Help! Lug bolt came loose and still has the nut on it.
l wanted to check my brakes today so l jacked up my 89 Isuzu Trooper and
tried to take off the wheels. This became a real pita.The lug nut just
spun around in My impact wreanch but did not come off.The stud had com
loose and to make matters worse the nut is siezed on the bolt. If l reach
around the wheel l can feel the head of the bolt spinning around. How do l
get this #$ing thing off?
If you are able to feel the stud spinning, you may have enough
room to get a mig or a stick welder in there to spot weld the stud to the
hub. Then use PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench to soak the lug nut for an hour
or two. If you are unable to spot weld it, try squeezing a pry bar in &
put enough pressure on the back of the stud to get the nut off. Once
again, soak the nut down with some type of penetrating oil. If all else
fails, break out the hammer/chisel or a dremel with a small cutting disc. If it is a steel wheel, you may be able to use a plasma cutter or torch. Definitely replace the stud & nut once you get it off. You may have to get a stud that has a larger spline for a better bite on the hub. Good luck!
Go to Sears & buy a nut-cracker. It is a tool that you use to
split the nut without having to use a hammer & chisel. Think of a vise
with a ''V'' shaped wedge that meets at the face of the nut. You tighten
the ''vise'' & it will drive the wedge into the nut until it cracks. Then
you can turn the nut off the stud.
I believe the tool should cost about $25 & the ''V'' wedge is replaceable, so the tool should last a lifetime. Don't waste time trying to bang the nut off or using a torch. You may cause more damage to other parts. Good luck! Greg
those older troopers are know for that. they used real soft
metal wheel studs that should be hand loosened & tightened only, don't get
an impact anywhere near those studs.unfortunately, the ft hubs on those
have to be removed
and ususally taken to a machine shop to be pressed in. is it
4x4 or 4x2? while you're at it, have all the studs replaced & buy all new
lug nuts all the way around. do not use that impact, off by hand & on by hand, those are very easy to cross thread. i would take it to a shop, unless you are confident & know mechanics. the damaged stud has to be cut off.
A problem that seperates the men from the boys, my friend.
Vice grips? Cutting torch? Wedge the sucker so it won't spin? Beat the
stud into the hole and then TIGHTEN it. Don't try to loosen it. you've
already failed at that. If you try to tighten it it will set the stud in
the hole. then you can pour brake fluid (best thing for removing frozen
bolts and nuts) on the threads.
Good luck, bro. Been there, done that. It only becomes fun after the third beer!
Break or cut it off. Its not too hard or expensive to replace
it. Same thing happened on my Accord. The nut got stuck and kept spinning
and wouldnt come off. I just took a long rod, attached it to the end of my
X and kept moving it up and down until it broke off. The I just opened the
wheel mount and its assembly and replaced the bolt. Get it checked with
some one else since you have an SUV, thing may be different..
If you can get a wrench on the lug bolt head you may be able
to get the nut off. You will need to replace the bolt.
Well a couple ways, hard to tell without looking at it.
You could try to use a hammer to reseat the stud back in, use some
penetrating oil before trying to take the lug nut off.
you could also do the penetrating oil on the nut, & try to hold the
backside of the stud with a vise grips & then try to get it loose again.
If you get desperate, you can try either an angle grinder to saw that thing off, or drill out the stud, if you drill out the stud, you may need to use a cold chisel to finish it off. If you use penetrating oil, be careful, if you get it all over the brake pads, you will have to replace them
GET SOME LIQUID WRENCH AND SPRAY IT OR A CUTTING TORCH WILL
WORK JUST FIND AND GO TO THE PARTS STORE REPLACE
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