Rick
Have you tried:
1. Heat - aim the oxy torch at the nut, rather than the stud. Bring to red
heat, try to turn: if you can't turn the nut, let it cool and do it again.
Two or three cycles of this should shift most things.
2. Using an impact driver. This is a magical tool which usually comes with
adaptors for slotted screws, Phillips screws and 1/2" square drive. You fit
the appropriate size socket, engage the brake drum nut, twist the body of
the driver slightly in the direction you want to go (ie counter clockwise in
this case) and whop the end of the driver with a big hammer (preferably
copper, like your wheel knocker). Shifts most things.
3. Last resort: grind away the side of the nut with an angle grinder, almost
to the stud thread. Do the same on the other side so you have a long narrow
nut with big two flats. Now get the cold chisel and attack the outermost
corner of one flat. This should either turn the nut or break it at the weak
point so it comes off.
Good luck - old cars are fun arn't they?
Regards
Dave Dwyer
J2, TA, TC
Sydney
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