HELP! Lug nut and wheel stud stripped! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jaydee_do_work · 05-02-2013, 07:57 PM

hey last night I traded wheels with some really cool dudes up in ny and when I went to take the wheels off today to clean them up and repaint them, one lug nut wouldn't come off. I noticed it was crooked which means I probably put it back on incorrectly (it was dark and I was in a hurry). now I tried a couple suggestions from my friends, I went at with a chisel and go the top of it off but the rest I can barely make a dent into. I tried using a 19mm socket and all that did was round off the lug nut. now I'm stuck and looks to be half way off already. it just spins freely with no effort in place. anything else I can do ?

here's what I traded my stockies for

Hardrock4445 · 05-02-2013, 09:01 PM

Sounds like the stud is spinning free in the hub. If so without some specialty tools (torches, air hammer, etc) you are kinda screwed on your own. Sounds as though the lugs were not torqued correctly and were over torqued. You really have to work to cross thread a lugnut on a wheel stud.

Edit: if the stud is still held solid in the hub you can grab an 18mm socket and pound it on. And then remove the damaged lugnut that way. But without seeing it first hand I would be cautious.

Rayme · 05-02-2013, 09:07 PM

A drill and patience.

Tt3Sheppard · 05-02-2013, 09:18 PM

Did this a couple of weeks ago a day before an autocross event. Lets just say its a $100 mistake I don't plan on making again.

Thorpedo · 05-02-2013, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottopilot

A drill and patience.

This. As a machinist i know this is your best piece of advice.

Silverdub · 05-02-2013, 11:13 PM

How do you put a lug crissthread and not realize, must of been real hard to put on even with a crossbar!

LavosTRD · 05-02-2013, 11:19 PM

Best advice is to actually instead of trying to get the nut off, try to get the stud to break. Best way to go that is to get a half inch impact gun and keep spinning it off until the stud breaks. Then you can take the rest of the lugs and wheel off and proceed with replacing the stud/nut (Both of which you have to do anyway)

continuecrushing · 05-03-2013, 01:01 AM

Dang, good luck op and let us know what worked

mashal · 05-03-2013, 01:23 AM

Depends on how bad the threads are , if you got it cross threaded (which you most likely did) .. You won't be a me to do it yourself , go see a shop.

njccmd2002 · 05-03-2013, 02:02 AM

break the wheel, and get a new one..... nah, a drill and patience, and maybe some water, t prevent heating.

YouShallKnow · 07-25-2015, 01:02 PM

Just found this old ass thread research lug stud options after having a stock nut seize.

But I actually just had to deal with *this* issue not too long ago.

My advice for any future visitors: Dremel tool with carbide bit.

Mask the fuck out of the wheel with duct tape to avoid damage if the bit jumps and just try to cut the nut all the way down one side.

It helps to have a small chisel to flare the nut out for final removal as well.

Impureclient · 07-25-2015, 05:04 PM

This might be easier: Lug Nut Removal Set [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Wilmar-M980-Emergency-Lug-Removal/dp/B000FTN3KK"]Amazon.com: Wilmar M980 Emergency Lug Nut Removal Set: Home Improvement[/ame] I got mine at Advance Autothough for about same price.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlc30rrgrQ"]Removing stripped wheel nuts using a reverse threaded socket - YouTube[/ame]

YouShallKnow · 07-25-2015, 05:09 PM

I may not understand how that kit works but I don't think that would work if the stud is spinning.

2016 Camaro SS · 07-25-2015, 05:12 PM

Piece of advice, either order a bunch of wheel studs from Toyota/Subaru and get familiar with the washer method of tightening the new ones and hammering the old ones out, or get some aftermarket ones that allow you to take off your wheels frequently. It sucks when you strip one in the rear because the hub has to come off. The fronts are easy.

This is a common problem for people who work on their cars a lot. The stock wheel studs are crap.

05-02-2013, 07:57 PM	#1
jaydee_do_work Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13' Whiteout FR-S Location: Hackensack NJ Posts: 123 Thanks: 2 Thanked 184 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	HELP! Lug nut and wheel stud stripped! hey last night I traded wheels with some really cool dudes up in ny and when I went to take the wheels off today to clean them up and repaint them, one lug nut wouldn't come off. I noticed it was crooked which means I probably put it back on incorrectly (it was dark and I was in a hurry). now I tried a couple suggestions from my friends, I went at with a chisel and go the top of it off but the rest I can barely make a dent into. I tried using a 19mm socket and all that did was round off the lug nut. now I'm stuck and looks to be half way off already. it just spins freely with no effort in place. anything else I can do ? here's what I traded my stockies for

05-02-2013, 09:01 PM	#2
Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sounds like the stud is spinning free in the hub. If so without some specialty tools (torches, air hammer, etc) you are kinda screwed on your own. Sounds as though the lugs were not torqued correctly and were over torqued. You really have to work to cross thread a lugnut on a wheel stud. Edit: if the stud is still held solid in the hub you can grab an 18mm socket and pound it on. And then remove the damaged lugnut that way. But without seeing it first hand I would be cautious. __________________ Mods: Perrin CAI, JDL EL header, DC sports Catless front pipe, top speed auto pro-1 cat-back, H&R sport line springs, Headlight blackout, "Demon eyes"

05-02-2013, 09:07 PM	#3
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A drill and patience. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

05-02-2013, 11:13 PM	#6
Silverdub Boostin' Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FRS-T Location: Montreal Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 337 Thanked 489 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How do you put a lug crissthread and not realize, must of been real hard to put on even with a crossbar! __________________ My custom turbo build up thread!

05-03-2013, 02:02 AM	#10
njccmd2002 Toyota Freak Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Whiteout FRS Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 364 Thanks: 47 Thanked 150 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	break the wheel, and get a new one..... nah, a drill and patience, and maybe some water, t prevent heating. __________________

05-02-2013, 11:19 PM	#7
LavosTRD Toyota Master Tech Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Whiteout MT Location: San Diego Posts: 108 Thanks: 12 Thanked 50 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Best advice is to actually instead of trying to get the nut off, try to get the stud to break. Best way to go that is to get a half inch impact gun and keep spinning it off until the stud breaks. Then you can take the rest of the lugs and wheel off and proceed with replacing the stud/nut (Both of which you have to do anyway)

05-03-2013, 01:01 AM	#8
continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Dang, good luck op and let us know what worked

05-03-2013, 01:23 AM	#9
mashal DADA Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Location: Kanada Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 47 Thanked 388 Times in 249 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Depends on how bad the threads are , if you got it cross threaded (which you most likely did) .. You won't be a me to do it yourself , go see a shop.

07-25-2015, 01:02 PM	#11
YouShallKnow Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Man Location: Philippines Posts: 304 Thanks: 158 Thanked 59 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just found this old ass thread research lug stud options after having a stock nut seize. But I actually just had to deal with this issue not too long ago. My advice for any future visitors: Dremel tool with carbide bit. Mask the fuck out of the wheel with duct tape to avoid damage if the bit jumps and just try to cut the nut all the way down one side. It helps to have a small chisel to flare the nut out for final removal as well.

07-25-2015, 05:04 PM	#12
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	This might be easier: Lug Nut Removal Set [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Wilmar-M980-Emergency-Lug-Removal/dp/B000FTN3KK"]Amazon.com: Wilmar M980 Emergency Lug Nut Removal Set: Home Improvement[/ame] I got mine at Advance Autothough for about same price. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlc30rrgrQ"]Removing stripped wheel nuts using a reverse threaded socket - YouTube[/ame]

07-25-2015, 05:09 PM	#13
YouShallKnow Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Man Location: Philippines Posts: 304 Thanks: 158 Thanked 59 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I may not understand how that kit works but I don't think that would work if the stud is spinning.

07-25-2015, 05:12 PM	#14
2016 Camaro SS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: Fast Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 790 Thanks: 114 Thanked 408 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Piece of advice, either order a bunch of wheel studs from Toyota/Subaru and get familiar with the washer method of tightening the new ones and hammering the old ones out, or get some aftermarket ones that allow you to take off your wheels frequently. It sucks when you strip one in the rear because the hub has to come off. The fronts are easy. This is a common problem for people who work on their cars a lot. The stock wheel studs are crap.

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