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Can't get my nut off

  • Thread starter Thread starter Hap Call
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This one is giving you a run for your money. I am sorry to hear you burnt up two discs. See if you can buy a tougher disk Hap, they make them. You can get them tough enough to grind through almost anything. The only reason I am saying this again is because I am afraid that with the amount of torque it sounds like your going to have to put on that thing to break it loose you may end up twisting the shaft. I have also seen threads torn off when in extreme conditions like this. It would be so much better if there was a way to cut that darn thing off.

I hope it breaks free for you with some heat and an impact driver/wrench. Use lots of break-free on it before and after you heat it up.

I am usually very good at removing impossible nuts like this, I wish I was there to help you out.
 
first timer said:
try the fiberglass reinforced style of dremel cutting tool. they last alot long.


ryan
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Ryan, is it a circular blade of a cutting stone?

Hap
 
Okay, I finally got it off! It took a cutting torch (to heat the nut) and a half-inch impact, but the nut is off!!!

SWEET!!!!

Hap
 
Hap - I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with that nut!! I guess we should have tried to split the cases while you were here!! That'll teach you ... 8)

Glad you finally got it off - how does the inside look???? 8O
 
shaftzuki said:
Hap - I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with that nut!! I guess we should have tried to split the cases while you were here!! That'll teach you ... 8)

Glad you finally got it off - how does the inside look???? 8O
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Mark, I'm tellin' ya, there's no way we could have gotten it off with regular hand tools 8O :? ! But the clutch basket is VERY nice (heavy duty springs, backing plate, and welded up nicely) :D . I haven't completely split the case yet because when I got back home after getting the nut off I had to cook dinner. I will get a better look tomorrow...

So far, except for the over torqued nut, it is a dream! :D

Lindsey cannot stop saying how HOT Jason was....I must have listen to Burgandy Road 40 times on the way home!!!

Hap
 
There would have been another shot with the Dremel, Hap.

The fibre discs should work on most steels, but they tend to grab and shatter with any flexing.

Works better if you use a diamond disc. I have used these quite effectively under a trailer and a couple of tight spots where using a hammer and chisel would have taken a year or two. Surprisingly, the diamond discs are not expensive.
 
Hap Call said:
shaftzuki said:
Hap - I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with that nut!! I guess we should have tried to split the cases while you were here!! That'll teach you ... 8)

Glad you finally got it off - how does the inside look???? 8O
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Mark, I'm tellin' ya, there's no way we could have gotten it off with regular hand tools 8O :? ! But the clutch basket is VERY nice (heavy duty springs, backing plate, and welded up nicely) :D . I haven't completely split the case yet because when I got back home after getting the nut off I had to cook dinner. I will get a better look tomorrow...

So far, except for the over torqued nut, it is a dream! :D

Lindsey cannot stop saying how HOT Jason was....I must have listen to Burgandy Road 40 times on the way home!!!

Hap
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I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I do own an air compressor and a really nice impact 8O

I'm glad you and the girls had a good time, I know Jason was plum warn out the next day ... we had a really great time - will have to do it again (when I run across that turbo unit you need for the motor) :!: 8)
 
Hap Call said:
Okay, I finally got it off! It took a cutting torch (to heat the nut) and a half-inch impact, but the nut is off!!!

SWEET!!!!

Hap
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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
 
saaz said:
Well next time I want a nut off I will ask a Texan :)
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the secret is, you have to hold your "wrench" the right way to get your nut off. :roll: :wink:
 
Clutch hub nut

Clutch hub nut

Hey Hap,

Cool you got that nut off. I've had difficulty like you but not that severe.
I found what I think is a galvanized chainlink fence bracket that goes around a fat post. Its just shy of 1/8 inch thick and about an inch wide. It wraps around the post and has two tabs that stick out about an inch.

I looked at it at the hardware store and said that looks about right. I brought it home and it fit perfectly over the inner clutch hub (1100E/1150ES). The two tabs fit perfectly into the clutch basket (where clutch plate tangs go). I take a small piece of metal and angle it between the inner clutch hub indents and clutch basket in a different spot than where the tabs from the bracket go. Angle it to oppose the loosening or tightening of the nut.

I then take a pair of Vice Grips and pinch the two tabs together inbetween where the clutch plate tangs go. Orient the vise grips so that you can use your foot to resist the torque being applied.

This may help when tightening the nut to spec on your rebuild because of the spinning factor. Hope this might help, I think the bracket cost about $4. Happy New Year, Carter
 
Re: Clutch hub nut

Re: Clutch hub nut

Carter Turk said:
Hey Hap,

Cool you got that nut off. I've had difficulty like you but not that severe.
I found what I think is a galvanized chainlink fence bracket that goes around a fat post. Its just shy of 1/8 inch thick and about an inch wide. It wraps around the post and has two tabs that stick out about an inch.

I looked at it at the hardware store and said that looks about right. I brought it home and it fit perfectly over the inner clutch hub (1100E/1150ES). The two tabs fit perfectly into the clutch basket (where clutch plate tangs go). I take a small piece of metal and angle it between the inner clutch hub indents and clutch basket in a different spot than where the tabs from the bracket go. Angle it to oppose the loosening or tightening of the nut.

I then take a pair of Vice Grips and pinch the two tabs together inbetween where the clutch plate tangs go. Orient the vise grips so that you can use your foot to resist the torque being applied.

This may help when tightening the nut to spec on your rebuild because of the spinning factor. Hope this might help, I think the bracket cost about $4. Happy New Year, Carter
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Carter, could you post a picture of it?

Hap
 
Tomorrow I go to the doctor to get a procedure done to get my nut off. 8O











(no kidding, I'm gettin' nuetered tomorrow!
 
OOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Aint no one getting close to my twins with no sharp knife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
watch out for the severe side effects, severe brusing and swelling, they can swell up to the size of baseballs and you will wish you were dead!!!!
it happened to my eldest brother!! NO JOKE!!
 
In rteference to my other nuts, the procedure was not bad just stay off your feet a couple of days. Leon, we all considered chipping in so you could get it done..ya know, keeping the gene pool clean :lol: 8)

Hap
 
Hap Call said:
Okay, I finally got it off! It took a cutting torch (to heat the nut) and a half-inch impact, but the nut is off!!!

SWEET!!!!

Hap
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Rock on! \:D/ =D>
 
Hap Call said:
In rteference to my other nuts, the procedure was not bad just stay off your feet a couple of days. Leon, we all considered chipping in so you could get it done..ya know, keeping the gene pool clean :lol: 8)

Hap
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I was down for the evening, went back to work the very next day! Some guys get lucky they tell me, I guess I was one of them. A little tender but no issues getting around or operating the concrete truck I was driving at the time. It was a horrifying experience getting it done though :) Even though the whole thing lasted about 5 minutes. lol

One of the best things I've ever done in my life! :lol:
 
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