2006-09-23 10:37:02 · 13 answers · asked by brown eyed girl 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Bring it to a shop, we have sockets that are made to grip messed up bolts and you hammer them on and them impact them off and then i would replace the stud and then all the other lugs to avoid that in future and also antisieze the threads, shouldnt cost you to much.
2006-09-23 13:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by Wild horse C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hit the nut on the end with a hammer. Just a good quick smack and you should be able to turn it off with your fingers as long as the threads weren't damaged when the lug was put on last. If that is the case you may have to cut it off. But they're easy to replace. You can get away with one missing for a short time as long as the others are tight.
2006-09-23 17:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bill C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing you might want to try is to use a pipe wrench.....( a big one ) if you can get to the lug nut with the wrech. A pipe wrench has teeth that will grab the nut even if it's rounded. Once you have it off definately replace the nut and throw the old one away!
2006-09-23 17:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by james_spader_jr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a man to do it. If you have a man doing it he is doing it wrong. How did he round off the lug nut. Was it put on with a pneumatic or by hand? You got me.
2006-09-23 17:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by sideways 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get it off with a hammer. The lugs do not cost that much to replace. Just a couple of bucks.
2006-09-23 17:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by pretty_brown_eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is unfortunate only 2 ways i deal with this is a air chisel and cut the stud or if it is a standard (not metric) try using a metric socket. you will have to use a hammer to drive it on the lug and use a high quality impact gun and hopefully it will break lose, other wise its either cut it off or chisel it off. Good luck
2006-09-23 17:55:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sears has some sockets for taking off rounded nuts, I dont know if the ones they stock are big enogh tough.
2006-09-23 17:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by CWB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can take almost all kinds of wheel lugs and locks off cars. You live in L.A. area let me know.
2006-09-24 01:13:41 · answer #8 · answered by j001solis001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lock on a good pair of vise grips and give them a good whack with a hammer turning counter clockwise, cwb also has a good Idea I have a set and they work in a larger socket very well
2006-09-23 17:47:48 · answer #9 · answered by Sputterfud 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old trick is to get a impact socket that's a hair small and drive it on the bolt with a 6 lb beater.
2006-09-23 17:40:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋