Wendell:
Ran into that exact problem last year on my BJ7. Sears has a set of sockets
that will take them off. They are specificately made for rounded or broken
bolts.I tired every way under the son to remove the nuts. THEN I remembered
that my wife had bought the set for me. Two days trying to remove the nuts
with no luck. A total of 5 minutes with the socket set and ALL the nuts were
off. You just place the tightest socket over the nut, rap it on with a
hammer and remove it, easy a pie!
Bill
BJ7
>From: <pennell@cox.net>
>Reply-To: <pennell@cox.net>
>To: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>, WHCross
><WHCross@alltel.net>
>CC: list <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Re: rear hub nuts
>Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:28:00 -0500
>
>Wendell,
>
>I kinda like Dave's idea. Never tried it before though.
>
>What I have done is use the hammer/heating/vicegrips/chisel/cursing/beer
>method. Seems to work albeit somewhat slowly! But by the time the nut
>comes off the beer has done its work! :)
>
>Keith Pennell
>
> >
> > Got a welder? I use a cheapo or junk 1/2 inch drive socket and weld it
> > right to the nut. The heat from the weld and the socket being attached
> > right to the nut usually do the trick. Cut the weld with a disc cuter
> > and move to the next nut.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > WHCross wrote:
> > > I have run into a problem in disassembling the BJ7 and need some
>advice from
> > > the list. Five of the ten rear hub nuts have been "rounded off" by
>previous
> > > workers. The correct size socket just slips when you try and turn it.
>Any
> > > suggestions on removing these nuts or am I going to have to drill out
>the
> > > studs? TIA. Wendall Cross BJ7
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