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Need help unscrewing a stud without leverage!

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clickynext

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Cliffs at bottom.


I'm in a strange sort of problem brought on by my own short-sightedness (figuratively that is).

I was installing shifter bushings for my car, and when trying to remove the bolt on the outside of the bushing stud, the entire stud came out, unscrewing from the side of the gearbox because the bolt on the outside was really rusted on there.

So I took the bushings and washers off, and figured I should screw the stud back onto the gearbox before I put the bushing and shifter link on it. I used a wrench to put it on tight by turning the bolt, but then suddenly when I got to the end the bolt came loose because I guess the rust finally gave, and that's when I realized that I forgot to put the washer back on the inside.

And now that there's no rusted bolt to use to turn the stud, I don't know how I can get it back out to put the washer on. Attached picture shows some of what I'm talking about. I basically need to figure out a way to turn the thing in the first picture counterclockwise, and without ruining the thread on the outside.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, my car is jacked up right now...


Thank you!

Cliffs notes: How do you unscrew that entire stud in the picture? The black part and the threaded part are all one object.

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EDIT: you fixed it..lol
 
two nuts together, tighten one against the other, and then you should be able to turn the stud with a wrench.
 
Two nuts, torqued against each other, then back the inside one off, and the stud should come out. The two nuts need to be very tight against each other to work.


Edit: I see deadlyapp beat me to it. 😉
 
Originally posted by: deadlyapp
two nuts together, tighten one against the other, and then you should be able to turn the stud with a wrench.
Click to expand...

Wow, that sounds like a good idea! But before I go out and try to buy a nut the right size, would the nuts not just both unscrew together?
 
Originally posted by: clickynext
Originally posted by: deadlyapp
two nuts together, tighten one against the other, and then you should be able to turn the stud with a wrench.
Click to expand...

Wow, that sounds like a good idea! But before I go out and try to buy a nut the right size, would the nuts not just both unscrew together?
Click to expand...


Put a small profile lock washer between the two nuts.

Also...the #2 option, if the above option does not work, is to machine two flat faces on the bolt with a dremel tool or a metal file.
 
Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Originally posted by: clickynext
Originally posted by: deadlyapp
two nuts together, tighten one against the other, and then you should be able to turn the stud with a wrench.
Click to expand...

Wow, that sounds like a good idea! But before I go out and try to buy a nut the right size, would the nuts not just both unscrew together?
Click to expand...


Put a small profile lock washer between the two nuts.

Also...the #2 option, if the above option does not work, is to machine two flat faces on the bolt with a dremel tool or a metal file.
Click to expand...

 
"Double-nutting" the stud should work very well. The two torque against each other, preventing them from both unscrewing IF they're done tightly...VERY old trick...
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Two nuts, torqued against each other, then back the inside one off, and the stud should come out. The two nuts need to be very tight against each other to work.


Edit: I see deadlyapp beat me to it. 😉
Click to expand...

Sounds like a pRon script...
 
BTW, if you turn BOTH nuts at the same time, they will simply turn on the stud. To tighten, use the outside nut, to loosen, the inside one, so they will work against each other...
 
Thanks for all the replies! I ran into another problem, though. I went to the hardware store and found that they did not have any nuts with the same thread as the one off the car. The small thread was too small, and the large thread was too large! The thread seems to be just slightly bigger than the standard. Any ideas for that? It doesn't seem to be just due to age/rust because the nut from the hardware store will go in like a millimetre, and then refuse to go, even when trying to force it in using the wrench.

Thanks again!
 
Thank you all! I love you guys!

It turned out to be metric, and I guess the guy at the hardware store never guessed that either. Got it off just fine, and successfully installed my bushings! A 30 minute job turned into a 4 hour job, but that's a pretty neat trick to learn that I'm sure will be useful again.
 
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