Help with rounded off

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Z.hb71

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So my flywheel nut rounded off and I need to remove it, how can I do this? I've tried vice grips but that messed it up even more. It's on the back of my crank keep in mind, and that's a $220 crank, so I'd like to not mess it up.
 
I have a set of sockets for that have like a reverse cone inside of them (kinda) the harder you turn to get them off the harder they bite in. Works great once you find the right size. Think my set is craftsman. I'll look what I get home and take a pic for ya.
Awesome.
UPDATE:
Good news guys. I removed the nut. What I did was I out a vice grips on the flywheel, and took a 1/2 inch socket, very very VERY lightly tapped it on the nut (obviously not hard, I don't want to fek my crank) and then cranked it and it came off. So moral of the story is, don't use a serrated bottom lock nut on yer flywheel if your using a drill start, itgets so tight after a few goes, that it sucks to remove
 
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