Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:40:48 -0800 From: TimeRangernopsam.com Subject: Re: Help-removal of broken "theft proof" lug nut
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:50:58 GMT, xspamcbsnopsamom (cs) wrote: >Tried to put the Gilsavid snows on my 9k tonight, and a "theft proof" >lug nut snapped off. These are the ones that have the clover-leaf >like center shape, and an 1/8th an inch or so skirt around the center, >that come with a matching socket wrench. I guess in the cold, the >metal just snapped off (the skirt around the center). Tried heating >it with a propane torch, and then going at with a hammer and cold >chisel, trying to notchy into the lug, then get it to turn, all to no >avail. We've got ice on the ground here, and those 16" XGTZ Michilens >aren't with a damn in the snow and ice. > >Any ideas to loosen this lug nut, without destroying an alloy rim? Probably a stupid suggestion, but does your vehicle have left-hand threads on the right side?? I have seen many lug nuts and studs stripped/broken/trashed due to this. OK, so you ARE turning it the right way......Once you *do* get a socket on it, rap it with a hammer while trying to turn it.....good luck!! -- When a person delegates their responsibilities to another, that person loses the right to complain about the misuse of those responsibilities. -R. Shereda 1999
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