HELP!! Split wheel nut!

andyconnolly · Post by **andyconnolly** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:00 am

Need suggestions here
Was out a wee run in the car and ended up hitting a pot hole and guess what got a puncture
Went to put the spare on but one of the wheel nuts has split at the top! It's an internal drive but so when putting in the hex bit it's just spinning inside the nut as the splits made the hole wider.
Anyone know how to get the nut off ?

Post by **indigolemon** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:00 am

Can you hammer a deep socket over it? Might give you enough purchase.

andyconnolly · Post by **andyconnolly** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:12 am

I got towed home (well in the back of a recovery truck)
Ill try that tomorrow got some old sockets lying about
It just a case of hammering it over it ?

Need to drive the wee civic now

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:21 am

I had a similar problem with some internal drive wheel nuts. I hammered a small precision screwdriver into the gap between the nut and the adapter you put in it to take them off.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:23 am

^^^ this except on mine i put some split pins into the nut to shim the internal drive tool.

andyconnolly · Post by **andyconnolly** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:26 am

Will try that aswell cheers lads

craig_jdm · Post by **craig_jdm** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:51 am

Get a socket over it and if it just spins and won't move back stick a screwdriver in and lever it back as you turn it

andyconnolly · Post by **andyconnolly** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:46 pm

None of that worked

can't get a socket over it because the wheel tried shimming with some split pins but it just got worse

Phoned the AA may aswell get use of my membership eh lol
Even tried heating it and gripping it with mole grips but no joy

andyconnolly · Post by **andyconnolly** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:03 pm

AA man got it!!!!! He went with a socket but it was about 10 sizes smaller gonna get a pic of it up

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:04 pm

nice one, great news.