Stripped lug nut

96daksport · Mar 3, 2009

:rant:

I was changing the shocks, (which involved a fucking cutoff wheel because I kept spinning the shaft on the front shocks) and I stripped out the fuckin lug nut.

What do I do? Do they make a gator grip big enough to fit around it? I was thinking about taking the other five nuts off, jacking up the corner of the truck and dropping it, hopefully snapping the lugnut. Im at a total loss on this one.

suprchgd99rango · Mar 3, 2009

what i did was get a socket just smaller then the lugnut and hammer it on. worked perfect. then if u need ur socket back head it up and hammer it out with a screw driver....make sure u use the socket with 16 teeth? i forget how many teeth it has.

96daksport · Mar 3, 2009

12 point socket?

I can give that a shot, I dont care if the socket or the lug nut gets destroyed, I need to be able to get the wheel off in an emergency.

Rebel13 · Mar 3, 2009

Those gator things are crap!

What you need is a bolt stripped remover set. Can't rembmber what they are really called. They look like sockets, but the internal is a spiral blade. The more force you turn it counter clockwise, the more it digs into the nut to take it off.

All brands and most auto stores carry them now!

Hahns5.2 · Mar 3, 2009

Used a chisel and hammer to remove security lug nuts before, should work in your case too.

Fluffy · Mar 3, 2009

I usually use a socket a little smaller than what the lug originally was, pound it on and zip it off. Then, whack the socket with a hammer. 12 points usually work better, but either will work.

Stripped lug nut

96daksport

suprchgd99rango

96daksport

Rebel13

Hahns5.2

Fluffy

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