36 replies to this topic

[Gremlin]

Welding a nut on?...... yeah...... really hard work?

 
You have a tight brake drum retaining screw, how many here have access to a welder ? All I'm saying is its making a big job out of a little job and your picture shows a radiused bolt

What do you mean by radiused bolt?

[KernowCooper]

Where you have marked weld on the 2 points on your picture looks like the bolt has a radius to infill onto the brake drum screw with weld

[mini13]

your all making this far harder than it needs to be,

 

just drill the head off,

[Captain Mainwaring]

Welding a nut on?...... yeah...... really hard work?

 

Yes, if you try it with a stick set. You might have more luck with a MIG set.

 

If you like struggling instead of using an impact driver which I have never had failed on a brake drum retainer screw - then you might weld a washer on first, then a nut on to the washer. 

I'd personally go and by a £4-99 impact driver myself.

[Captain Mainwaring]

your all making this far harder than it needs to be,

 

just drill the head off,

 

 

Why? Did the impact driver not work?

[Gremlin]

Welding a nut on?...... yeah...... really hard work?

 
Yes, if you try it with a stick set. You might have more luck with a MIG set.
 
If you like struggling instead of using an impact driver which I have never had failed on a brake drum retainer screw - then you might weld a washer on first, then a nut on to the washer. 
I'd personally go and by a £4-99 impact driver myself.

If you read what I have said, you would see that I always go to the impact driver first, but if all else fails, weld a nut to it

[Captain Mainwaring]

weld a big nut to it and get a socket and breaker bar on there

 

 

I did read what you said.

 

Each to his own, but I've never had one resist the driver, and if it did, it would get drilled before I got the welder out.

Edited by Captain Mainwaring, 21 June 2013 - 10:38 AM.

[lrostoke]

I guess some can be stubborn...Not had a problem with a drum screw, but had the door hinge screws resist impact driver, drill bits burning them out...resorted to welder on them

[Captain Mainwaring]

I guess some can be stubborn...Not had a problem with a drum screw, but had the door hinge screws resist impact driver, drill bits burning them out...resorted to welder on them

 

 

Get yourself a few solid carbide TiAIN coated drills - they will munch themselves through pretty much anything.

[seancv1]

I'd probably drill the head first then mole grip the remains off after removing the drum welding a bit on does seem a bit excessive perhaps a last resort.

[seancv1]

Obviously after the impact driver solution,, I'd probably replace the screw afterwards too its surely there for a reason !

[rally515]

Forgive my ignorance but couldn't you just undo the hub nut and stick it in a vice and use the technique i did on a drive flange screw a while back now ? (picture available)

[Captain Mainwaring]

Forgive my ignorance but couldn't you just undo the hub nut and stick it in a vice and use the technique i did on a drive flange screw a while back now ? (picture available)

 

 

You could put the whole car on it's side and find a big universal mill but I think the OP is looking for a quick way out.

[Gremlin]

weld a big nut to it and get a socket and breaker bar on there

 
 
I did read what you said.
 
Each to his own, but I've never had one resist the driver, and if it did, it would get drilled before I got the welder out.

Not that bit, the part where I said I would always use an impact driver first, then resort to a welder, then drill it out, because if you try to drill it out before you weld it, you wont have anything to weld to

[Captain Mainwaring]

Hehehe...That's where I'm getting confused - I can't find that bit.....