lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped
02-05-2008, 01:34 PM
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lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped
the lug nut keeps spinning on the stud. i guess the thread are stripped. any ideas to take it off without cutting it?
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Re: lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped (laocivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by laocivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the lug nut keeps spinning on the stud. i guess the thread are stripped. any ideas to take it off without cutting it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
maybe take all the other lug nuts off leaving the stripped one behind. Try cocking the wheel sideways to put pressure against the lug nut while turning it with a socket. This way the wheel might try to help push the lug nut off.
maybe take all the other lug nuts off leaving the stripped one behind. Try cocking the wheel sideways to put pressure against the lug nut while turning it with a socket. This way the wheel might try to help push the lug nut off.
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Re: lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped (trav95civic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by trav95civic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
maybe take all the other lug nuts off leaving the stripped one behind. Try cocking the wheel sideways to put pressure against the lug nut while turning it with a socket. This way the wheel might try to help push the lug nut off.</TD></TR></TABLE>
^^ while the cars on jackstands of course
maybe take all the other lug nuts off leaving the stripped one behind. Try cocking the wheel sideways to put pressure against the lug nut while turning it with a socket. This way the wheel might try to help push the lug nut off.</TD></TR></TABLE>
^^ while the cars on jackstands of course
02-05-2008, 06:25 PM
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Re: lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped (trav95civic)
actually i got it already...i did the same thing u suggested trav95civic. i pulled the wheel out while i spun the lug nut. popped right off. stud is stripped though.
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Re: lug nut keeps spinning..thread stripped (laocivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by laocivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually i got it already...i did the same thing u suggested trav95civic. i pulled the wheel out while i spun the lug nut. popped right off. stud is stripped though.</TD></TR></TABLE>
just what i was gonna say usu a stud problem
just what i was gonna say usu a stud problem
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