Tonight I almost finish taking out the engine from my 93 Si, when I realize I cant get 2 lug nuts off. I already have everything disconnected, and even have my axle nuts off, when I notice the idiot that worked on my car a few months back didnt have a key for my lug nuts. Instead of asking me or looking for one, he must have beat something in them to get them off. Now 2 of them are stripped, and I cant get the wheel off. Its midnight so Im quitting for tonite, but what are my options? Take everything apart and knock the studs out from behind? Ive already tried cutting a groove and using a prybar / crowbar / hammer / long pipe / dremel / vise grips / screwdriver / anything else i could find. I have two extra "keys", I wonder if i JB welded them in, if it would harden enough to work? That would be easier I would think, but yall think it would be worth the trouble trying? Someone please help me, I cant wait to get in my JDM B18C-R.

Thanks in advance...

 

Drill them.

 

from behind or the front? That would take forever wouldnt it?

 

Do just like the last guy that removed your wheels did. Get a socket that fits snug on the lug and beat it on with a hammer and use a breaker bar and spin them off. Use Half Inch drive if you have it. You might break a 3/8 drive. Worse case scenario you can go to sears and they have a wheel lock removal tool that is basically a socket that is grooved so it tightens itself onto the lugnut the more you turn it.

 

Thanks, but does anybody think the JB Weld idea would work?

 

jb weld is weak as hell

 

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NO. It's not strong enough to withstand the torque required to remove the lug nut

 

If you are carefull, heat the lug up with a torch and thenBang a socket onto them and try to remove them. Will usually work. If that doesn't work drill or remove the steering knuckle and take the whole thing to a shop...

 

Thanks for the advice. I talked to a guy at work today in maintenance. Im gonna take the whole thing apart and bring it in. He's gonna weld some nuts to the lugs for me.