Wheel stud stripped

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S132o9
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I need sume help i got 1 wheel stud dAt i cant get off the lugnut n stud are moving together. Been trying to clamp it from the back but no luck. Should i jus get a hammer n beat the s*** outta it till it breaks off?


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reodan92
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Poor some sand in your gas tank, the weight of the sand should,by theory, force the stud out.

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Razi
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So the wheel is still on there?
If it is, I'd try to cut the stud at the back

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S132o9 wrote:I need sume help i got 1stud dAt i cant get off. Been trying it from the back but no luck. Should i jus beat the s*** outta it till it breaks off?
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FTFY

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reodan92 wrote:Poor some sand in your gas tank, the weight of the sand should,by theory, force the stud out.
I hope you did the same.

OP which wheel is it? Front, Rear?
You might have to drill it out which is not a fun undertaking. Give us some more info in correct english in order to stop comments from the special people like above.

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Cut it like Razi said.

I'm just gonna leave this here for you.
s13-wheel-stud-replacement-t247358.html

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I had the same thing happen to me a while back. Idk if you have access to air tools or not, but I used an air chisel and just kept taking layers off of the lugnut until I could pull the wheel off. You can drill it out if you don't have an air chisel, but be prepared to go through a few drill bits and a few cuss words. Goodluck!

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S132o9
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I tried drilling it and torching it but still no luck and its the front left tire

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95silvia14
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When mine did that i just went got one of those 6" grinders from wal mart for 30.
adn went to town on the nut works faster than drilling and less headache than a hammer took me 2 min

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Go to your local wheel shop and get a "nut splitter". I know that sounds dirty but there actually is such a tool. it will split the lug nut in two.

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Try pulling on the wheel while someone turns nut.

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I'd say try and get a sawsall between the wheel and the hub, and cut the stud, then replace it. Either that or pop out the center cap, remove the axle nut, and take the whole wheel/hub assembly off and fix it on a bench top.

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chimy chay chamona
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If you still haven't gotten that stud out, I ran into the same problem on a buddy's car and the most effective way we found was to just tac weld the stud to the back of the spindle then take the lug off and bang the bad stud out.

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weld the stud in the back and you wont even have to replace it and it wont move anywhere

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chimy chay chamona wrote:If you still haven't gotten that stud out, I ran into the same problem on a buddy's car and the most effective way we found was to just tac weld the stud to the back of the spindle then take the lug off and bang the bad stud out.
lol thats smart. Im always afraid this will happen to me. It always leads to a new hub

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Exactly


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