Is is possible to strip a lug nut? I think I did
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03-29-2008, 08:43 PM
Is is possible to strip a lug nut? I think I did
One lug on the front driver side just spins. It's not as tight as the others. I was having trouble getting the 4 way tire iron on one lug cause the holes are so deep on the 20" wheels I just got. So I had to back the others offa bit to get them all perfectly lined up. Well, one was really tight going on before it was seated. And I put some *** into it. I think I either broke the stud or striped the nut. Maybe the nut housing it just spinning (I hope). But how can I get it off??
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03-29-2008, 09:40 PM
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03-29-2008, 09:48 PM
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RE: Is is possible to strip a lug nut? I think I did
This can be a pain.. I've had to rig an old screw driver once ( put a bend in the tip..) so I could get it behind the nut and "pull" some pressure on it as I turned it counter clockwise till it caught a thread..then stripped the crap out of it backing it off.. then tapped out the old bolt and reinstalled a new one.. it its a chromed cap on a lug nut.. you may have to bang the damn cap off.. then attack the nut...usually.. every time its happened to me.. it was the stud stripped...By the way.. I dont use the 4way lug wrenches.. they dont fit into the tight holes in the custom rims.. i usually have deep sockets and a breaker bar...I found some extra long deep sockets at sears... got them for my lugs....the dont screw up the chrome lugs or my rims....
Hope this helps
I also know a few guys who..as a last resort.. split the nut with a chisel.. then replaced the bolt as well as a new lug nut...
Hope this helps I also know a few guys who..as a last resort.. split the nut with a chisel.. then replaced the bolt as well as a new lug nut...
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03-29-2008, 11:11 PM
RE: Is is possible to strip a lug nut? I think I did
ORIGINAL: Blaydrnnnr
This can be a pain.. I've had to rig an old screw driver once ( put a bend in the tip..) so I could get it behind the nut and "pull" some pressure on it as I turned it counter clockwise till it caught a thread..then stripped the crap out of it backing it off.. then tapped out the old bolt and reinstalled a new one.. it its a chromed cap on a lug nut.. you may have to bang the damn cap off.. then attack the nut...usually.. every time its happened to me.. it was the stud stripped...By the way.. I dont use the 4way lug wrenches.. they dont fit into the tight holes in the custom rims.. i usually have deep sockets and a breaker bar...I found some extra long deep sockets at sears... got them for my lugs....the dont screw up the chrome lugs or my rims....Hope this helps
I also know a few guys who..as a last resort.. split the nut with a chisel.. then replaced the bolt as well as a new lug nut...
This can be a pain.. I've had to rig an old screw driver once ( put a bend in the tip..) so I could get it behind the nut and "pull" some pressure on it as I turned it counter clockwise till it caught a thread..then stripped the crap out of it backing it off.. then tapped out the old bolt and reinstalled a new one.. it its a chromed cap on a lug nut.. you may have to bang the damn cap off.. then attack the nut...usually.. every time its happened to me.. it was the stud stripped...By the way.. I dont use the 4way lug wrenches.. they dont fit into the tight holes in the custom rims.. i usually have deep sockets and a breaker bar...I found some extra long deep sockets at sears... got them for my lugs....the dont screw up the chrome lugs or my rims....
Hope this helps I also know a few guys who..as a last resort.. split the nut with a chisel.. then replaced the bolt as well as a new lug nut...
