who ever owned my car before me thought it would be a good i dea to tighten one of my lugs down to 100,000 ft/lbs and now i rounded it off and can not get it off and its still on as tight as it was and now its stripped. what do i do?

 

weld a socket to it and go at er.. its all you can really

 

well, i dont have welder, so any other ideas?

 

get a pair of pressure pliers and try that....
TwEaK

 

um oh ****.

Your *best* bet would be to take it to a shop and have them split it. If you have a cut-off wheel you can cut the stud from behind and then bang it through... though i wouldnt do that unless you really F'ed it all up.

 

tried vise-grips they started to strip it also, i want to steer clear of cutting anything if i can except the nut i really dont care about that

 

Take it to a shop, have em weld a cheap *** socket on it, and torque the bastard off.

 

how much do you think it will cost for a shop to get it off?

 

how much do you think it will cost for a shop to get it off?

 

probably a couple bux. Maybe $10-20?

They charged me $5 to get lock lugs off my car since the previous owner forgot to give them to me.

 

well im going to bring it into school tomorrow and try to weld a socket on and get it off that way, and if i cant i guess im gonna pay

 

Take an impact socket that is slightly smaller then the nut and hammer it on. Use a breaker bar with a pipe attached to loosen. Can't use a regular socket because you'll split it.

 

could get a propane or oxy/acetylene torch in it to heat it up & then try with the vise grips again...just don't heat it up too long, or the stud will heat up too...

 

Try this. This worked on getting the security lug nuts off when I lost the key lug.

Go get that socket that has all those pins in it. It MIGHT work but not sure. It should be like 10 bucks for the socket.

James

 

Find a Sears Craftsman *12-point* socket that is slightly smaller than the lug nut.  Pound on it till it digs in - torque off.  If you break the socket, get another one for free from Sears.

Use lots of penetrant - if that doesn't work, torch the lug nut.


-Ted

 

What I did is,

Found a soket and put some JB weld on in and stuck it in there. Waited over night and in the morining WALA!!

Came right off

 

Years ago I used a small disc grinder to reface the nut flats to the next size down & used a 6 point socket to grab it.

I like the JBweld idea.

 

Most tire shops have special sockets that are designed for just these purposes. I'd just go to a tire shop and let them go to town.

Dale

 

Server choked - double post.

 

he's right, any pepboys shoud have a kit for removing locks and rounded off nuts.. when i worked there back in the day i used to do it all the time for people

 

So any updates? I'm kinda curious to what we have got this guy to rig up. LoL. When im always too lazy to go check some shops I pick up the phone book and call around.

 

Go to sears and buy one of these bastards:



You can buy the set for $20, or one at a time. Just be sure you know what size the lug nut is before you go. These work well, and are worth having in your tool box.

 

I got the set that has 10 sockets in it. It was close to $50 for the set...but Ohh God was it worth it. I have used those suckers to get out so many rusted and rounded off bolts I cant even count.

That kit rules!!

 

Werd man. I got the 13pc set for christmas, and it kicks so much ***. I think EVERYONE should have a set.

 

hey guys!!! im having the same problem.. some how my lock for the bbs vert rims snapped on me.. well to the point where i can not use the key anymore. and i tighten the dAng thing pretty good too.. i tried that lug nut remover from sears, but i guess the biggest one from the set/kit was a bit small.?? so i needed a larger one.. a 16 or 17 i think was the right size that i needed.. but its for the bbs lock nut. and not the normal lug nut.. so i don't know.. plus brakes pads are out!!! might take it to the shop.. or get a new size..hUumm..?!?!?!