Getting another caliper? I believe I could get the nipple off with a socket wrench, after I'll remove the wheel (eventually it has to come off anyway, allowing access to any other disasters striking it in the future, touch wood)
That's another option, sadly the Halford's (expensive!) pro spanner/socket set has only 10mm and then 12mm ring spanners :{
Socket wrench would still be more secure I believe, as it embraces the whole nut and is slightly tighter (I used Bosch set).
I get a feeling that a 11mm ring spanner, (which would be loose due to rusts having eaten off the nut) would still start to bite into the hexagon due to the spanner also being thin...
Darn the rusty nuts
WD40 looked helpless either
Cheers,
sledge
(15-10-2012, 11:20 AM)Rippthrough Wrote: Can't you get a ring spanner on it?
That's another option, sadly the Halford's (expensive!) pro spanner/socket set has only 10mm and then 12mm ring spanners :{
Socket wrench would still be more secure I believe, as it embraces the whole nut and is slightly tighter (I used Bosch set).
I get a feeling that a 11mm ring spanner, (which would be loose due to rusts having eaten off the nut) would still start to bite into the hexagon due to the spanner also being thin...
Darn the rusty nuts
WD40 looked helpless eitherCheers,
sledge