wheel nut rounded

[cefiro]

Hope someone has some experience here. My wheel nut has been overtightened and has been lost its hexagonal threading and been rounded off, anyone got any tips on how to get it off.

Can I chisel it straight????

[always_me]

go to a wheel place and they will weld a bar onto the nut and undo it, easy job

[gtrken]

Use a 6 side socket, not a multi point one.

Failing that , hammer a 12 point socket on that is slightly smaller which will tend to bite better and maybe shock the nut looser.

Also spray with crc or similar.

Be prepared to destroy the socket though..

Cheers

Ken

[mr 32 4door]

bash a smaller (old) socket on to it. or tack weld a bar on to the nut

[PLYNX]

Had this prob on mine ! Like whats been said hammer a smaller socket on the nut and I used my impact wrench to get it off.

[Guest Mashrock]

Hope someone has some experience here. My wheel nut has been overtightened and has been lost its hexagonal threading and been rounded off, anyone got any tips on how to get it off.  

Can I chisel it straight????

smaller sockets and hammers do the trick sweet.

or park it in bankstown somewhere.. surely someone will try steal the wheels.

[sewid]

I can attest to welding a socket on working - I have had this problem with a dodgy set of "lock" nuts.... Well they sure were secure, perhaps a little too secure.

[merlin6014]

yep, hammer a smaller socket over the top.

Failing that you could try a pair of vice grip pliers if your strong enough...