rounded, recessed nut removal
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Long story short, a car I just bought has 25mm spacers with extended lugs and one of the nuts on the original stud was rounded. I tried to take it off a few different ways and ended up completely rounding it using an air impact. It may be cross threaded, but the threads that are visible don't look that shiny. I was thinking of welding a deep socket onto the end of the nut if I can get the mig torch in there. If I need more room maybe cutting through the spacer on the side with a plasma cutter could work. Any other ideas?
Eventually I'll put longer wheel studs (probably 12x1.5 instead of the stock 12x1.25) and new bearings/grease in, but for now I'd like to not destroy the stud.
Eventually I'll put longer wheel studs (probably 12x1.5 instead of the stock 12x1.25) and new bearings/grease in, but for now I'd like to not destroy the stud.
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I wasn't able to get anything reasonable inside the spacer to turn the nut so I made room. Good thing the thing is (was) aluminum. Fortunately, I don't plan on reusing the spacer. Liquid wrench helped. I couldn't get any weld penetration on the rounded nut so I gave up on trying to weld something to it.
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