Stripped wheel lug nut
Seems I have a stripped wheel lug nut, and can't get it off. Have any mojo magic solutions?
Seems I have a stripped wheel lug nut, and can't get it off. Have any mojo magic solutions?
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It's a front. Thanks for the info, but I think I am missing something in the translation. What do you mean "spin the stripped nut counter-clockwise as you pull the wheel". Sound like you are telling me to take the lug off in a normal fashion, exept to pill on the wheel somehow. I don't see how this helps.DanO said:Front or rear?
Take off all other lug nuts and spin the stripped nut counter-clockwise as you pull the wheel off (may require two people).
There is not enough for the socket to grab. So, it looks like time to drill.Larry Bastanza said:
Yes, you have it correct. DanO is suggesting you use the wheel to "pull" the nut off as it is turning in the direction of loosening. Seems to make sense to me too. I think maybe two helpers on each side of the wheel as you try to air gun it off!
Obviously, D'Ecosse's method will also work. Does your car have the standard closed end lug nuts? That wil make the drill out method a little tougher, but it will still work.
This is why they make "Torque Limiting Extensions"
I was referring to "e." I ran out and tried one of Lud's suggestions, but unfortunatly it didn't work. I'll check on the "lug nut remover." Maybe a shop around here has one and can do it for me. If not...it's drill time.DanO said:I guess I don’t understand. There are lots of things that could mean “stripped lug nut”:
a) the nut threads are stripped
b) the stud threads are stripped
c) both a and b
d) the stud has stripped in the hub
e) the outside of the hex nut is stripped or mangled so a wrench slips or won’t fit
Which are you referring to?
Viola, that's it! It is because I am north of the equator, and the sound waves have been reacting in a clockwise fahion on my lug nuts. A quick drive south to Brazil should do the trick.matteni said:
Since the sound waves from your exhaust didn't loosen them ...
Lud said:A few random tips on the "bang a socket on" method...
Use a 12 point socket
If the lug nuts are metric, try a standard size that's just too small and vice versa
You will need to have the socket positioned just right.
Und use a BIG hammer, like a 3 lb mini-sledge hammer. A standard claw hammer you would use to drive nails will probably not be enough.
matteni said:Hi KGB,
Since the sound waves from your exhaust didn't loosen them (inside joke)