Loose wheel stud! Cannot remove lug nut!
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Loose wheel stud! Cannot remove lug nut!
Dammit! Anybody knows how to remove this? I replaced my wheel studs the other day due to a couple snapped and the rest are starting to strip and even started to mess up some of the lug nuts! I was able to tighten the new wheel studs to the hub with 2 washers and a lug nut, but when I placed the wheel back on with the lug nuts for some reason a couple of studs backed out(which I didn't notice while tightening the lug nuts) and now my rims are stuck in between the lug nut and the loose stud! And to make matters worse, this happened to both my front wheels!
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I am assuming its safe to drive... Maybe slow? If not go to the local tire store and ask if you can borrow their lug nut removal tool.. They have to generally bang it on there to remove broken studs and lug nuts.
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So the studs are spinning when you try to loosen the lug nuts? Have you tried to just barely jack the car up so that a bit of the cars weight is still sitting on the studs to hold them in place?
Also, try prying out on the wheel to load the studs while you try to loosen the nuts. You may be able to wedge something between back of the wheel and chassis. Then turn the wheel towards the wedge to put pressure on the back of the wheel.
The key is to get pressure on the wheel to pull the studs tight enough to grab while you back the nuts off.
Also, try prying out on the wheel to load the studs while you try to loosen the nuts. You may be able to wedge something between back of the wheel and chassis. Then turn the wheel towards the wedge to put pressure on the back of the wheel.
The key is to get pressure on the wheel to pull the studs tight enough to grab while you back the nuts off.
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How many on each wheel are spinning? If a couple are spinning and a couple are able to unscrew like normal, remove the ones you can and with the wheel on the ground, get the ones that are spinning on the top so there is pressure on that stud. I think using a impact would be much better than a 4 way wrench too. If that nut comes off, then rotate the wheel so the next loose one is on top again. Hope it works, that is how I would try it.
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How many on each wheel are spinning? If a couple are spinning and a couple are able to unscrew like normal, remove the ones you can and with the wheel on the ground, get the ones that are spinning on the top so there is pressure on that stud. I think using a impact would be much better than a 4 way wrench too. If that nut comes off, then rotate the wheel so the next loose one is on top again. Hope it works, that is how I would try it.
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^^ Definitely this. . . and if need be, back up the stud from the backside with any kind of impact tool hammering implement while you're simultaneously working the other impact from the front on the lugnut. All you need is one good blow from the back that binds the stud into the hub at the same instant you're loosening from the front and it should back it off.