"I had a stuck nut last night"
Sounds painfull
It was a bolt actually. Just a quick post to helps someone with the same problem.
I was changing the discs and pads on my Prelude and 1 of the bolts holding on the pistone rounded (even using my sockets that grip the flat).
I tried everything to get it off, next size down socket smacked on with a 1Ib hammer, mole grips, stilson (sp), hammer and cold chisel....none of them
moved it. It was soaked in WD40 too.
I didn't want to grind it off as it was after 9pm at this point so I welded a 13mm nut on the top of the now knackered bolt head and off it came
with a spanner with absolutly no force. I am sure the heat of the weld did most of the work by breaking the rust seal. I do plan on getting a
replacement bolt and replacing it (Honda use fine pitch threads on many bolts so I don't have a supply in the garage) but I know I will never get
round to it until the pads are replaced in 3 or 4 years time.
Sorry, gotta say it before anyone else
"I had a stuck nut last night"
Sounds painfull
I think it is becoming a dad that gave me problems with ma nuts? I never use to have these probs!!
[Edited on 24/3/05 by ewanspence]
MIG welders are also great for removing stuck outer races of bearings when they are pressed into a recess, run a ring of weld round the inside of the race then quench in water - normally they then just fall out (presuming you do not want to reuse the bearing!)
Ive used a similar trick on the drum brake adjusters on old mini brakes. They always round off as you need to adjust so often. Weld on a decent sized nut and they adjust no problems. I got the best result when i had the brakes stripped down to fully overhaul them on the bench, easier to weld etc. Good result was had with brakes still on car but its not as easy.
welding on nuts also works with bleed nipples , locking wheel bolts , shear bolts and broken studs/bolts to name just a few items
I usually take the torch and heat the nut up cherry red. I have a cup of ive water with the wrench im gonna use soakin in it. When its red put the cold wrench on the nut and it should come off easily. Sometimes it makes a cool cracking sound signifying the rust weld being broken.
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Originally posted by Miller
I usually take the torch and heat the nut up cherry red. I have a cup of ive water with the wrench im gonna use soakin in it. When its red put the cold wrench on the nut and it should come off easily. Sometimes it makes a cool cracking sound signifying the rust weld being broken.
