# 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:** 2
**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, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/21 "2007-11-19T18:53:19Z")
[quote=“speedped79,post:20,topic:39009"”] if only you had like 5 bux for gas lol i have a drill and a flux core mig i could bring over [/quote] tomorrow? ill do the welding buddy. but bring the fluxcore machine. call me at 4:00 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/22 "2007-11-19T19:19:45Z")
[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. [/quote] Been there, done that, and it works. My problem wasn’t the nut being stripped but the stud spinning in the hub. Couldn’t get to the backside of it with the wheel/brake disk on, and couldn’t get the wheel off with the lug on. Sat there staring at it for a while going “WTF do I now” before I figured it out and busted out the drill. Make sure you get the drill started DEAD CENTER of the stud. You only get one shot at getting that drill started straight and centered so you’re drilling out the stud without hitting the hub, or just uselessly drilling the nut while leaving too much of the stud to break it. Use a punch, and start with a smaller bit so you can see that it’s 100% centered. Then use a drill bit that is the same diameter or just SLIGHTLY smaller than the stud. Once it’s drilled down the depth of the lug it should snap off very easily. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/23 "2007-11-19T19:27:46Z")
pound 4-way on to socket, jump on 4-way till stud breaks off ---
**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, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/24 "2007-11-19T19:32:51Z")
keep the ideas flowing please. tup so far. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/25 "2007-11-19T19:41:14Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:23,topic:39009"”] pound 4-way on to socket, jump on 4-way till stud breaks off [/quote] If you can get a 4 way pounded on there tight enough to snap it you can probably just unscrew it. ---
**Author:** ![black\_vengeance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@black\_vengeance](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/black_vengeance)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/26 "2007-11-19T19:52:30Z")
audis are such pains in the ass sometimes. what kind of audi? that looks like a rim off of a b3 80/90. good luck with getting it out ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/27 "2007-11-19T20:09:23Z")
PM Jagermeister and ask him very nicely to borrow his kickass stripped stud extration kit. You should probably buy him some beer though. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/28 "2007-11-19T20:29:05Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:25,topic:39009"”] If you can get a 4 way pounded on there tight enough to snap it you can probably just unscrew it. [/quote] you would be surprised, that is what a mechanic told me to do to my mustang, the lug was actually deformed unto the stud, worked like a charm ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/29 "2007-11-19T20:30:59Z")
[quote=“Carbonfiberhooded,post:27,topic:39009"”] PM Jagermeister and ask him very nicely to borrow his kickass stripped stud extration kit. You should probably buy him some beer though. [/quote] i have a set of these. they work awesome. they were like 20 bucks or so? irwin? ---
**Author:** ![black\_vengeance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@black\_vengeance](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/black_vengeance)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/30 "2007-11-19T20:35:41Z")
one thing you must remember about these cars is these are lug studs, not lug nuts. if the hub has a good enough hold on the stud, they have been known to just snap the heads off, leaving whats left sitting flush with the hub face. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/31 "2007-11-19T20:38:51Z")
i have a 3 peice wheel nut lug lock remover. u can borrow it if u wnt pm me(not reading the replys) ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/32 "2007-11-19T21:33:33Z")
last time this happened to me i took a torch and just burned the stud right out from the center of the nut. Didnt hurt the rim at all ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/33 "2007-11-19T23:26:50Z")
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40492&highlight=shotgun](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40492&highlight=shotgun) This might work, but it seems kinda risky ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/34 "2007-11-20T03:10:40Z")
[http://www.mactools.com/Mac/Mac+Products/Catalog/Automotive+Specialty/Shop+Equipment/Wheel+Service/LT4300](http://www.mactools.com/Mac/Mac+Products/Catalog/Automotive+Specialty/Shop+Equipment/Wheel+Service/LT4300) I may have one that will work on a 17mm… let me know how it goes ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/35 "2007-11-20T05:03:46Z")
I have a set of the specialty lug nut extractors. They are larger and stronger than the standard bolt extractors. They are also just about impossible to find, except online. I’m willing to help. Where are you located? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/36 "2007-11-20T05:12:27Z")
[quote=“Jagermeister,post:35,topic:39009"”] I have a set of the specialty lug nut extractors. They are larger and stronger than the standard bolt extractors. They are also just about impossible to find, except online. I’m willing to help. Where are you located? [/quote] Irwin FTW. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/37 "2007-11-21T18:33:26Z")
this happened to me before. took a torch punched out the stud. didnt hurt rim at all. went to store bought a new stud and nut cost was less then 3 dollars. took 15 min. ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/38 "2007-11-22T08:24:23Z")
[quote=“95dime,post:37,topic:39009"”] this happened to me before. took a torch punched out the stud. didnt hurt rim at all. went to store bought a new stud and nut cost was less then 3 dollars. took 15 min. [/quote] As previously stated, its a lug and not a stud and nut. ---
**Author:** ![chickenfingerfanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@chickenfingerfanny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chickenfingerfanny)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/39 "2007-11-22T09:05:54Z")
[quote=“Jagermeister,post:38,topic:39009"”] As previously stated, its a lug and not a stud and nut. [/quote] :word: ---
**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009/40 "2007-11-22T09:17:33Z")
grind down the sides enough to pound on the next smaller socket on.Use a real long breaker bar [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-stripped-lug-nut-me/39009.md?page=3)