Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:32:47 -0800 From: Rupunzel_B <wnstornopsamigy.net> Subject: Re: Help-removal of broken "theft proof" lug nut
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? Find a socket with a inside hex that is just under the outside diameter of the offending lug nut that you are willing to use once (Sears Craftsman, etc.) Get your torch and heat up the offending nut until it is RED hot, immediately pound the socket on to the offending lug nut with a BIG hammer, allow the whole thing to cool off. Attach a socket wrench to the socket that is now stuck on the offending lug nut and remove it. Bernice
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