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Hex nut striped!!!!!?

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is there a tool of some sort that i can use to get a hex nut or any nut that is striped out. that i can like use on the nut to make it not striped out

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  1. Hack saw and replace nut and bolt or chisel,or torch to cut


  2. Sear sells a damaged nut remover.  It is about $20.  Unless it is a hardened nut, you should be able to chisel it off of the bolt.  This isn't always possible if the nut is in a hard to reach location.  You could also try getting a vice grips on as tight as you can and wiggling the nut to try to break the bolt.

  3. Hi. Sure there are. One is a nut splitter. You can also try to hammer it off, but it doesn't always work. There is a tool that I saw once on an infomercial that allowed you to drill the striped item and insert a s***w into the hole that then allowed you to remove the striped bolt/nut/s***w/etc. These sites provide good ideas as well....

    hmi.org.cn

    motorage.com

    http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/s...

  4. if you can get to it with a pipe wrench they will take it off

  5. look for those kind of tools at your local building store like home depot.

  6. Use one of these, then replace the nut with an undamaged one.

    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605...

  7. Using a common file, file flat spots on opposite sides of the nut, then grab it tightly with a wrench (preferably vice grips) and turn.  Nut splitters and nut-busters are nice, but not worth the expense and a trip to the hardware store for just one nut, unless the file trick doesn't work.

  8. It's cheaper just BUY a new nut.  Unless u want to spent $20-$40.

    to buy thread/die maker.  The set is for machinics's and they use it all the time.

  9. VICE GRIPS!

  10. Yes if the nut is stripped you may be able to get it off by using a drill and just drill the hole through the center of the hex then replace it Good Luck
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