Heeeeeelp....

Rear LHS bolt on that goes from the suspension, top shock mount point has rounded off when i tried to undo it, now it wont budge one bit, any ideas that are non distructive... and yes wd40 was used to turn it, weird thing is it turned a few times then the socket just ripped straight off and its almost totally round, tried using the next smallest socket to no avail aswell, any ideas????

1stcarbug wrote:Rear LHS bolt on that goes from the suspension, top shock mount point has rounded off when i tried to undo it, now it wont budge one bit, any ideas that are non distructive... and yes wd40 was used to turn it, weird thing is it turned a few times then the socket just ripped straight off and its almost totally round, tried using the next smallest socket to no avail aswell, any ideas????

:oExperienced similar probs in the past ....mine occurred if i didnt wire brush off the dirt on the thread of the bolt prior to attempting to remove the nut.

Might be time to grind/cut off the nut and get a new nut and bolt.:o

heat is your best bet ,oxy acet the best weapon you can concentrate the heat where you need it and not do any damage to the surrounding area .heat it then use multi grips ,o r vice grips plumbers footprints are also very good

murray

clean the end and use a pipe spanner to get it off. then replace it

^^^^^ What they said.

Then...
I notice from one of your other posts:
...."my last ratchet just broke, wont ratchet anymore"....

Sounds like it's time to budget for some real tools. Crap tools will cost you more in both time and money than the savings made relative to good quality. 'Sidchrome', for example, make good socket sets (my 30-year old Sidchrome 1/2"" drive ratchet has never failed one click, despite being abused). So does 'Snap On'. If you ask on this forum, I'm sure you'll get good recommendations for tools which won't break and won't break things in the process. Start a survey...

hth

[ Edited on 17-12-05 by modulus ]

Lol, u think thats a major issue with 1st car bug? Ask about what happened to his thumb today?

😂

Hows ur thumb going now? Got stitches or something. Oh well, gte well mate anyways.

hey i didnt want my incident to be public knowledge thanks, got the bolt out, good old belt it up with a chisel and a hammer to get it turning, after that bit chipped off a smaller socket was bashed on it then it came out extremly easily now i just have a big rusty bolt in a nice shiny socket, but alas then the thumb incident happened, wont go into details tho, shall leave it to everyones imaginations