Hello All,

First time posting here. Looking for some assistance, was about to change out the rear axle seals on my 2013 F150 FX4, and was removing the locking nut when it split in half. Stud still intact, but cannot get this nut loose.

To make matters worse, I recently had new tires put on out of state, and the dude must have ratcheted the **** out of all of the lug nuts. Any assistance here would be appreciated!!!

 

My first thought is to drive it to a tire shop and ask them. Without so much as a picture it's hard for us to see what it would take to get it off. The tire shop might have dealt with this situation before and know exactly what to do without damaging the wheel.

 

I agree 100%

If you are here asking what to do, find a good tire shop.

There are some special lug removal rockers available, but it is time and money better spent to find someone who already has one or two rather than trying to find the right one.

I've seen lugs that had to be torched off before ...Not for the faint of heart.

 

I’d force a slightly smaller socket over what’s left of nut, maybe hit the bolt threads with some wd40 before you put the socket on it or if you have a grinder maybe cut it in half again and it should fall off.

 

Dremel tool with lots of extra grinding wheels. Take your time, have lots of light and wear your safety glasses (goggles are better sometimes)! You grind a slot almost all the way through axially on two sides then smack it with a small chisel in the slots. It'll pop off.

All this may be moot tho, it would be nice if I had a picture to look at.

Also, google 'nut buster'. Caution- they can be expensive for a one-time use. Or google may pop up a pic of my ex so be prepared for that too.

 

Go to any of the nearest chain parts stores (O'Reilly, Advance, Autozone..)
Buy the "Performance Tool - Lug Nut Remover Set"
Part number M980. It's like 10-15 bucks and you get 2(x) 1/2" drive emergency impact sockets. One is 1" the other is 13/16" and both have spiral threads inside of them to grip the lug and dig in. Note that it will destroy the lug nut after you remove it but won't hurt the stud's threads.

 

I LOL'd.

 

We bought one of these and it worked for me on my F-150 lug nut problem

 

Irwin Bolt Grip
Has really become a dandy tool around my shop. I have remove numerous lug nuts.

 

Apologize for the delay, been out of town for work. I appreciate all of your responses, just had it up at the local tire place and they could not even bust it off with the air chisel. I am going to try some of these and see if I can get a solution to this.

Once I do, I'll let you all know. Thanks again!

 

Pretty lame tire shop.

 

Can you post a picture?

 

I have tried the reverse threaded remover shown by stevenconrad66 but could not get them to bite.
Ended up using the Craftsman remover that comes in a 3 piece set, which is more of a spiral thread (like an easy-out) that worked well.
Just another option.
it will all depend upon your specific situation. Good luck

 

Just throwing it out there since you'll be removing the nuts anyways, I would advise to replace the stud as well. If it's that over-torqued, it's likely that damage has been done to the stud even if it isn't visible. It would be frustrating to snap a stud later on after spending all this time and effort getting the nut off.