Help, rusted on lug nuts.
07-18-2011, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rgrgoog
If it were me I would just cut them all off and replace the lugs and the nuts. Cheap fix. Last thing you want to happen is to find out you overstressed a lug by heating it and have it give out on you. I have had them like this before and I just cut the old one off and replaced the lug and nut with new one's. You can probably you can get new lugs and nuts for 3-4 bucks a piece if I remeber. I keep about 6 on hand for just this purpose.
07-18-2011, 06:51 PM
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Nuts lost shape. Not the stud, is how I understood it, assuming from the title he has studs.
I agree, cut off both the nut AND stud and replace them all if you heat them up.
I agree, cut off both the nut AND stud and replace them all if you heat them up.
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07-18-2011, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tinman565
He said they were rusted so bad they had lost their shape...I doubt he was gonna re-use them.
