lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

msgross · 03-18-2007, 06:06 PM

ok, I should have known better than to put on one of those special lugnuts with the adapter socket but I did

Now I went to remove the tire (on removed axle right now) and the darn thing stripped (don't you hate that feeling when you feel a bolt "mush"?). I tried vice grips, channel locks etc... My thought is to weld the adapter with a few spotwelds to the lug nut. I already removed the other three and am trashing them...

Who has tackled this issue? Thanks...

pcmcobra · 03-18-2007, 06:20 PM

get a socket about that size and hammer it on there...
you will lose the socket, but you will get the lug nut off.

msgross · 03-18-2007, 06:49 PM

It's smooth around the outside, or it was before the vice grips got ahold of it... It has a funky shape on the inside of the lug, that stripped. I'll give it a shot though, thanks.

**john** · 03-18-2007, 06:53 PM

12 point sockets work the best.

1969k10stepside · 03-18-2007, 07:33 PM

That sucks Mike,hope you get it off.Thats why I only use the 4 way when dealing with lug nuts

msgross · 03-18-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 1969k10stepside

That sucks Mike,hope you get it off.Thats why I only use the 4 way when dealing with lug nuts

one way or another it will come off! Hopefully without scratching the MTII's...

might come down to torching the closed knuckle off until I get to the back of the stud!

cdowns · 03-18-2007, 08:48 PM

if your strong and you have all the other lugnuts off you can just yank the tire and snap the stud// tire thieves been doin it that way for years

msgross · 03-18-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

if your strong and you have all the other lugnuts off you can just yank the tire and snap the stud// tire thieves been doin it that way for years

well, at 6'3" and 245lbs I believe that i'm strong enough...scared to mess up the rim though...aluminum isn't the strongest when tweeked..

dirtball · 03-18-2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcmcobra

get a socket about that size and hammer it on there...
you will lose the socket, but you will get the lug nut off.

I have had to do this before. Lost the proper key for a locking lug nut. Just used a slightly undersized socket and beat it on there. Good luck.

milehightoyz · 03-18-2007, 11:39 PM

weld an old 1/2" extension on to it and let the impact go to town....

CrashEd · 03-19-2007, 02:44 AM

Go to your local tire store and ask for a socket to remove striped lugnutts thay have them in diffrent sizes thay work slick thay have groves cut in it and the more torque you put on the wench the deeper thay cut in. Or you could just drill the stud out from the inside of the nut.

hotrodhomi · 03-19-2007, 09:41 AM

take it to any tire shop. They have tools to do this. You could always buy your own tool from snap on.

Bowtie001 · 03-19-2007, 08:51 PM

try a cold chisel - drive it counter clockwise and it'll loosen up.

03-18-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? ok, I should have known better than to put on one of those special lugnuts with the adapter socket but I did Now I went to remove the tire (on removed axle right now) and the darn thing stripped (don't you hate that feeling when you feel a bolt "mush"?). I tried vice grips, channel locks etc... My thought is to weld the adapter with a few spotwelds to the lug nut. I already removed the other three and am trashing them... Who has tackled this issue? Thanks... Attached Images __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" Last edited by msgross; 03-18-2007 at 06:08 PM.

03-18-2007, 06:20 PM	#2
pcmcobra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,684	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? get a socket about that size and hammer it on there... you will lose the socket, but you will get the lug nut off. __________________ 1986 C10 SWB 6.0/6l90e Miami...Flee it like a native

03-18-2007, 06:49 PM	#3
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? It's smooth around the outside, or it was before the vice grips got ahold of it... It has a funky shape on the inside of the lug, that stripped. I'll give it a shot though, thanks. __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" Last edited by msgross; 03-18-2007 at 06:49 PM.

03-18-2007, 06:53 PM	#4
john member #16 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Yuba City Ca. Posts: 3,618	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? 12 point sockets work the best. __________________ john http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php board vendors http://www.flickr.com/photos/1745471...7602865984234/

03-18-2007, 07:33 PM	#5
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? That sucks Mike,hope you get it off.Thats why I only use the 4 way when dealing with lug nuts

03-18-2007, 08:48 PM	#7
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? if your strong and you have all the other lugnuts off you can just yank the tire and snap the stud// tire thieves been doin it that way for years __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-18-2007, 11:39 PM	#10
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? weld an old 1/2" extension on to it and let the impact go to town....

03-19-2007, 02:44 AM	#11
CrashEd 72 chevy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Il Posts: 725	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? Go to your local tire store and ask for a socket to remove striped lugnutts thay have them in diffrent sizes thay work slick thay have groves cut in it and the more torque you put on the wench the deeper thay cut in. Or you could just drill the stud out from the inside of the nut.

03-19-2007, 09:41 AM	#12
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? take it to any tire shop. They have tools to do this. You could always buy your own tool from snap on. __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht

03-19-2007, 08:51 PM	#13
Bowtie001 Project underway - finally. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 493	Re: lugnut adapter stripped! Now what? try a cold chisel - drive it counter clockwise and it'll loosen up. __________________ 1972 GMC Pre-resto... awaiting allocated funding.



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