Colin
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Is there a special type of socket you can get for removing rounded bolts?
Ive been told theres one which has lots of pins inside that when you hammer it on it forms the shape of the bolt & makes removal easy.
Tried banging a 12pin socket on I just got cut knuckles 
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AK
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gator grip
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Robin
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Can you not cut it off?
You can get them, but they're normally crap and you're better off grinding the bolt out, or hammering on a smaller socket of the same shape.
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AK
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... and you dont need to hammer it on.. The pibs are spring loaded, so you just push on and it locks onto whatever it can.
Cheapest solution is a drill and tap n die
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IvIarkgraham
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drill and an easy out
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Colin
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Its a locking wheel nut, made of hardened steel, this babys not for moving
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IvIarkgraham
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hardened schmardened
carbide drill bit will do the job
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AK
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colin... pop in by a local garage. They'll have reverse threaded sockets you can use 
They have wee teeth to cut into the bolt
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Colin
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Have you seen my car recently 
Cant move it!
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Hamish
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You only put those alloys on a couple of days ago, didnt you? Dont tell me you have already lost the locking nut?
[Edited on 15-11-2007 by Hamish]
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Olsrey
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Weld on a nut and undo that way?
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pow
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Whats going on Colin? Taking the stuff off?
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dazavich
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Do what that smart american guy did and get the shotgun out
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Steve
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smack a socket over it thats how i removed a locking wheel nut
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Tried banging a 12pin socket on I just got cut knuckles
10/10 for reading the original statement steve 
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Have you seen my car recently
Cant move it!
your legs arent broken though
I got slicks stuck on.. popped round to the garage, spoke with them, walked home, did the job, took them back
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Its a locking wheel nut, made of hardened steel, this babys not for moving
hammer a socket on, those hardened steel things aint that hard, ive done it a few times being a tyre fitted,
if not, welding a bolt head on might do the trick but its likely to snap
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Tried banging a 12pin socket on I just got cut knuckles
10/10 for reading the original statement steve
so. do it again, i can confirm it works
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AK
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also...
normally when you batter a socket it on... its the socket that gets mashed, not the bolt... so just hit it harder ye fanny (are you using too small a socket?
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Jamie
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Hammer and socket 
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ShEp
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if you have an old extension lying about put that on the socket
lad at my work hammered for ages to get the socket on right, and mashed the head of it, couldnt get the ratchet on
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
You only put those alloys on a couple of days ago, didnt you? Dont tell me you have already lost the locking nut?
[Edited on 15-11-2007 by Hamish]
Locking nut snapped when I was fitting wheels at the weekend.
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Colin
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I'll give it another go with the socket, its a loosing battle just now though
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AK
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get a bigger hammer then
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Ellis
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I've got a emergency lock nut removal socket thing, works a treat apparently, just cant remember where i bumped it from....
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