Bad wheel stud
 

So I bought my caprice, and now that i'm trying to put different wheels on, I come to find that 3 of the 5 wheel studs are bad on the rear wheel. I managed to get the 4 lug nuts off, but one just sits there and spins. Obviously in order to put the new studs in, I need to remove the wheel. But I can't do that with the one lug still on there. There really isn't enough room to get in there and cut it off, but does anyone else have another way?

Get the impact, tighten it, then try to loosen it to break it off?

Tried that. Even tried to torque it up and hope that it would snap off. That didn't do either.

Sawsall with a metal blade. Cut through the nut and stud. Duct tape the rim so you don't scratch it.

I will only be able to cut off like half the nut because of the cutout in the wheel though.

take all but that one lug off, try to take the rim off so it sits at an angle and puts pressure on the lug, use a bar/pipe to be able to apply a decent amount of pressure to keep the wheel pushing tightly outwards on the bad lug and then use a gun to blast it off.

Could you drill down the center of the lug/stud? May be able to remove enough of the stud so you can snap it.

Yeah i'm probably going to have to drill down the center. Nothing else seems to be working. I can't wait to get this off so then I can finally get this thing on the road.

this or an air hammer. just destroy the bitch with a chisel.

yeah the angle on the wheel to hold the lug nut works a lot of times but if its really seized on there its probably not gonna work.



turn your impact to the highest setting. impact the nut down to like 300 ft lbs and just snap it off when removing :nod:

maybe I am reading this totally wrong, but are you saying overtighten it then try to take it off?

yeah im saying that if you overtighten it the threads will stretch, taking it off itll just snap off

but if the nut is seized on the stud, and turning the nut turns the stud, how can you tighten said nut on said stud?

push the wheel flat to the hub and try to get the back of the stud to catch in the hub on an angle....unless im reading this wrong and all the splines in the back of the stud are rubbed smooth and spinning inside the hub???

Ok. I guess as long as he's not concerned about damaging the wheel, that might work. Not a good idea if you want to save the wheel.

:nod:

Wheels are in nice shape aluminum... don't think he wants to jam it up.

dont caprices have center caps that cover that area anyway??? :rofl:

Yeah... but not these Impala wheels:wink:

It's not a matter of looks it is a matter of safety. What you suggested very well could compromise the wheel. Fine if you are discarding them and the nut+stud, but not if you plan to reuse. That is what I am trying to clarify in case anyone sees this down the road.

Well I tried what nasty had suggested, and now it seems as if the stud is spining with the nut now...so drill it out?

smack it off with a hammer and a chisel? cover the wheel up..

Yeah that too, or drill it. Haven't decided yet.

How much room do you have?

Can you hold the wheel off the hub as much as possible and snake a hacksaw or sawzall in between?

Really don't have that much room, the lug is only a couple threads out from being completely tight. I wish I knew who messed around with this wheel before hand, this is a pain.

Yank the axle?