alright guys, i have an extremley stripped lug nut on my rear tire, i need to get it off to do the ebrake, any ideas, me and my dad are stmped

 

Careful work with an oxy/acetylene

 

Ouch....that will work but be prepared to replace the stud. No big deal really, but it probably is your best choice outside of a cutoff wheel.

 

Few choices:
1. If your careful with a grinder and cutting wheel you can cut it off
2. Cut the stud off and just replace it
3. Torch the nut/stud off
4. Go to any parts store and find a 12 point socket that fits it well over the nut. Pound it on if you have to then take a breaker bar or a big ratchet and get it off. If your lucky and can find a bumper with a hole for a hitch ball in it, take the socket, a decent punch and a small sledge and you can pop the busted nut out. Then take the socket back or keep it.
5. Sears and similar makes bolt offs which will remove damaged nuts
6. Nut splitter from sears.

 

weld another nut to it

 

Thanks for the replys guys how hard is it to replace a stud?

 

just knock it out and put a new one in

 

Sort of that easy....Remove the hub/rotor then R&R the stud.

 

ooooh, I like that idea!!!! I'm gonna remember that one Thanks!!

 

If you put a 4 way lug wrench on it, and pull up or down on the bar at the very end, you might be able to snap it off. I did this on a car by-accident once when I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. Not sure if it would work on a 1/2" stud though. Then replace the broken stud. They do make sockets for stripped nuts, which have gotten me out of a jam a couple times.

 

If you heat the stud or around the stud DON'T forget to let air out of the tire, or you could get a big BOOM, But like mentioned before weld another nut to it, then remove, either way replace the stud, any heat will weaken it.

 

How is the tire going to explode by tack welding on a nut to the stud??...

 

maybe someone welded so much on the stud/busted nut they heated the rim up?

 

If that's true, welding school is in order!!!!

 

That sounds extremely far fetched. You'd burn through the rim before it produced enough heat to change the temperature in the tire.