Touya

Got a small problem with my stock 91 wheel.
I can get 4 of the 5 lugs off, but the 5th one is stipped down that the lug remover just spins on it. Short of welding a lug onto the lug how could I get this undone. I have a flat on the passenger side and really want to drive my car. Anyone in Mi that can help or is there some simple way of removing stipped lugs?

-Matt

DamonB

Find a 12 point socket that will not quite fit over the lugnut and hammer it on, then use a breaker bar to remove the nut. This of course will probably destroy the socket but others have used this trick many times.

Touya

ok, i got a socket jammed onto the lug....so I can turn it...but the socket wrench i wsa using broke on me trying to budge the bugger. cheap thing,

Skeltah

Take the car to a local tire dealership and have them use their lug nut remover to take it off.. Its basically just a socket that backs on to the lug nut with some teeth that help it get a better bite.. definatley stop trying to force it yourself and let some one with a air wrench and proper tools have a go..

Touya

that would be great to do if A. I had a way to tow it to the dealership. B. If I had money, I have only 1$ atm until this weekend when I work again. Basicly if I don't get it off and the spare on I can't get to work, so I can't get paid, to go buy a new tire. Its frustrating when you have no money.

Mahjik

iTrader: (1)

I'm sure someone in your area has a decent sized torque wrench or breaker bar you can use with that socket hammered on it.

Have you asked around local?

Touya

Trying to find someone local. I really need this off tonight for work tomarrow. This really sucks.

BoostorLose

This may sound stupid, but did you try vise grips? Sometimes that may work, or even a hammer and a chisel and just chip at it until you can get enough worked off to turn it slowly.

BoostorLose

Of course you will destroy the lugnut, which at this point is no big deal. Be careful or you will be putting in a new stud as well if you damage or cross thread that thing. One of mine broke off and let me tell you how much of a pain that was. I had to press the damn axle out of the hub, then the hub out of the spindle, it was a nightmare. I hope yours doesn't go that route. Good luck man.
Mike

Skeltah

how bad is the flat???.. If you can get to an auto parts store, i think they sell stripped lug nut removers. They probably even have a torque wrench.. You could also start looking into public transportation.

Touya

tire is almost all the way off the rim. There is an autozone about a mile and a half from me. However, the public transportation system in the entire Detroit area sucks more than a hooker durring mardi gras.
Gonan try a few more tricks.

capn

id go with a big brawly vise grips, my lugs were stuck on my fc so i just used my 10 foot breaker bar and that solved the prob