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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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i got an ej and i was wondering anybody got a good way to remove a seized lug nut? im trying to get my wheel off to remove a sticking caliper but cant cause the nut is seized and wont come off? helP!!!!
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Heat it up, pb blast it, and get a breaker bar with a cheater pipe. It WILL come off.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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Just use a breaker bar and break it off. Where I work this a daily thing and very easy. The stud is about 2-3 dollars make sure it's the right tread pitch which for you it's 12X1.50. Stock honda wheels, stock lug nuts (ball seat) after market wheels usually acorn seat.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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Don't break or strip the stud. To replace it, you need to separate the hub and knuckle and replace the wheel bearing (unless you want to do some grinding).
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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If it seems seized, it will probably just break. You should be able to replace it yourself on an 92-95, however 96-00 posed a problem for me when I needed to do this.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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well the nut is almost off but it just spins in place i can twist it as it is loose as a **** but it just wont come off
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Try breaking the stud off while the lug nut is attached. You will be replacing the stud no matter what.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Sounds like you now need to cut off the bolt and replace it.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Threads are damaged most likely. Try pulling on it while spinning in off. Otherwise, you are forced to cut/break it off.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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Lol my bro had this same problem ended up trying to cut at the lug nut but that didnt work we had to cut the rim off! Luckily for my bro he was removing the wheels to put a brand new set on.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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If you had a 4-way you could put it on the lug and use a pipe on the end of the 4-way and have enough leverage to break the stud.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by virgineg6
Lol my bro had this same problem ended up trying to cut at the lug nut but that didnt work we had to cut the rim off! Luckily for my bro he was removing the wheels to put a brand new set on.
could have just drilled it out
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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Cut slits in the nut...not all the way dowm to threads..but enough to weaken nut...take a cold chisel and hammer and wack it til the nut cracks in half
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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could have just drilled it out
Tried that too! Bish just would not cooperate so we said forget it and cut the rim i have pictures somewhere, we use the other 3 as spares anyway whatever its not a big deal
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