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timshifty · 07-17-2016, 12:29 PM

So I bought the car with aftermarket spacers and they did a crap job and the car and steering wheel shimmies at high speeds. I have had several people look at it and they all thought it was the tires or rims. After all those came back ok I found out about the spacer problem.
Anyways how do I get these rear spacers off look what he did. He welded the ends.

TC-2SS · 07-17-2016, 12:42 PM

A carbide bit like is used to take burrs off engine blocks might work to grind the welds off. That really sucks though. Good luck!

Coors9 · 07-17-2016, 12:49 PM

Ouch...you're gonna have to get in there with a grinder and grind the welding enough so the nuts can unscrew. Get pass the welding and they should come off. You may need to put some heat on the nuts after the grinding to expand them . Helps them unscrew better if their seized. One at a time if you have to heat them and only heat the nut , not the stud. Quick heat will do it. If that doesn't work you may have to heat the nuts and quench them with water. I own a machine shop and have seen lots of that crap over the years.....good luck.

timshifty · 07-17-2016, 01:10 PM

Thanks guys, unfortunately I live in an apartment so none of this can be done by me. I will have to make some calls tomorrow and see who can help me out. What a mess.

KLR ZL1 · 07-17-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Coors9

Ouch...you're gonna have to get in there with a grinder and grind the welding enough so the nuts can unscrew. Get pass the welding and they should come off. You may need to put some heat on the nuts after the grinding to expand them . Helps them unscrew better if their seized. One at a time if you have to heat them and only heat the nut , not the stud. Quick heat will do it. If that doesn't work you may have to heat the nuts and quench them with water. I own a machine shop and have seen lots of that crap over the years.....good luck.

What he says. Just take your time and they will come off.

JusticePete · 07-17-2016, 01:40 PM

By the time you pay some one to clean this mess up, it may be cheaper to toss them in the garbage and get new hubs.

Black_SS10 · 07-17-2016, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

By the time you pay some one to clean this mess up, it may be cheaper to toss them in the garbage and get new hubs.

This was my exact first thought when I saw the picture. Buy new hubs, most likely going to be cheaper and safer.

Olddudesrule · 07-17-2016, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

By the time you pay some one to clean this mess up, it may be cheaper to toss them in the garbage and get new hubs.

Agree with this^....Not worth the hassle, time and $$, and you'll have brand new hubs/bearings when your done. What a f'ed up job that was.... Good luck!

ksmrz · 07-17-2016, 09:11 PM

I'd try a grinder with a flapper disc on there..

8balldeluxe · 07-17-2016, 11:38 PM

Just start over dude, you'll be money ahead

2010reddevil · 07-17-2016, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ksmrz

I'd try a grinder with a flapper disc on there..

You'd be there for hrs with a flapper wheel and not make any progress with it. Only tool that will make any kind of progress is either a carbide burr on a high powered die grinder or torch.

Deftones · 07-18-2016, 12:17 AM

Just wow.

Stubbsy · 07-18-2016, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Deftones

Just wow.

Why don't you just buy new studs and use a breaker bar and socket to snap the welded studs off. You can then use a hammer and punch to knock what is left out of the hub and then fit the new studs.
Hub studs are normally replaceable

3rdgen3 · 07-18-2016, 08:03 AM

Plasma cutter the nuts off, it'll desttroy whats left of the stud also which you will have to replace anyways.

I would buy new hubs if you're not doign it yourself. It'll cost more in time x labor to get 10 of those off than it will be to pay for hubs and labor to replace them.

07-17-2016, 12:29 PM	#1
timshifty Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Fort Wayne Posts: 560	Look What I Found Today So I bought the car with aftermarket spacers and they did a crap job and the car and steering wheel shimmies at high speeds. I have had several people look at it and they all thought it was the tires or rims. After all those came back ok I found out about the spacer problem. Anyways how do I get these rear spacers off look what he did. He welded the ends. Attached Images __________________ Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust

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timshifty Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Fort Wayne Posts: 560	Thanks guys, unfortunately I live in an apartment so none of this can be done by me. I will have to make some calls tomorrow and see who can help me out. What a mess. __________________ Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust

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ksmrz Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: wisconsin Posts: 334	I'd try a grinder with a flapper disc on there.. __________________ 2010 2SS LS3 228/235 Cam Motion custom ground cam, AI 280cc ported heads, Dynatech 1 7/8" long tubes, catless mids, CAI intake, ATI 10% UDP, CORSA cat back, Slp 160 tstat, gm 3.91s/Tru trac, EFI LIVE tuned by myself

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Deftones Drives: 2012 RS/SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 873	Just wow. __________________

07-17-2016, 12:42 PM	#2
TC-2SS Mike Drives: 2011 2ss/rs Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: michigan Posts: 29 View My Garage	A carbide bit like is used to take burrs off engine blocks might work to grind the welds off. That really sucks though. Good luck!

07-17-2016, 12:49 PM	#3
Coors9 Drives: 2011 Cyber Gray 2SS RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Paradise, Newfoundland. Canada Posts: 121	Ouch...you're gonna have to get in there with a grinder and grind the welding enough so the nuts can unscrew. Get pass the welding and they should come off. You may need to put some heat on the nuts after the grinding to expand them . Helps them unscrew better if their seized. One at a time if you have to heat them and only heat the nut , not the stud. Quick heat will do it. If that doesn't work you may have to heat the nuts and quench them with water. I own a machine shop and have seen lots of that crap over the years.....good luck.

07-17-2016, 01:40 PM	#6
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,171	By the time you pay some one to clean this mess up, it may be cheaper to toss them in the garbage and get new hubs.

07-18-2016, 08:03 AM	#14
3rdgen3 10-bolt Destroyer Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS - AGM, LS3/6M Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Canukistan Posts: 861	Plasma cutter the nuts off, it'll desttroy whats left of the stud also which you will have to replace anyways. I would buy new hubs if you're not doign it yourself. It'll cost more in time x labor to get 10 of those off than it will be to pay for hubs and labor to replace them. __________________ 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS - LS3/TR6060: Cam, Headers, Exhaust, Intake, Gears, Twin Disk, Suspension, Tuned - 475rwhp, 443rwtq