Neil Clark Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 The bottom nyloc nut securing one of the Koni's on the rear of my car seems to have stripped its thread, or the bolt thread has stripped, I can't tell yet. Do I ned one of those nut cracker things or is there a trick to getting it to grip enough to come off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Don't damage the thread! The nut's a lot cheaper and will probably have to be cut off, if it won't unwind by itself. Try a screwdriver between those two washers as you unwind the nut, and lever the nut outwards as you do so, it may just force it off as it rotates or help it bite cleaner thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 you could lever between shocker and upright to get some load on the nut whilst unscrewing if the thread as pulled i reckon we die nut a metric thread to repair pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Tried levering - will do so again but I'm so ham fisted. I think I'll leave it until it's ready to go for it's MOT (paint shop says they are starting the bonnet but no idea when the body will be finished though) and get them to do that and check for my other bodges as part of a safety check ahead of the MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Can I recommend you don't leave it. Would be really easy to forget it, especially as it looks fine at a glance (but not something you want falling off!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 You could cut the nut with a junior hacksaw, and then wedge a chisel in the cut to spread it and then it will fall off. Time consuming but will work. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Would an impact wrench work ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Paul H said: Would an impact wrench work ? Paul No; it will just spin the nut around and maybe cause damage due to the speed. The nut needs to be unwound but also prised / pulled outwards on the remains of the threads. That's why I was suggesting a screwdriver in between those two washers; hammer it in if necessary to get it started but the outwards pressure may push the nut off the damaged section. A twisting motion of the screwdriver as you unwind the nut will also put outwards-pressure on it. The aim is to remove the nut but not damage anything else, as a replacement link costs quite a bit these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: The aim is to remove the nut but not damage anything else, as a replacement link costs quite a bit these days. Yeah, that horrible moment you realise the tread on the upright is knackered and it's not a bolt you can replace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 but you can die it with an alternative ..mine was like that for 15 years and is still around as far as i know the nut only stops the shocker coming off its not taking much load Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: but you can die it with an alternative .. but only if you really have to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 you know you want to !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Is it the nut turning or the Bolt ? An open end spanner will show you what's turning - just the nut or the nut and the bolt. If it's the nut then you have plenty of access to use a hacksaw a 45 degrees to the nut and to cut it part way down (to just before the stud's thread, so as to not damage it) And then a hammer and cold chisel into the cut, to crack the nut open enough to work it off ..so all in all just a few more minutes task. Pete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I think it would be unlikely for that particular "bolt" to turn free, as it's a welded-in part of the upright. Hence the comments about not being cheap/easy to replace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I usually resort to these... https://www.toolstation.com/nut-splitter-set/p80007?store=E1&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gclid=Cj0KCQjwupD4BRD4ARIsABJMmZ9UL_4O-B8oq3XOLSoi9nNMU63WnZHiHKXuc8gL5QZakPYnWz0f_4QaAopAEALw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 It's the nut turning. But I have no idea of the condition of the thread underneath although the tiny bit I can see looks viable. It's not loose laterally, as Pete says. I might put this in the "waiting - too difficult" tray on my desk and ponder - and have another fiddle soon with the screw drivers and possibly my junior hacksaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 If the nut is turning, but not biting the threads then what's holding it on? Nowt. Pull or prise it straight off. If it's held on by some threads, then it needs to be prised to a spot where the threads will get a better bite. It's not a big job. Go remove it, young man, and get a large pat on the back from all of us when it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 I wonder if a ball joint tapered breaker could exert enough pressure to push the Nut back to engage a thread. Personally I’d use a used smaller dia Dremel cut off Disc to cut thro the nut As best I could The washers are replaceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham C Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Go on cut the nut off, you know you want to do it. Once you have sorted it you will feel a sense of satisfaction. If you want to replace the suspension arm, talk to Spitfire Graveyard. That if you do not wish to recut the threads as Pete L suggested. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Haven't been called young for a while! Peeing with rain here today and work is suddenly busy so it might be Friday earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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