What are some ways to remove a rusted, rounded off nut?

[Stampede]

Off my exhaust header, for the H-pipe.

Any cheap tools that will work?

Thanks.

[88lx5oh]

a cutoff wheel , torch, whatever. are you gong to want to reuse the header??

or are you putting new ones on.

[Stampede]

I planned on reuseing them. I'm in the middle of a engine swap, broke the crank.

 

Thanks.

[excell]

Lots of ways:

 

1) Cut a deep slit through the middle of the bolt with a cutoff wheel and use a screwdriver.

 

2) Using a cutoff wheel, cut the bolt edges so it fits in the next size down socket.

 

3) Pound the next size down socket onto the bolt with a big fucking hammer.

 

4) Drill a hole in the middle and use an easy-out.

 

5) Buy special rounded and rusted nut removal sockets from the hardware store.

 

Whatever you do, spray some penetrating oil on it and let is sit for a bit before you remove it.

[Stampede]

I tried number 3 "Pound the next size down socket onto the bolt with a big fucking hammer." Not enough swing.

I don't have an air compressor. How about number 5, "Buy special rounded and rusted nut removal sockets from the hardware store."

 

Does Harbor Freight have anything like that?

 

Thanks.

[excell]

Harbor Freight might, but I dunno if I would trust something like this to a Chinese piece of shit. I know that Sears/Craftsman carries them, probably most major hardware stores too.

[Stampede]

Hell, everything seems to be maded in CHINA, these days.

 

Thanks for your help, I'll try Sears tomorrow.

 

Thanks everyone.

[RS69]

I would get a torch to heat it up or use PB Blaster with a channel locks or just cut it off with a cut off wheel.

[Berto]

Harbor Freight might, but I dunno if I would trust something like this to a Chinese piece of shit. I know that Sears/Craftsman carries them, probably most major hardware stores too.

 

I have a set of the craftsman ones, I would let you borrow them if you don't mind driving to Indiana.

 

All jokes aside, the set costs ~$20 and is well worth the purchase, its saved my ass many times.

 

 

It has teeth in the counter clockwise direction so it will crab the stripped bolt head.

 

 

Depends on how much room you have, in a similar situation a few weeks ago I just pulled off the exhaust and hack sawed the rusted bolts off.

 

edit:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=00952166000&vertical=Sears&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

 

This is a great deal, when i got mine they were $20 and I only got four sizes, this comes with 10.

[desperado]

Nut splitter. goes over the nut and you wrench it and tighten it up. It has a chishe in it that splits the nut without damaging the bolt.

[desperado]

Another way to do it is drill a hole in the nut parallel with the bolt its on. Do this as close to the bolt as you can. Then take a chisel and hit the side of the bolt where you drilled it and that will typically split it too. You want the hole to be as large as possible so it makes the nut very thin where its drilled. Sometimes it can be done on both sides and will then split in to with a twist from a pair of vicegrips.

[Dave1647545494]

heat the nut with a torch till it turns orange

 

spin it off with pliers