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Title: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 14:29:22

Just my luck.

I can undo 3 of the nuts, but one of the buggers is rounding off....

any ideas?

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: jimmas on 26 June 2008, 14:36:04

can you get a small chisel to it and try and chisel it loose, but make sure you do not chisel head right of if you can. may come loose after 2-3 hits

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 14:39:05

Sorry, I mean its the downpipe to exhaust manifold nut.

Not much room there!

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: FRE07962128 on 26 June 2008, 14:42:10

Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 14:46:26

not thought of that.

Have to see if there is room.

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 14:49:55

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Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Looks like there might be.

Need to get down the shop now and get one!

thanks Lizzie :)

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: FRE07962128 on 26 June 2008, 14:53:22

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Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Looks like there might be.

Need to get down the shop now and get one!

thanks Lizzie :)

My pleasure Trebor!  :y

Hope it all works out!  It is better than brute force (usually!) :D ;)

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: alank46 on 26 June 2008, 15:31:01

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Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Or a wall drive socket.
Alan

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 15:35:00

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Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Or a wall drive socket.
Alan

what is that?

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 26 June 2008, 15:35:05

The best tool for getting the nuts off the downpipe studs is a wall drive spark plug socket.....

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: trebor on 26 June 2008, 15:36:34

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The best tool for getting the nuts off the downpipe studs is a wall drive spark plug socket.....

i tried a spark plug socket, and this worked on the other three.

Title: Re: Exhaust manifold nut - rounded off!
Post by: alank46 on 26 June 2008, 16:09:16

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Can you get a nut splitter onto it Trebor? :-/

Or a wall drive socket.
Alan

what is that?

As the name implies, the socket drives on the walls/flanks of the nut not on the corners.
Alan