on Wed, 06 April 2005 15:04 |
extend it: the longer your tool, the more leverage (power) you have
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I'm so lame
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Sorry to hear dude, many other guys are blessed with long tools either 
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Methods to unscrew a nut that doesnt move
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Thu, 07 April 2005 04:21
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yea sweet ill try the penetrant. Ive tried the leverage bar but its no good. In the end i reckon the nut splitter will be the easiest,.
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