# Wanted: Tips for removing stubborn nuts and bolts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-tips-for-removing-stubborn-nuts-and-bolts/105777>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 26, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-tips-for-removing-stubborn-nuts-and-bolts/105777 "2002-04-26T14:43:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![kingtrw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/958977/32.png) [@kingtrw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingtrw)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-tips-for-removing-stubborn-nuts-and-bolts/105777/21 "2002-04-28T12:58:21Z")

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I’ve only got a low-budget workshop (I can’t afford decent tools yet, just wait…) and I removed the most stubborn nut by selecting a spanner that was slightly too small, using the hexagonal grip end, placing it over the nut and then whacking it on with a hammer. Then using the hammer to knock the spanner sideways to undo it.

“There’s no problem in life that can’t be solved with a sufficiently large hammer”.

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