URGENT! need help rounded/grinded bolt

[charliebrown]

So im trying to undo the bolts ontop of the shock and one got rounded so i got an angle grinder and tried to grind it down the side... did not work. the 2nd bolt is too tight, tried heaps of wd40 and shit just wont come out.

i only have a few tiny wrenches... any tips will be greatly appreciated :)

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[SAWAKITA]

If its too tight, WD40 won't do much help. Try knock the bolt first, if still not working use flame torch to heat up the bolt then try undo again. I use this heating method to undo old rusted bolt.
Please go buy a socket set and use the right size, it'll be easier for you. SuperCheap auto got some on special.
Good luck

[98vtir]

some vice grips wouldn't go astray either, since the nuts are rooted anyways jsut clamp the shit out of em. for better results do that with a penetrating oil

[Bulbasaur]

get yourself one of those clamy/wrenchy things that lock when you tighten it.
or just add a hollow pole or spanner at the end of your wrench for MOAR power.
or get a chisel and a hammer and hit that shit till to loosen it.
or get a useless socket (preferably that euro crap with the fractions for numbers because we all know those are useless lol) that fits abit smaller than the bolt and bash it in then remove normally.

btw you srsly need a socket set if you do not have one

[ricerockets]

irwin also make a socket set that is specifically made for taking off rounded nuts, iirc you can get it from bunnings but is a bit costly

[na-118]

Chisel and hammer split the nut

[xclusive_eg8]

damn, the cost that cheap tools end up costing you far outweight the good stuff.... never had a rouded nut ever, though heat is the shizz for rusted/ mega tight nuts

[quangsuke]

Chisel and hammer split the nut

+1, thats rooted. u need to get rid of it.
best and fastest solution.

[charliebrown]

Cheers for the help guys. I had already tried all of the things you mentioned. Tried the vice grips, but i only got those shitty $5 plastic sorta ones so they ****in sucked. Tried supercheapauto for the ones that tighten as you turn it but they ran out of stock. Tried the hollow pole for more leverage but that failed too. Couldnt bash a smaller socket in cos of the black thread thing in the way and no room around the nut.

The socket set i got wasn't deep enough to take the nuts out, hence why i had to pull the panels out to use the spinny wrenches.

Ended up going mechanic shop, took him 2 minutes and he made $20.

So much for a 30 min job changing shocks... didnt finish til 8pm. Had to call for additional people cos dad's not fat enough to stand on the rotor

[dougie_504]

Damn man, what a PITA. I could have fixed it after work, I have loads of those spare nuts (always stock up at the wrecker...).

Invest in a good/deep socket so that you can get a solid seal on the nut in future mate, and always hold the wrench stead at the socket-end so it doesn't wobble.

[charliebrown]

Heh after about 4 hours of cursing at the stupid nut i was gonna call you Andy but didn't just incase you had work. The mechanic dude gave me some spare ones incase i fk it up again in the future. Main cause of all this headache was because i used a normal spanner with heaps of sides instead of the proper 6 sided deep socket. Time to go shopping for a QUALITY toolbox!

[grifty]

this is why u need to invest in quailty tools, sometimes when supercheap has a sale they have 2 SCA tool boxes for $100 together which is a bargain!!

They are good quality and come in every size that u need, even for driveshafts.

[mytfoz]

snap on and sidchrome tools ftw

i got heaps of tools but most of them arent even in the tool chest.
once you get them make sure u put them away. if u have a lil bro like me who uses tools to DIY shit. say NO lols

[charliebrown]

SCA has mad sale on right now. Thinking of getting the $270 toolset, sale down to $150. Only thing is that it's one of those fold open ones, i want multi level box thing!

[xclusive_eg8]

6 point socket are ok, I personally like 12 point for just ease of use.....But 12's just come in easy for the few 12 point bolts u shall find (clutch, flywheel)

[Bludger]

irwin also make a socket set that is specifically made for taking off rounded nuts, iirc you can get it from bunnings but is a bit costly
Irwin bolt grips.

too late for that now.

[chauster]

Vice grip it. and just get it off. simple

[GU357]

get a metrinch socket, beacuse they dont grip the corners they grip the flat sides so rounded nuts will still come off.

[Snoop_gee]

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