Ive tried everything to get these off...what else can i do..Anyone every had this happen to them..Any suggestions or what i can do to get these damn nuts off. Its the only thing holding me bacc from finishing my swap

heres the links to the pics

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/.../e21d

any help is appreciated

thanks

 

looks like you need a special key for those. it also looks like theyve been stripped.

 

damn is that one broken


you can always try a big screw extractor, craftsman makes them, dunno how big tho

 

yah..they are both striped to hell...they are also bent in so ive tried the key i have and it just swivewls around like its to small for it..

 

get a drill bit the same size as your wheel stud and mark the center of the stud with it then start drilling out the stud use a smaller bit like 1/4 inch to start with and work your way up. when you get the studs drilled out take the wheel off then knock the remaining part of the studs out of the hub. then replace with new studs and lug nuts.

 

Hard to explain, but I'll try.

Use a large screwdriver and a mallet or hammer. Place edge of screwdriver on the edge tilted down and away from the direction you want them to turn, inthis case to the right, hit the rear of the screw driver upwards and try to break them (the lugs)if they turn continue along the same line till you can get them off with something else, or by hand. I had to do this to the Torx bolts in the trailing arms.

 

use a cutting wheel on a dremel or something to cut a slot in each nut, so it's like a huge screw, which a giant flat-head screwdriver could fit into. The get a flat piece of metal (the screwdriver in this case) that fits into the slot. Find a socket that fits on the other end of that metal (21mm or so?). They either come off or tear up even worse THEN you can drill them out!

Or geez, take it to a shop and have them weld a REAL nut on top of that one. Anything to avoid drilling out the whole bolt!!

Also, whatever you try, it would be a good idea to use an impact wrech. Those can get a much better grip on anything, and the pounding action convinces many stubborn nuts and bolts to come out.

Jeff

 

i was thinking that to...jess welding a bolt to it and unbotling the whole thing...i really dont want to scratch the rim any more than it already is...but those some great ideas guys...good lookin out...

 

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Weld a nut to the existing lug...

Good luck fella

 

Snap-On also sells wheel lock removal kits. Used one up one day when a guy came in after losing the key to his locks. The knucklehead had 5 locks on each wheel! I think we spent about 2 hours getting them all off.