Rounded wheel bolt

[Guest001]

I've had this happen to a car in the past. Local tyre shop was able to get it off by air-chiselling the edge of the bolt on an angle that turned it counter clockwise. Was a bit scary watching this, but it worked fine.

Butchers. A decent tyre shop would have a set of Ease out sockets that grip in an anti clockwise direction and simply undo a rounded nut. If a guy in a place like Tennant Creek had one why wouldnt a big busy tyre shop in a city.

I had an 84 Telstar that had fine thread studs and a tyre shop did them up too tight Broke 3 getting them off and cost me a new set and a front wheel bearing as it gets damaged when removing hub to replace studs.

Was no other way apparently

[Brisbane's Bora]

SO, went to two tyre shops and finally called thread tech. Here's the results





BIG shout out to these guys! Had to use a massive ease out socket with a breaker bar and about 3 long pipes on it for leverage haha

[vdubmotorworx]

glad you got it sorted Dan...