Stripped wheel stud
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Stripped wheel stud
What is the next step after one strips a wheel stud loose in the hub but still can't get the lug nut off or the stud out? Is the hub toast?
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it's an '09 with z51
dremel cutting disk diameter is slightly too small to reach .
I need some way to get the wheel off since the free spinning stud will not let go of the cross threaded lug nut.
dremel cutting disk diameter is slightly too small to reach .
I need some way to get the wheel off since the free spinning stud will not let go of the cross threaded lug nut.
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About all you can do is remove the hub unless you are willing to trash the wheel. Remove hub and then grind the head of the stud off and drive out with a drift punch. Then carefully examine hub to determind if the knurls inside the hole are stripped, or if the stud was what stripped. Good Luck.
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Might be easier to disconnect the sway bar, brake line, ABS sensor wire and then remove upper and lower A arms (at frame/cradle), spindle, hub, rotor, caliper and wheel as an assembly.
I forgot about the steering linkage, gonna have to disconnect the tie rod as well (might be a bit*h with the wheel on).
I forgot about the steering linkage, gonna have to disconnect the tie rod as well (might be a bit*h with the wheel on).
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Tack weld the nuts together.
Remove the nuts together.
Post back if this works, in theory I think it should.
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Drifting
Think your best bet will be to grind off the head of the bad stud and punch it out as above, if there's no way to grab onto the nose of the stud (and there will not be if it's stock). Tough problem. Taking the tie rod end off and the sway bar should let the spindle swivel freely, which can buy you some more room. Just hard to get to the tie rod end.
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Drifting
I'd probably take my plasma cutter and gouge the **** out of the stud/lug nut and pray i don't hurt the wheel. Work center out, and then use a chisel to finish the job
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Center punch the affected stud, and start drilling out the stud about 1/2" below the point where the lug nut is stuck.
Start with a small drill bit (1/4") and go progressively larger until you have cored out he stud to the point that it has about 1/8" remaining. Good sharp drills are a must. Once the stud is drilled out, take your 19 mm deep socket on a long extension and start rocking the socket/extension as far as it will go in opposite directions. Won't take much to snap it. This is far less work than removing the spindle and will not damage the wheel...Good luck
Start with a small drill bit (1/4") and go progressively larger until you have cored out he stud to the point that it has about 1/8" remaining. Good sharp drills are a must. Once the stud is drilled out, take your 19 mm deep socket on a long extension and start rocking the socket/extension as far as it will go in opposite directions. Won't take much to snap it. This is far less work than removing the spindle and will not damage the wheel...Good luck
Last edited by ZedO6; 12-07-2013 at 11:39 AM.
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Burning Brakes
Before you get crazy with all these ideas (and there're several good ones) try removing all the other lug nuts and the have a friends pull back on the wheel while you try backing off the stripped lug nut. You might just be able to engage a good thread with the pressure of the wheel pressing againt the lug nut. Good luck.
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Before you get crazy with all these ideas (and there're several good ones) try removing all the other lug nuts and the have a friends pull back on the wheel while you try backing off the stripped lug nut. You might just be able to engage a good thread with the pressure of the wheel pressing againt the lug nut. Good luck.
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The above method is the way I was able to remove my striped stud. I had to use a high tork impack with a commercial air compressor. My compressor at home would not do the trick. Took to a friend's work shop.