rounded lug nut stuck on stud. help!
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rounded lug nut stuck on stud. help!
i had a flat fixed and when i got that done (out of town) somehow one of my chrome lug nuts was replaced with a small ordinary nut and was rounded off in the process. i have made it a little worse trying to get it off but it wasnt comming off in the first place so no hurt trying. any ideas how to get this off?
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You could get a pair of vise grips and really clamp down on the lug and get a long metal pipe and turn and see if it'll come off. OR you could file two sides of the lug flat and attempt to loosen it with an adjustable wrench. You might as well shoot some penatrating fluid on there as well, it should make things a little eaiser.
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ohhh , dang it, umm ok take a punch and punch the center of the stud, and then drill it out, drill right in the stud, it wont be a fun job, but between all the methods above, it will come off,
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Ah I see now the pic you had up eariler was of a header.
I would drill out the stud, your gonna have to replace it one way or another. If you dremel out the nut you will run a great risk of fubaring the lugnut area on the rim.
I would drill out the stud, your gonna have to replace it one way or another. If you dremel out the nut you will run a great risk of fubaring the lugnut area on the rim.
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I've had the same thing happen to me on my RS. Drill the wheel stud out and use plenty of PATIENCE. Good luck.
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i wonder if you could use a smaller drill bit and drill a hole or two out of the lugnut itself and stick something in the hole(s) and try to loosen it? just an idea.
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Make sure you clean your wheel up nice and good when your done. I think your wheel is just pissed you let it get dirty
Make sure you clean your wheel up nice and good when your done. I think your wheel is just pissed you let it get dirty
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take some PB penitration oil. soak it down good and let it sit for a few mins and then get a socket that u can hammer on to it really good where u cant get it off by hand and then get a impact gun and go to town on it and it should come off. it should work, i had to take one off of a customers car that was almost the same as u posted.
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i second the notion of the craftsman bolt out. its only 20 bucks and then you can use it on other things . get the bolt out and you will be happy with the results, plus soak the nut in wd40 or something similar to make it even easier, as a last resort you could get a torch and hear it up just a little.
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Originally posted by EFF26
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CRAFTSMAN BOLT OUT works great
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CRAFTSMAN BOLT OUT works great
couldn't say it better myself
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get a good socket thats really tight on there (something say you have to tap on) Then what i did was take a few layers of tinfoil and lined the inside of the socket and taped it on and the foil will make your socket grip tighter......I find this also works good if your worryed about useing a tid bit larger socket then your supposted to,,,because thats all you have or because you only have the stand. or metric version of what your doing when you should be ueing the oposite of what you have.
If this dont work weld on a nut, or drill it out (is it rear drum then a stud is cheap as dirt) and you can change a stud with one hammer.
If this dont work weld on a nut, or drill it out (is it rear drum then a stud is cheap as dirt) and you can change a stud with one hammer.
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