Lugnut QQ

pyistazty · Post by **pyistazty** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:04 pm

Like the title says, i was thinking wheels/tires but the subject of that didn't mention lug nuts or hardware at all...I have a problem with one of my lug nuts. One of the corners are rounded off and i can't get it off. I have a flat tire and am trying to get my donut on.

So basically I'm stuck up shit creek w/o a paddle, and I'm wondering if you guys know any tricks or w/e to get it off. Thanks.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:14 pm

So you can get the socket all the way on, but the lug is stripped? Or the lug is messed up and you can't get the socket on?

And if you didn't know where to put it you should've put it in general 2gn discussion.

pyistazty · Post by **pyistazty** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:19 pm

Eh, they can move it if they want, cuz i can't now! lol... anyways.

I can get the lug on, but before i can really turn it, it just slides off because the edge is rounded off.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:08 pm

If it's rounded off enough, you might be able to beat a size smaller socket on and get it off, but it's doubtful.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:13 pm

heydockyle wrote:If it's rounded off enough, you might be able to beat a size smaller socket on and get it off, but it's doubtful.

^this and spray the threads with some lube and go to town on that mutha...

Post by **racer12306** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:46 pm

I thought it was implied that everything related to wheels and tires went in that section (ie. lug nuts).

:/

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Thu May 20, 2010 8:51 pm

If you are using stock lugs with the cheap tin covers use some pliers to get the cover off and hammer on a 18mm socket. If that doesnt work then you might have to get one of these:

Either way you might lose a socket in the process because you might not be able to get the lug out of it afterwards.

mikeb818 · Post by **mikeb818** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:10 am

you can get it out. just punch it out. thats what i did. lug was rounded so i hammered on a 18mm socket then just punched the lug out

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:02 am

mikeb818 wrote:you can get it out. just punch it out. thats what i did. lug was rounded so i hammered on a 18mm socket then just punched the lug out

Heh, ask biggrobb, he welded a nut onto a lugnut to get one off because it was stripped so bad.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:27 am

hit that thing with a sledge hammer, its bound to snap the stud off eventually lol.

mikeb818 · Post by **mikeb818** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:28 am

stripped lug nuts

biggrobb1995 · Post by **biggrobb1995** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:21 pm

Epic lug FAIL!!!!

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:47 am

lol, those things were f***** up

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:21 am

Man that looks ugly as shit. But I guess it's not supposed to look pretty.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:47 pm

Mopar_Korean wrote:If you are using stock lugs with the cheap tin covers use some pliers to get the cover off and hammer on a 18mm socket. If that doesnt work then you might have to get one of these:

Either way you might lose a socket in the process because you might not be able to get the lug out of it afterwards.

That's what I used to get my stock lugnuts off my 98 when they were put on with an air gun, then stripped.