A Shocking Rounded Nut!

[sabSquishy]

Coilover install. All nuts are loose except for one which is rounded. Hence a "shocking" nut. Already tried vice grip. Don't have dremel cutter. Do have mallet.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BadgerType]

take it you dont have one of those "biting" sockets

 

[Russianred]

Ehh... where is this nut located? That would help too. I haven't encountered that with coils at all. The closest thing to it I have seen is endlinks, where the joint spins on itself and vise-grips help a lot.

 

[sabSquishy]

Front drivers side in the engine bay.

 

[BadgerType]

a 14 or a 12mm?

 

[Russianred]

It should be a 12 or 14mm if I remember correctly.. why is it round? Weird.. tryin to think.

Edit: ditto hahaha^

 

[sabSquishy]

14mm. Long story short I ****ed it up. Pretty rounded. Considering cutting or dremel but don't want to mess the shock threads.

 

[BadgerType]

try hammering on a 13mm, preferably a 12pt

 

[sabSquishy]

Doesn't fit. The 14mm doesn't go on snug. Its like deformed. Hammered the 14mm on and it just slips. Friend is going to o'reillys to get a biting socket.

 

[BadgerType]

try hammering on a 13mm, preferably a 12pt

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