In news:x5n04yn61f.fsf@ll.mit.edu,
William Pughe from <wlp@ll.mit.edu> was injured because:

| "c" <c@me.org> writes:
|
|| "William Pughe" <wlp@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
|| news:x51xmbg7i1.fsf@ll.mit.edu...
||| Any suggestions on how to get it off? It's on a Jeep,
so at
||| least it's relevant to this group:)
|||
||| Thanks in advance.
|||
||| Will
||
|| If the hex part is what's stripped you can usually get a
|| socketthat is just slightly smaller than the original
size
|| and pound it on the nut. Usually this is done by getting
the
|| next closest size metric socket for a non-metric nut and
vice
|| versa. Remember this will more often than not ruin the
|| socket. The other option is to take an old socket and
grind
|| the plating off (or use an impact socket) and weld it to
the
|| nut. This is not always possible depending on your rim
type.
||
|| Chris
|
| Thanks for all of the advice. I had already tried
pounding on
| a smaller socket, but unfortunately that didn't work. The
nut
| is recessed into the rim, so it's hard to get at it.
|
| The gator-grip(socket with nails in it) was garbage. I
put it
| on, and with very little torque managed to destroy it.
|
| Snap-on(and others) sell twist sockets. They have reverse
cut
| grooves so that they grip harder when torque is applied.
| Seems like just the thing.
|
| Thanks for all the help.
|
| Will

Last time I had this, I used my Dremel....just be careful,
but it works like a champ.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC

Pull my finger to reply by email.

jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com

I Love My O|||||||O

 

In news:x5n04yn61f.fsf@ll.mit.edu,
William Pughe from <wlp@ll.mit.edu> was injured because:

| "c" <c@me.org> writes:
|
|| "William Pughe" <wlp@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
|| news:x51xmbg7i1.fsf@ll.mit.edu...
||| Any suggestions on how to get it off? It's on a Jeep,
so at
||| least it's relevant to this group:)
|||
||| Thanks in advance.
|||
||| Will
||
|| If the hex part is what's stripped you can usually get a
|| socketthat is just slightly smaller than the original
size
|| and pound it on the nut. Usually this is done by getting
the
|| next closest size metric socket for a non-metric nut and
vice
|| versa. Remember this will more often than not ruin the
|| socket. The other option is to take an old socket and
grind
|| the plating off (or use an impact socket) and weld it to
the
|| nut. This is not always possible depending on your rim
type.
||
|| Chris
|
| Thanks for all of the advice. I had already tried
pounding on
| a smaller socket, but unfortunately that didn't work. The
nut
| is recessed into the rim, so it's hard to get at it.
|
| The gator-grip(socket with nails in it) was garbage. I
put it
| on, and with very little torque managed to destroy it.
|
| Snap-on(and others) sell twist sockets. They have reverse
cut
| grooves so that they grip harder when torque is applied.
| Seems like just the thing.
|
| Thanks for all the help.
|
| Will

Last time I had this, I used my Dremel....just be careful,
but it works like a champ.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC

Pull my finger to reply by email.

jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com

I Love My O|||||||O

 

In news:x5n04yn61f.fsf@ll.mit.edu,
William Pughe from <wlp@ll.mit.edu> was injured because:

| "c" <c@me.org> writes:
|
|| "William Pughe" <wlp@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
|| news:x51xmbg7i1.fsf@ll.mit.edu...
||| Any suggestions on how to get it off? It's on a Jeep,
so at
||| least it's relevant to this group:)
|||
||| Thanks in advance.
|||
||| Will
||
|| If the hex part is what's stripped you can usually get a
|| socketthat is just slightly smaller than the original
size
|| and pound it on the nut. Usually this is done by getting
the
|| next closest size metric socket for a non-metric nut and
vice
|| versa. Remember this will more often than not ruin the
|| socket. The other option is to take an old socket and
grind
|| the plating off (or use an impact socket) and weld it to
the
|| nut. This is not always possible depending on your rim
type.
||
|| Chris
|
| Thanks for all of the advice. I had already tried
pounding on
| a smaller socket, but unfortunately that didn't work. The
nut
| is recessed into the rim, so it's hard to get at it.
|
| The gator-grip(socket with nails in it) was garbage. I
put it
| on, and with very little torque managed to destroy it.
|
| Snap-on(and others) sell twist sockets. They have reverse
cut
| grooves so that they grip harder when torque is applied.
| Seems like just the thing.
|
| Thanks for all the help.
|
| Will

Last time I had this, I used my Dremel....just be careful,
but it works like a champ.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC

Pull my finger to reply by email.

jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com

I Love My O|||||||O