Help very big drill needed

[eddiec]

the latest installment in the ongoing saga of me trying to get one of my back wheels off saw me drive a round trip of 65miles at lunchtime

anyway the folk managed to loosen one of my nuts which is me up to 3 now but in the process of welding a bar to the key mananged to knack one completely and the other b*gger refuses to move either

last resort now is to drill them out and replace the wheel studs but i need to find someone in Aberdeen who has the tools ... either a business or an individual

anyone help me ???

 

[bigbadboab]

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the latest installment in the ongoing saga of me trying to get one of my back wheels off saw me drive a round trip of 65miles at lunchtime

anyway the folk managed to loosen one of my nuts which is me up to 3 now but in the process of welding a bar to the key mananged to knack one completely and the other b*gger refuses to move either

last resort now is to drill them out and replace the wheel studs but i need to find someone in Aberdeen who has the tools ... either a business or an individual

anyone help me ???

 

 

You can get special sockets (snap-on) that actually have threads on them and screw onto any sheered or stubborn wheel nut.  Try a wee bit of heat, but if you have good alloys that might not be a good idea.

[paul_honthy]

I think the tool BigBadBoab is talking about is an Easy-Out-Kit.They cost about £50 from Snap-on.Excellant bit of kit.

[WRC No 1]

HI THIS IS THE GOODS U NEED M8 I USE THEM IN MY WORK AND THERE THE BEST.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-wheel-lock...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

HOPE THIS HELPS WULLIE

[eddiec]

thanks for the advice

problem is that the wheels are attached using nuts that are loosened with an allen type key and that eventually all that happens is that they round out in the middle and as there is no room on the outside diameter of them to fix anything else then it appears that drilling is the only alternative i have left.

not sure whether i should attempt it or just put it into a garage somewhere as it will need 2 new studs once the existing nuts have been drilled out.

[Carl Davey]

You need a screw extractor set for allen bolts. They're left hand threaded so the more you screw them into the bolts the tighter they grip and because they're left had thread they wind the bolt out as you're tightening them up.

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/cat...t.A/id.16256/.f

[paul_honthy]

Thats the bit of kit of was talking about mate.That should sort the problem[]

[eddiec]

ah ha

now then lads these look more like the fellas that i need i will get a set ordered up today and see how they fare.

obviously drilling them out is the last resort so hopefully i can make some progress with these.

thanks for the help

Eddie

[WUZ]

Don't think they will last 5 seconds considering the sort of torque you are looing at putting through it. Wear glasses when you used them for when they shatter.............MESSY!

Russell

[paul_honthy]

If you buy the Snap-On set you get 6 extracter pieces increasing in size and 6 Left handed thread drill bits.Start with the smallest drill bit then work your way up until you've drilled out to the largest extracter size.This weakens the bolt/stud/nut and should eventually be able to remove it with the largest extracter..I use them all the time when working on seriously seized bolts on HGV's.The key is to make sure you start drilling out dead centre and take your time mate!hope that helps.

P.s mind and put some copper slip on your new wheel nuts!!!!

[eddiec]

i've already got the copaslip ... lesson learned there for when i get the b*ggers off

Russell thanks for the warning i'll make sure i have appropriate PPE on