Stripped lug nut

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Jul 19, 2003

ptechricer

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Stripped lug nut

I was getting ready to install my lowring spring one day. I put the lug nut wrech on it getting ready to losen it up. Trying to put all that force on it. When I did I fell head first to the floor. I was like what the F**K. Looked at it and it was stripped.

How do I fix it with out messing up my rims.

Jul 20, 2003

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OK... the Nut is stripped right? Like you rounded the corners? Not the actual threads on the stud?

If it's the nut, take it to a tire place... they have cool toys to pull stripped nuts off. It happens.

Jul 22, 2003

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Boilermaker is right if the lug it self is round than take it to a tire shop they have special sockets that will pull it off. If the stud is stripped you have to get a new one, goto a tire shop around you and ask them to reccomend a place (most places will know of one because they have to send people to get them replaced every once in a while) to get your stud replaced. It shouldn't be that expensive either way to get a stud replaced is probably going to run $30.