Speaking of rear wheel lugs, a couple of months ago I was driving to
breakfast and heard a nasty clunking from the rear end. As I had fairly
recently put the engine/tranny back in, I immediately suspected the rear
U-joint mounting to the nose piece, but on inspection found that my left
rear spline was in place by one just barely snug lug, the other 4 having
worked their way up the studs. The right side was not much better. Very
scary.
So, anyone know of castellated nuts and drilled studs that could be used w/
safety wire?
Bruce Steele
HealeyBruce@adelphia.net
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
----- Original Message -----
From: <insptwo@msn.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: Re: rear hub nuts
> 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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