turbo nut rounded

[tydon]

my turbo nut is rounded how can i get it off?

[Guest]

Weld a nut to it then powarbar. Or freeze off.

[tydon]

 evowrx said:

Weld a nut to it then powarbar. Or freeze off.

dont got either lol what about a nut splitter

[Guest]

Soak in inox or use a penetrene of some sort and let it sit. Id remove the up pipe and see your friendly local engineer. and def give the nutcracker a go.

[tydon]

 evowrx said:

Soak in inox or use a penetrene of some sort and let it sit. Id remove the up pipe and see your friendly local engineer. and def give the nutcracker a go.

lol damnit stupid nut haha i need change downpipe tnyt or bolt all bk together

[Guest]

1 bolt on dp Ive done it to get to the zaust shop before.

[lachlan]

u using single or double hex sockets ? get a single hex and belt it on with a hammer

[slystiguy]

So you mean one of the nuts holding the downpipe onto the turbo is rounded off?

You can smash it off with a chisel and hammer. Weld something onto it. try grips and some muscle. Another possible option is to thread 2 more nuts onto it and use that to extract the stud?

When it happened to me we smashed it off with a chisel haha

If its what I think it is there\'s little other option than smash it off. No room to get hammers ect in there

[Guest]

 lachlan said:

u using single or double hex sockets ? get a single hex and belt it on with a hammer

Yep Ive got 6 point deeps they work so well when 12 point goes nowhere.

[tydon]

 slystiguy said:

So you mean one of the nuts holding the downpipe onto the turbo is rounded off?

You can smash it off with a chisel and hammer. Weld something onto it. try grips and some muscle. Another possible option is to thread 2 more nuts onto it and use that to extract the stud?

When it happened to me we smashed it off with a chisel haha

If its what I think it is there\'s little other option than smash it off. No room to get hammers ect in there

i got it off with vicegrips threads abit munted though haha cheers guys

[DRFVDR]

The trick I use ( and it is an old school idea) is when doing this job REPLACE the studs with Stainless items( I think the subaru genuine ones are) and then use a Brass nut to secure, 2 reasons for this 1/ brass onto stainless less likely to corrode and seize 2/if it does brass a shit load easier to break off

[Pappu1]

How did u get on with this ?

Have bad a few and rounded nuts before and mostly had to cut or use a big screwdriver and try turning it with by hitting on the sides with

Another option is to see if u can hame on a smaller socket and if its on right enough u may be able to turn the nut

It\'s a right PIA when that happens

[tydon]

lol i spent and hour with a vice grip turning it a couple mm at a time but finally got it off and got new downpipe on this morning and was still able to use the thread on it!!! stoaked lol

[Pappu1]

well done buddy

[boon]

 SP00N said:

How did u get on with this ?

Have bad a few and rounded nuts before and mostly had to cut or use a big screwdriver and try turning it with by hitting on the sides with

Another option is to see if u can hame on a smaller socket and if its on right enough u may be able to turn the nut

It\'s a right PIA when that happens

Old imperial sockets... get one undersized, smash it on with a hammer.

Or put a much larger nut over the top, weld it on (the heat of welding often helps loosen things up), put a rattlegun on that and give it heaps

[tydon]

 boon']

[quote name='SP00N said:

How did u get on with this ?

Have bad a few and rounded nuts before and mostly had to cut or use a big screwdriver and try turning it with by hitting on the sides with

Another option is to see if u can hame on a smaller socket and if its on right enough u may be able to turn the nut

It\'s a right PIA when that happens

/quote]

Old imperial sockets... get one undersized, smash it on with a hammer.

Or put a much larger nut over the top, weld it on (the heat of welding often helps loosen things up), put a rattlegun on that and give it heaps

it was the nut closest to the brake booster so noway of getting a hammer in there haha unless i wanted to tap it like a a fairy haha though of trying it but was like no way am i gunna be able hit it hard enough with a gap of 8-10cms or less haha. vicegrips got it of munted the nut something wicked lol and took frickin forver lol and grazed my knuckles a few times a few swear words here and there haha