[ROVERNET - UK] tough nut

[Vern Klukas]

The first thing I would try is a pipe wrench, the biggest that will 
squeeze into the small space you have to work in. If that fails, then 
I fear you will have to drop the dif and resort to a cold chisel and 
a big hammer.

Yours
Vern

>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.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "peter king" <peter at king-co.com>
>>To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:33 AM
>>Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] testing email
>>
>>>Testing, 1, 2, 3...
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>>>pk
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>peter king + company
>21 drydock avenue
>floor 7
>boston, ma 02210
>t-617.292.7877
>f-617-292-4739
>www.king-co.com
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Vern Klukas                             I'm a little . . .
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