[ROVERNET - UK] tough nut

[peter king]

Thanks for the email test response.

This is a mundane topic, but one which could benefit from the  
collective experience of Roverists...

I've managed to round off the cap nut on my right rear caliper, and a  
day and a night on my back attempting to remove it with heat,  
pounding, vise grips, forcing a smaller socket onto it, and swearing  
profusely hasn't helped. I'm considering picking up a bolt removing  
tool, which might bite into the top round surface and create a solid  
enough grip to get some torque on it. I'm also considering a hand- 
held impact driver, if I can get enough purchase on the nut with a 1  
1/16 thin wall socket on the rounded 1 1/8 nut.

But before I do either, I thought it would be helpful to hear from  
you all if you have had a similar problem, and how you solved it.

I have not, by the way, dropped the rear end.

Thanks for any input.

Peter


On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:08 PM, John Burkhard wrote:

> 5X5 out here in the Mojave Desert near old Rt 66.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter king" <peter at king-co.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:33 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] testing email
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floor 7
boston, ma 02210
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