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Old 23rd September 2019, 12:30   #6
Phil-T4
I really should get out more.......
 
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Yes, I unstaked it - I think the punched-in section is clear now. Perhaps I've gone too far the other way (?)

I've already heated it with a good blowgun - there's not much clearance round the edge though so it's hard to get the heat just onto the nut, it hits the shaft as well.

I've got a battery impact wrench (this one) but I don't have an impact socket to fit the nut (it'll wreck a normal socket).
I have the same gun plus air powered versions and i have been using my chromed sockets for years without any damage, rarely unstake the nuts, just spin them off as is!!
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