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eddie m
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Oct 28, 2008, 4:32 PM
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i have a 1972 corvette,driver side rear lug nut will not come off,entire stud is turning when trying to remove,the nut,it is a lug nut that goes into the aluminum wheel about 3/8 of an inch,how can i get it off and the rim,behind the rim is the mini emergency brake drum that is part of the rotor what can i do to get it off,,,thanks eddie
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 28, 2008, 11:35 PM
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ARGGH!!!! I can only smell trouble with this one. Any chance you can pull on lug OR get access behind it to PUNCH the stud tight again for a maybe new grip and tighten till it breaks?
The hub that holds the stud is now junk IMO but other things will be sacrificed to get to that. I suggest thinking about what is best to trash to solve this as I can't think of a damage free way out,
T
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dmac0923
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Oct 29, 2008, 7:43 AM
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like Tom said, the Hub the lug sits in is junk so its going to have to be replaced so you can be a little less forgiving on your repair...
are they the factory original vintage wheels???? if so my main concern would be saving the wheel.
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eddie m
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emally1@aol.com
Oct 29, 2008, 3:55 PM
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problem solved,,i cut off the lug nut with a die grinder,i then center puched the center of the lug stud,,i proceded to drill from small to 1/2 in drill through the lug stud,,then i used a step up bit to drill till the head of the nut was off then the wheel came off,,now i have to pull trailing arm to put in new stud and i will then have the lug stud tack welded inside the back of the hub so it doesn't come loose again,,,thanks for you help and advice
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dmac0923
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Oct 29, 2008, 5:04 PM
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im sure someone will correct me if im wrong, but i wouldnt recommend welding as a permanent fix. welding may warp the metal, giving you driveability issues such as a wobble. also the heat can weaken the metal.
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2004 Toyota Corolla
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(This post was edited by dmac0923 on Oct 30, 2008, 7:30 AM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 29, 2008, 5:29 PM
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Ditto with dmac. I'm not too keen on heat with these parts at all. Strength of the steel is compremised by heat - this is a Vette! I'd rather see this totally replaced or carefully done cold with machine shop type work perhaps (I'm not a machinist) with oversized stud, proper shim stock or whatever is proper if anything but new is.
Pretty sure this is a five lug wheel. I do recall the warning on stud replacements that if more than one (when five was the norm) was needed that a new hub was indicated and I suggest it here too by age AND that this happened at all - not just the # of lugs,
T
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