james08 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 got 3 wheel nuts that wont come off, one has started to round off and has mis shaped the ford wheel thingy, swapped to an impact socket and a bar and the bar started to bend, tried the air gun and thats done nothing, any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 got 3 wheel nuts that wont come off, one has started to round off and has mis shaped the ford wheel thingy, swapped to an impact socket and a bar and the bar started to bend, tried the air gun and thats done nothing, any ideas? use a nut splitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james08 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 damn something else i need to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 saves busting anything does it i suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james08 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 may be able to borrow one sometime this week to try and see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerrob666 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) damn something else i need to buy don't forget some new nuts!!! an I'd get something to clean the thread to stop the new ones getting seized on! Edited November 12, 2012 by Rockerrob666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 What size are ford wheel bolts? I could loan you - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irwin-Bolt-Grip-Re...n/dp/B000QW6K8I - which covers up to 19mm I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etrebus Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) got 3 wheel nuts that wont come off, one has started to round off and has mis shaped the ford wheel thingy, swapped to an impact socket and a bar and the bar started to bend, tried the air gun and thats done nothing, any ideas?is it just the chrome cap thats getting damadged? if so prise it off and try a 18mm six sided socket and a bigger bar Edited November 12, 2012 by etrebus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james08 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 damn something else i need to buy don't forget some new nuts!!! an I'd get something to clean the thread to stop the new ones getting seized on! it was on my donor car so i dont need these nuts but ive got a collection of steel wheel nuts if i did after swapping from steels to alloys on my van got 3 wheel nuts that wont come off, one has started to round off and has mis shaped the ford wheel thingy, swapped to an impact socket and a bar and the bar started to bend, tried the air gun and thats done nothing, any ideas?is it just the chrome cap thats getting damadged? if so prise it off and try a 18mm six sided socket and a bigger bar was on steel wheels not it was the actual nut managed to get it off today, has to put it into gear to help hold it still swapped to a different bar to yesterday then with difficulty they came off, 3 of the 4 had been cross threaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Put it in gear?! Was the car in the air?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james08 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 no but the engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes, subframe had all been removed from the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 So it was on the ground with no subframe??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james08 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 it was on the subframe, id dropped the whole front end mechanicals from the car http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/james080888/2001%20ford%20escort%20van/2012-11-13123352.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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