Two options as I see it.. various methods to weaken one side of the nut before going after it with the chisel to split it, etc.
or
Hard to tell from the picture, but I might try to take a socket that just big enough to fit over the stud, slide it down to the nut and spot weld it on, then...
I'm in the Quad Cities. I normally go to Sport Truck Specialties in Davenport for stuff like this. They don't do gearing in-house but recommended this guy(local). I'm very happy with the work. Zero issues.. I'm ~18k miles with the gears now.
I’m currently set up with a battery pack in the bed running the fridge when parked. When driving, I run the fridge and charge the battery pack at the same time from the 400W plug.
I live or spend most of my time in Quad Cities (Iowa side) on the Illinois/Iowa border.
i’m willing and able to travel 1188 miles from there given 90 days notice. That gets me to Moab. :)
my first choice of destinations is Ozarks & my second choice would be Colorado
Relatively new to...
Just my take on it, but 'did poorly' might be just a different interpretation of what happened. To a certain extent, modern vehicles are built to essentially sacrifice themselves to protect the passengers by absorbing and dissipating energy. To someone unfamiliar with the concept, it can be...