Another lugnut thread
#1
Another lugnut thread
Hey all,
So I've got a bad lugnut. Messed up the cap part. It's still on the car and in one piece, so I need advice on how to get it off. I've searched and found lots of stuff on "crap lugnuts", "why 2 piece lugs, "help!", "oh dear lord", etc, but no one seems to have managed my dumb problem.
What can I do?
Thanks
So I've got a bad lugnut. Messed up the cap part. It's still on the car and in one piece, so I need advice on how to get it off. I've searched and found lots of stuff on "crap lugnuts", "why 2 piece lugs, "help!", "oh dear lord", etc, but no one seems to have managed my dumb problem.
What can I do?
Thanks
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The first time I farqued one up I simply went to my friendly corner mechanic and begged forgiveness. The lowest man on the roster was assigned to pound an impact socket over the remnants of the lugnut and then remove it with a power bar. I slipped him a tenner and I'm his hero for life. And vice versa.
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Hey all,
So I've got a bad lugnut. Messed up the cap part. It's still on the car and in one piece, so I need advice on how to get it off. I've searched and found lots of stuff on "crap lugnuts", "why 2 piece lugs, "help!", "oh dear lord", etc, but no one seems to have managed my dumb problem.
What can I do?
Thanks
So I've got a bad lugnut. Messed up the cap part. It's still on the car and in one piece, so I need advice on how to get it off. I've searched and found lots of stuff on "crap lugnuts", "why 2 piece lugs, "help!", "oh dear lord", etc, but no one seems to have managed my dumb problem.
What can I do?
Thanks
Then get yourself an extractor socket.. These dig into the metal and will hopefully remove the nut. In my case it ended up snapping 3 of them, but that's the price you pay... If they are not completely rusted on, then they should come off. If they snap then it's air hammer time.
George
#4
And by all means, once you do manage to get that seized lug nut off, replace all 20 of them with the one-piece solid chrome lug nuts that are specifically referenced throughout the previous lug nut threads that you've read. There are multiple sources so you can order them on-line or pick them up at a local dealer. Just be sure to follow through and do it. This is some of the wisest money you can spend on your car....
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Something like this:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...&blockType=G16
George
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