lug nut issues

[badassmini]

one of my lung nuts is stripped completely. what is the quickest way to to remove the stud? i know its gonna have to be broken but i dont want to mess up my rim. i already have the the new stud and nut just trynna see how you guy have done it.

[seang]

Why does it have to be broken?

[badassmini]

because the stud and nut spin together... the threat on the stud or the hub is stripped... it has so much play i could push it in and out side to side. so i figured the only way to take it out is by breaking it...

[longtooth]

Was thinking of removing the spindle nut and taking the hub off and grinding the back side of the stud but I dont know if you will be able to remove your brake caliper to pull it off.

[RT22]

if you can get the wheel off you have it whipped, just remove hub hit with a hammer and replace, it just slides in to back of hub. I had to replace one on back, easier as it can be removed with only wheel and brake drum removed. I put a stack of washers on the stud once in the hub and tightened the lug nut down to pull it fully into the hub tight

[badassmini]

thank for all the advice but i was able to just remove the hub and rotor... and i did grind out the back of the stud and it was the hub that was stripped not the stud so i just replaced the hub... it was alot easier then i thought it took an hour to remove fix and mount it... but thank for the pointers

[RT22]

Glad it all worked out