Hankrebel
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Any ideas on getting a wheel/lug nut off with a spinning wheel stud?
These are Cragar SS so I dont wont to ruin them.
These are Cragar SS so I dont wont to ruin them.
Is it cross threaded? Have you tried an air gun to try and spin it off? Front or rear? Drum or disc?
we were typing the same thing at the same time LOL Put a tong type vice grip on the nut to steady it. Center drill, then 1/8 drill, then 1/4 drill, then 3/8 drill, depth just beyond the length of the nut, then use a lug wrench with a piece of pipe/brother on it if needed to bend and break whats left of the stud.Had one do that. Got ahold of the nut with vice grips and drilled a pilot hole back through the stud. Kept going larger until I could drive what was left of the stud backwards through the axle.
A little work but as an alternative to vice grips maybe use a doaner deep well socket. Modify the drive end for needed drill size/sizes and weld an arm on it to control the lug spin.