Nut Splitters are used to remove nuts that are seized, corroded or have become damaged, preventing their removal by traditional methods.
A hydraulic piston in the body of the nut splitter pushes a chisel-type cutting blade into the flat of the nut with sufficient force to crack the nut – the tool is then rotated 180 degrees and the process is repeated. The nut can then be removed in two halves.
It is critical that the correct size of nut splitter is used for the nut that is to be split.
The HNS nut splitters are named by the across flats size of the applicable nut in mm:
- HNS1924 – AF nut size 19 to 24mm. (M12 to M16 Thread – 19 to 24 AFmm)
- HNS2432 – AF nut size 24 to 32mm. (M18 to M22 Thread – 27 to 32 AFmm)
- HNS3241 – AF nut size 32 to 41mm. (M24 to M27 Thread – 36 to 41 AFmm)
- HNS4150 – AF nut size 41 to 50mm. (M30 to M33 Thread – 45 to 50 AFmm)
- HNS5060 – AF nut size 50 to 60mm. (M36 to M39 Thread – 55 to 60 AFmm)
- HNS6075 – AF nut size 60 to 75mm. (M42 to M48 Thread – 65 to 75 AFmm)
An application chart for Imperial, Metric and Heavy Hex nuts can be found below and in the download section.
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