# FIXED Stripped lug nut\< me. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009 "2007-11-19T17:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/1 "2007-11-19T17:38:10Z")
okay, so ive tried almost everything i can think of. its a 4 lug hub, 3 lugs are broken loose, but the 4th is stripped. ( i received the car this way) What can i do to get this off? ive tried hammering on smaller sockets, ive tried heating it up, but alas, the lug nut is still holding its ground. any help will be Greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/2 "2007-11-19T17:42:11Z")
vice grips? inb4shotgun ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/3 "2007-11-19T17:43:12Z")
weld a nut on the end…worked for me ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/4 "2007-11-19T17:46:41Z")
[quote=“strokingnova,post:3,topic:39009"”] weld a nut on the end…worked for me [/quote] ive thought of this, but i do not want to trailor the car the long distance to do it. please, no jokes or stupid remarks in this thread. thankyou. ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/5 "2007-11-19T17:47:46Z")
hammer a socket onto the stripped lug and then break it loose. when your done put the socket and lug in a vice and then pound the lug out of the socket. worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/6 "2007-11-19T17:52:40Z")
[quote=“JDMjunkie,post:5,topic:39009"”] hammer a socket onto the stripped lug and then break it loose. when your done put the socket and lug in a vice and then pound the lug out of the socket. worked for me. [/quote] the lug was originally a 17mm, now that it is stripped i cannot find a socket that is just right, the 5/8th’s is still too small. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/7 "2007-11-19T17:52:48Z")
if all else fails just snap the one stud off and use 1 less lugnut or replace it with a new stud ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/8 "2007-11-19T17:53:32Z")
[quote=“speedped79,post:7,topic:39009"”] if all else fails just snap the one stud off and use 1 less lugnut or replace it with a new stud [/quote] how do you expect me to snap the stud off? the aluminum rim leaves no room for this. please explain. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/9 "2007-11-19T17:55:52Z")
small hammer? cut it with a angle or die grinder ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/10 "2007-11-19T18:00:58Z")
[![](http://www.wheelcollision.com/wccpix/58665silverused.JPG) ](http://www.wheelcollision.com/wccpix/58665silverused.JPG) this is basically the rim. not much clearance between it and the lugs. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/11 "2007-11-19T18:04:10Z")
ooo i see ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/12 "2007-11-19T18:05:14Z")
find a stripped nut extractor socket. Its a hardened material with teeth on the inside. Many good mechanic shops will have these tools available. Harbor Freight might have something cheap. you may be able to find a nut splitter where you can use the chisel end with a hammer to break that nut in half. I would wait till gets dark and COLD. You can freeze the nut further with a inverted can of “Air-Duster”. The colder the material the more brittle and more susceptible it becomes to cracking ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/13 "2007-11-19T18:05:48Z")
is this for an e30 or a vw or something? ---
**Author:** ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/14 "2007-11-19T18:10:08Z")
[quote=“speedped79,post:7,topic:39009"”] if all else fails just snap the one stud off and use 1 less lugnut or replace it with a new stud [/quote] :lol: I drilled the stud when I had to get a locking lug off that I had no key for. [quote=“Violator,post:12,topic:39009"”] find a stripped nut extractor socket. Its a hardened material with teeth on the inside. Many good mechanic shops will have these tools available. Harbor Freight might have something cheap. [/quote] My dad has used these, says they work pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/15 "2007-11-19T18:12:20Z")
[quote=“Coldaccord,post:13,topic:39009"”] is this for an e30 or a vw or something? [/quote] close, its an Audi.:eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/16 "2007-11-19T18:13:18Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:12,topic:39009"”] find a stripped nut extractor socket. Its a hardened material with teeth on the inside. Many good mechanic shops will have these tools available. Harbor Freight might have something cheap. [/quote] i do not have these, and i do not have extra loot for it at the moment, but i need to fix it asap, has flat tire. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/17 "2007-11-19T18:14:13Z")
i would also go with the weld idea has worked 4 me before ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/18 "2007-11-19T18:16:59Z")
there is one other option. Drill it. Pick a bit that is the size of the stud… doesnt need to be any bigger. You can drill the stud to where the nut will fall off. You can then pop a new stud in. Those are your options… money or not. ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/19 "2007-11-19T18:18:25Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:18,topic:39009"”] there is one other option. Drill it. Pick a bit that is the size of the stud… doesnt need to be any bigger. You can drill the stud to where the nut will fall off. You can then pop a new stud in. Those are your options… money or not. [/quote] ok this leads me to ask if anyone has a CORDED drill i may borrow/rent? i dont beleive a battery operated drill will make it throught that. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/20 "2007-11-19T18:42:03Z")
if only you had like 5 bux for gas lol i have a drill and a flux core mig i could bring over [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009.md?page=2)