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SVcummins · Mar 28, 2018

Bought these nut splitters when I was middle school you unscrew the handle and remove the chisel and there's a knurled piece you can put in and use to remove a stuck nut

rrlund · Mar 29, 2018

I could sure use one of those for about 5 minutes to get a nut off a tie rod end. I don't want to ruin the threads with the torch because I want to put a washer and a new nut on it. I suppose that's something I really should add to my arsenal.

rustred · Mar 29, 2018

i have slit those nuts with an air chizel. some times even with a cold chizel and hammer.

SVcummins · Mar 29, 2018

Well come on over I?ll let ya borrow it

rrlund · Mar 29, 2018

Have them out,I'll be right there. lol

SVcummins · Mar 29, 2018

There still om the back of the truck if ya don't see me just grab em

davpal · Mar 30, 2018

Dremel tool with a small cut off wheel works wonders on stuff like that.

Zachary Hoyt · Mar 30, 2018

If there's room I will use a cut-off wheel in the angle grinder and cut most of the way through the nut, stopping before I get into the threads. Then I can usually put a small cold chisel in the slit and give it a few whacks with a hammer and break the rest of the way through the nut. Often there isn't room, and that's when I wish I had one of those splitters. I bought one at Harbor Freight around 15 years ago but the first time I tried to use it the chisel tip just mushed out of shape, it must have just been mild steel. I like HF cut off wheels, though.
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Determined · Mar 31, 2018

It was interesting to watch, we had just taken possession of our current yard site.

3 large hopper bottom bins that were not part of our deal were scheduled to be moved out.

Guy showed up to remove the anchors so the bin movers could just load and go the next day.

With badly corroded nuts on 3/4 inch bolts anchoring down the hoppers I figured he would be swearing at them all day so I offered to bring my cutting torch down from the shop.

He told me not to bother and pulled out a cordless drill.
In no time he drilled a couple of 1/8 holes in the nuts then gave them a wack with a hammer and chisel.
He was right in less time than it would have taken me to drag out the torch he had the bases free and ready to go.

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