frozen/rounded lug nut, what do I do?

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Jun 13, 2006 | 03:20 PM

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Nospig

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One sure way to unstick it is to weld a lever to it ( tig works best) the heat going in should free it , the bet of rod or what ever will let you undo it while it is hot.

Jun 13, 2006 | 03:25 PM

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toplessFC3Sman

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wow, never heard of that method, but it sounds good... also sounds deliciously, beautifully ghetto

Jun 14, 2006 | 02:50 AM

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Keegan

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That welding idea sounds pretty good. I know it is kind of hard to pull off though, especially if you don't have welding eqipment. But that is no reason to not try

Jun 14, 2006 | 04:12 PM

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Nospig

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Maybe someone you know has a small portable welder , or a local fabrication shop .

Jun 14, 2006 | 04:34 PM

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jwteknix

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JUST GET AN EZ OUT FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE FASTEST AND CHEAPEST WAY

Jun 14, 2006 | 06:00 PM

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knonfs

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jwteknix' post='824248' date='Jun 14 2006, 05:34 PM

JUST GET AN EZ OUT FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE FASTEST AND CHEAPEST WAY

It has to fit thru the rim nut hole; an easy out won't cut it, been there done that

Jun 14, 2006 | 06:54 PM

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rotary_pwr

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hmm can you get some pictures? i think it would help out a bit if you provided some pics

Jun 16, 2006 | 07:41 AM

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Baldy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rotary_pwr' post='824270' date='Jun 14 2006, 07:54 PM

hmm can you get some pictures? i think it would help out a bit if you provided some pics

Crappy camera phone pics I took on the way out the door this morning. The second one you can see better in the thumbnail form, and you may have to squint. You can sort of see how we cut at the lug nut.

Jun 16, 2006 | 08:44 AM

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j9fd3s

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problem is its a tapered seat, i think drilling the stud is the best option.

we had an extra set of rims, so we just drilled the rim away and saved the stud

Jun 16, 2006 | 09:15 AM

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Baldy

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The stud is replaceable, right?

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