Remove rounded nut

[DirtyDamage]

On the family lawn tractor there are some terribly rounded/striped nuts. Wondering what the easiest way to remove these are. One is a carb bowl nut that's basically no wall on it. Just completely round.

Any ideas are welcome. Desperate to get that carb nut bolt off to clean that carb. Hasn't been cleaned in years.

 

[Russ2251]

Dremel a slot across diameter of nut then remove with a screw driver.
Replace with new.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Okay. What about with the carb bowl nut. Any ideas there


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[mckutzy]

Vice grip...
Or the same above.

Cut a half moon chunk out of the bolt with a dremel.. Use a vice grip..

 

[DirtyDamage]

Tried the grips


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[BirdFanatic]

If its a bolt that will work if its a stripped nut you can cut line down the side of the nut to give it grooves then take it off with a wrench

 

[DirtyDamage]

Yeah I'll try this. I'll go visit my fleamarket Honda/dewalt dealer and see if he has any rotary tools


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[ML-TOYS]

Yep, idea.... Get a new carb

 

[DirtyDamage]

Be my guest and try to find me one...can't find anything on eBay or anywhere


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[DirtyDamage]

EDIT:::: Dropping in a V-Twin next weekend. Bumping it up to 16hp before I pulley swap. I could not worry about it now and wait till later but I'd rather take care of it.


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[DirtyDamage]

I got the carburetor bowl retainer off...no idea where to get a replacement...has an adj needle....any ideas on where to get one?

Anyone?

 

[ML-TOYS]

Whats the model number of the motor

 

[crazykart]

I've always found pipe wrenches work best for rounded nuts if you have the space to use one.

If some force can be applied I find a socket just smaller then what's left of the nut and tap it in with a hammer.

On small bolts I do as above, cut a slot, use a screw driver.

If it's a real pain in the but I find another bolt, weld it to it, then put a socket on that and slowly ratchet the whole thing off.

 

[DirtyDamage]

We got it off by filing the 1/2 inch down to 3/8th. It was a a LONG process. Never again will I do that.


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[crazykart]

If it wasn't for a carb bowl (gas, no no when welding lol) I would say to get a bolt the same sise, a couple nuts, put all the nuts on the bolt, then weld it to the rounded one.

The extra nuts would make a more stable base to weld to the top of the rounded nut, and the bolt gives you the head to ratchet on.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Good idea. If only there wasn't gas. Lol. Just need to go to a lawn mower repair place and see if I can get this carburetor bowl retainer


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[crazykart]

Good luck with that.

Ya, though the resulting fire ball would be pretty awesome lol.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Yeah it would be an interesting situation

Any other ideas where to get a retainer from?


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[crazykart]

The best advice I can give is to pull the carb, see if you have a part number anywhere, if your lucky you will, and that should give you the ability to look up replacement parts for that particular carb.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Oh the fun of carbs.


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