Siezed nut & turning Lug - Any Ideas?
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They do make special tools for busting nuts. I have never used one, maybe someone else on here is knowledgeable about that.
I replaced all my lug nuts with the older style solid ones used on the Range Rover Classics after my local inspection garage ruined almost all of mine using the wrong size socket and their air hammer while I had the correct lug wrench in the car. I no longer take anything to that place.
Sooner or later almost everyone has a problem with those funky dress up lug nuts on the Discovery.
I would attack the lug nut. The studs are pressed in the hub and can be replaced.
I replaced all my lug nuts with the older style solid ones used on the Range Rover Classics after my local inspection garage ruined almost all of mine using the wrong size socket and their air hammer while I had the correct lug wrench in the car. I no longer take anything to that place.
Sooner or later almost everyone has a problem with those funky dress up lug nuts on the Discovery.
I would attack the lug nut. The studs are pressed in the hub and can be replaced.
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I like the torch idea.
I am NOT experienced with cutting torches. Could find a local Machine shop I guess.
I'd need wheels on the truck to get there.
Ok Put on the four remaining good lug nuts and limp it.
Except the reason I was pulling the wheels Is that my front brakes went metal to metal. Ok Can limp that too, I guess. And I don't need a new stud because it is the stud from the spacer that failed and I'm sure not puttin those things back on once I get them off!
Ok tomorrow I will enquire about local machine shops (rebuild shops? maybe?)
Thanks for all the help everyone. I will post back with results hopefully tomorrow.
Now I just hope the damn tires fit without the spacers.
285/75 R15 with 3" lift and stock aluminum rims.
I am NOT experienced with cutting torches. Could find a local Machine shop I guess.
I'd need wheels on the truck to get there.
Ok Put on the four remaining good lug nuts and limp it.
Except the reason I was pulling the wheels Is that my front brakes went metal to metal. Ok Can limp that too, I guess. And I don't need a new stud because it is the stud from the spacer that failed and I'm sure not puttin those things back on once I get them off!
Ok tomorrow I will enquire about local machine shops (rebuild shops? maybe?)
Thanks for all the help everyone. I will post back with results hopefully tomorrow.
Now I just hope the damn tires fit without the spacers.
285/75 R15 with 3" lift and stock aluminum rims.
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The Final Result
I managed to get to a friend who restore corvairs. Over three hours we did this to the offending lugnut:
I would have liked to try the torch but I have no such experience and he had very little and was concerned about heating the wheel and causing fatigue in the aluminum. Anyway this is what a drill & oil, Air impact chisles, a cutting wedge & sledgehammer managed to do. Eventually we managed to unscrew it instead of having to cut it completely off.
I would have liked to try the torch but I have no such experience and he had very little and was concerned about heating the wheel and causing fatigue in the aluminum. Anyway this is what a drill & oil, Air impact chisles, a cutting wedge & sledgehammer managed to do. Eventually we managed to unscrew it instead of having to cut it completely off.
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I like that. I have a large upright air compressor you can roll around and 50 foot of the black 3/4 heavy duty hose. So I recently got the HF air impact tool with a few chisel and notched heads. That thing will beat the hell out of something in a big hurry.
Also got a decent grinder and lots of very old huge millwright chisels that when sharpened are incredible. And a real funky collection of hammers dating back to old handmade ones from the old country. My wifes grandparents came over from Germany around 1900. They never thru anything away.
It's cool to get some use out of the old stuff. I need to pick up some decent air tools now. I remember one old Air Force Tech at Ga. Tech Exp Eng Station. He brought in his own set of air drills, grinders, small saws. He was amazing to watch. Very little phased him.
Also got a decent grinder and lots of very old huge millwright chisels that when sharpened are incredible. And a real funky collection of hammers dating back to old handmade ones from the old country. My wifes grandparents came over from Germany around 1900. They never thru anything away.
It's cool to get some use out of the old stuff. I need to pick up some decent air tools now. I remember one old Air Force Tech at Ga. Tech Exp Eng Station. He brought in his own set of air drills, grinders, small saws. He was amazing to watch. Very little phased him.
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