rounded off a nut???

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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:09 pm

was taking off my brake pipe for the front calipers, and managed to round off the top nut where the pipe joins onto....

any ideas how to take it off ...or what to use??
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:13 pm

Mole grips?
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:28 pm

Blob of weld on the side of the nut gives the grips something to latch onto, and the thermal shock from the welding helps loosen it.
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:40 pm

Sounds like you're describing the brake pipe to caliper?
If the grips didn't work, I would cut the pipe so I could get a nut splitter to bite into it, then turn the nut splitter using a bit of pipe/spark plug tool for any extra leverage.
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:55 pm

went and bought some, molegrips, going to try tommorow if the weathers not too bad, had some molegrips, but they abit old now...

dont have a mig welder so cant try that...

hopefully it works out otherwise im fcuked!!! :x
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:14 pm

Get some heat and oil on it first.
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Post Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:25 am

broadie wrote:Get some heat and oil on it first.
Definitely. One of these is great for awkward bolts. Heat it up as much as you like, then shock it with a blast of compressed air from a can.

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Post Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:23 am

Grrrmachine wrote:
broadie wrote:Get some heat and oil on it first.
Definitely. One of these is great for awkward bolts. Heat it up as much as you like, then shock it with a blast of compressed air from a can.

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Could be all kept in a breast pocket... I like your style Grrr...
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Post Thu Feb 06, 2014 7:30 am

G-Bear wrote:
Grrrmachine wrote:
broadie wrote:Get some heat and oil on it first.
Definitely. One of these is great for awkward bolts. Heat it up as much as you like, then shock it with a blast of compressed air from a can.

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Could be all kept in a breast pocket... I like your style Grrr...
.... together with a 11 and 14 flare nut spanner.
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Post Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:52 am

AardHawk wrote:
.... together with a 11 and 14 flare nut spanner.
I suspect that this is hinting at the root cause of the problem. If you are removing a scrap hose, always cut the rubber first and slide on a ring spanner or six point socket, rather than trying to use an open ended spanner.
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Post Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:49 pm

you guys have lost me :mad:
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Post Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:49 pm

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