I want to put some better looking exhaust tips on my tintop pipes but it looks like someone else has tried to get them off before and worn the nuts. I have some (rather big ) nut splitters that my grandad gave me (VERY old) but a) i cant find them and b) i thing they are too big, the nuts are 10mm.
Is there any other way of removing them?

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can you get a hacksaw in there?? Or a drill? Can you knock 9mm socket onto the nut??

Got a mig?
Weld a blob on the side of the nut and then a small steel rod/bar.
The heat will also help shift the nut.

I second the grinder, just cut down the side of the nut, very little thread will be damaged/

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Originally posted by Danozeman
Can you knock 9mm socket onto the nut??

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myself i would try the dremmel with a cutting disc

far less damage than the angry grinder

Another vote for the Dremel - a bit more finesse than Mr Angry

I'd also suggest a cutting disc on a dremel.
Remove one side of the nut (don't quite get as far as the thread if possible) then put a flat screwdriver on one edge of the new flat on the nut and give it a hard smack. With a bit of luck the nut will split open....

If you have oxy acetylene torch, heat the nut to dull red, spray it with water till cool, grab it with vice grips, should almost fall off. Trick given me by chap who replaced guard rails rusted solid by years of road salt spray. We have used it for years. Just replace the nuts and bolts when fitting new pieces.

Invest in a set of Irvin? nut removers , like a stud extractor but inside a socket. Not locost like most decent tools but will last a lifetime.

dreml or grinder if you are careful.

generally thinkking one side down make the nut weaker so its grip on the stud is less.

not quite sure what you are doing but on exahusts, presumably due to the heat cylcling, steel components tend to get brittle so you are likely to shear the studs off.

"Worn nuts?"

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