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thermostat housing nut stripped. How to? 200 1988

posted by  nkfro on  Mon Jun 24 17:04 CST 2002
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It would be more common for the stud to be stripped than for the nut itself to be stripped. Applying a prying pressure from beneath the nut while turning it will allow the nut to catch undamaged threads if possible. If not, then a hacksaw blade with 32 teeth per inch (TPI) can be laid against the stud and cut the nut off in a vertical cut. The problems will be keeping the nut from turning and keeping damage to the threads to a minimum. The former can be done using pliers or even an open end wrench. Thread damage kept to 5 - 10 degrees of the stud circumfrence will make installation of the new nut a bit tighter but will not significantly weaken the stud, particularly in this application.
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