What about one of those "gator" sockets?? the ones with all the movable pins inside to grip whatever odd-shaped piece you slide it over. I'll try to find a pic unless you know what I'm talking about.
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mustang70 said:Craftsman has a set of sockets just for this purpose. They have edges cut in them to grip the flat part of the nut or bolt. Maybe it's time for a trip to Sears.
four.six said:do you know how much this set is???
mustang70 said:Not off the top of my head. Sorry.
Edit: This is what I was talking about.....
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...s&vertical=TOOL&pid=00952166000&bidsite=CRAFT
Jinx102672 said:Those look like they bite into the flat edges of the nut and could damage it. What if he wants to put it back on??
Seriously, I asked my dad about those (to my surprise, he has a set) and he says they were worth every penny.
mustang70 said:Not off the top of my head. Sorry.
Edit: This is what I was talking about.....
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...s&vertical=TOOL&pid=00952166000&bidsite=CRAFT
mustang70 said:Craftsman has a set of sockets just for this purpose. They have edges cut in them to grip the flat part of the nut or bolt. Maybe it's time for a trip to Sears.
That'll work! I used my dremel with a small cutoff wheel to cut the rivets off the brake dust shields - man, it was like cutting butter with a hot knife.crew_dawg16 said:I had that happen once, I just used a die grinder (sp?) to cut the nut in half very carefully.