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DIY steering wheel nut


Hello to all lovers homemade. Probably many had such a situation when the nut stuck and it was not possible to unscrew it in the usual way with a wrench. In this case, you have to resort to non-standard solutions, for example, sawing a nut with an angle grinder, unscrewing with a chisel and hammer, but all this is ineffective and inconvenient, and can also damage not only the nut, but also the bolt (stud) on which it is wound. In this article I will tell you how to make a steering wheel nut. do it yourself, which will help in solving this problem. Parts for homemade products will be made entirely of automotive parts Therefore, if you are the owner auto, then there will definitely not be problems in the search for details.

Before reading the article, I suggest watching a video with a detailed process of assembling this nut from the steering tip and, of course, testing it for cracking a nut.



In order to make a steering wheel nut, you will need:
* Angle grinder, cutting disc
* Welding machine
* Welding mask, gaiters
* Safety glasses, gloves, earphones
* Old steering tip from a car
* Bolt with a diameter suitable for the thread of the tip
* Tap
* Bench vise
* Kerner
* Hammer
* Ball from bearing
* Grinder
* Electric drill
* Drills for metal

Step one.
First you need to remove the excess parts from the steering tip, namely the ball finger. We install the tip in a bench vise and, using an angle grinder with a cutting disc, saw off a part to release the ball pin and hammer it out with a hammer. When working with the angle grinder, be careful when wearing gloves, goggles, and headphones.


Step Two
Then saw off the round part from the steering tip using angle grinder.

We fix it in a vise and level the plane with a file for a more accurate installation of the threaded part.

Next, set the center punch on the given plane exactly in the middle and do the punching.

After that, we make a hole in the recess with the help of an electric drill, first we take a small and then a large drill with such a diameter that the tap shank freely passes into the finished hole. In the process of drilling, we add technical oil to the cutting edge of the drill, so it will last longer and is less likely to stick into parts.


Step Three
Now you need to saw off the threaded part from the steering tip using an angle grinder. We grind this part around the edges in order to weld it to the ring without any problems. It should be a kind of thick-walled sleeve with internal thread.

Step Four
In the wrench, the stitching part is the main element. In this case, it will be made of a tap, it can also be made of a drill of suitable diameter or other parts with sufficiently strong steel.

We hold the tap in a vice and with an angle grinder we begin to make a point. We finalize the tip, as well as sharpen it, on a grinder with a stone. When working on the grinder, wear safety glasses and gloves, as safety is paramount.

The result was such a stitching part from a tap.

Step Five
That's all the workpieces from which you need to assemble the tool.

But before that, you need to weld some details. Using a welding machine, we weld the threaded part to the ring from the tip, aligning the holes in the ring and the threaded part. When working with the welding machine, use personal protective equipment, wear a welding mask and gaiters, so as not to catch "bunnies" and not to burn yourself. With light hammer taps we remove the slag from the weld.

Step Six
All the details of the wrench are ready, you can assemble the tool and proceed to testing. We install a thrust part in the threaded part, lubricating its surface with technical oil, then we throw the ball from the bearing for smoother sliding due to the reduction of friction and twist the bolt into the thread.
We try to split the nut by 13 mm. We fix a bolt with a nut in a vice and put a homemade tool on the nut.

Manually pull the bolt of the nut, and then with the help of open-end wrenches, we begin to screw it in, during which it presses on the piercing part, which in turn breaks the nut.

In especially difficult cases, we split the nut in two places, this will help to completely free it from the bolt or stud.

That's all for me, thank you all for your attention and creative success.
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I’ll say based on my own experience ... I’ll have to look for a more unnecessary device ...
The wrench has one interesting feature ... When you look at it, it seems that it will be very useful !!! It seems like a "cool thing !!!" ...
(In this way, it looks like shawarma !! It is also very tasty only while you look at it!))))
So I once bought ... I saw in the shop window and immediately bought it! It was in the late 80s ... For the 30 years that he hangs on a nail, I tried to use it several times ... And every time I spit that I did not immediately take the chisel! ))))
In fact, if there is no chisel, then it will help a little ... (I won’t exaggerate! It’s really chisel and more convenient in this matter, and you’ll crawl everywhere!)
Will explain...
Firstly, the nut must have very good access !! (which is not always available) After all, he himself must be firmly held by the second key ... And for this you need a place!
Secondly, you need to have several of these "devices" - for different sizes of nuts! Because you can’t handle a big nut with a big one ... (It turns, breaks, etc.) and a big one will not fit into a small one.
Thirdly, the nut is usually pressed against the plane (tightened). That is, it cannot be cut completely !!! After all, the “knife” is narrower than the “body” with which it rests against this plane !!!! (It’s good if there is a washer and a grover under the nut! Then the knife will have to be somewhere on the nut !!! And if not ?? !! Then the knife rests on the nut, only starting almost from its middle and cuts only higher !!! It’s good if the nut bursts !!! (Modern “powder”). But you have to cut old ones! And they are quite “malleable”! It cuts half of them, while mercilessly pushing into the bolt and distorting the thread on it !!! And still you have to remove and chop it with a chisel ... (It would be better immediately))))
And in the fourth, as already mentioned, it does not retain the thread on the stud (bolt). Ie ... Simply grinder))))

So, for thirty years now, this “know-how” of our local “Sitomo” tool factory has been hanging around without work ...
By the way, they are still being sold for some reason ... And they cost not so much to do it yourself ...

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