Il take any advice on taking this lug nut out!

[staying_tuned]

Disappointed in the lack of momentum on this, was hoping to see a new stud on that going into the weekend hah. Between this and the custom LED tail light thread... Better than anything on prime. We're ALL rootin' for you!

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[Rusty PW]

I've removed nuts like this before. Air powered pencil grinder (or Dremel) with a 1/8" burr bit. Grind 2 slots 180* apart the full length of the nut. Since the stud is shot. You can grind into that too since you will be replacing that too. Once you have both slots ground. Take a narrow chisel and hammer. Tap at the edge of the slots you just ground. The nut should peel back.

This shape would work. dip the end of the burr bit into ATF to lubricate it ever once in a while. Helps to keep it;s sharpness.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I've removed nuts like this before. Air powered pencil grinder (or Dremel) with a 1/8" burr bit. Grind 2 slots 180* apart the full length of the nut. Since the stud is shot. You can grind into that too since you will be replacing that too. Once you have both splots ground. Take a narrow chisel and hammer. Tap at the edge of the slots you just ground. The nut should peel back.

This shape would work. dip the end of the burr bit into ATF to lubricate it ever once in a while. Helps to keep it;s sharpness.

I'll have to check - see if the search function here works, but for some reason the Dremel thing may have been mentioned. Not sure, will have to search and see if I can find such posts about using a Dremel in such a way......... just sounds SOOO familiar.

 

[JTRDistraction]

I'll have to check - see if the search function here works, but for some reason the Dremel thing may have been mentioned. Not sure, will have to search and see if I can find such posts about using a Dremel in such a way......... just sounds SOOO familiar.

Yes, but some people are visual learners and there was a nice big picture posted to show how pointy and round the attachment was.

I'm just waiting on the OPs post celebrating the nut removal. Or the video and police report of someone's JT burning down for unknown reasons. ?

 

[Medical_Bartender]

Any update???? I need a good reason to pop open a celebratory beer with/for you at 0800 on a Saturday.

 

[mx5red]

Any update???? I need a good reason to pop open a celebratory beer with/for you at 0800 on a Saturday.

^username checks out

 

[Jt_gladi]

Fyi everyone im still working on this, but it seems like il be going the drilling out route

 

[Jt_gladi]

Any update???? I need a good reason to pop open a celebratory beer with/for you at 0800 on a Saturday.

hahaha not yet been busy all weekend

 

[Medical_Bartender]

hahaha not yet been busy all weekend

hah! All good. We’ll be here waiting for the “after” pic.

 

[Rusty PW]

hah! All good. We’ll be here waiting for you after they release you from the psych ward.

fify

 

[KEG2021]

I'll have to check - see if the search function here works, but for some reason the Dremel thing may have been mentioned. Not sure, will have to search and see if I can find such posts about using a Dremel in such a way......... just sounds SOOO familiar.

Think it’s the wash rinse repeat culture…haha…third times a charm(or more)

 

[AEsco48]

Liquid nitrogen won't work on that/position/side of metal, so save your time and $.
Drilling from small to big is the only option.

If you could drill a small hole and crack the nut, but would likely need some type of fixed base drill.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Drilling from small to big is the only option.

The ONLY option? Sorry, but not.
IMO, the most difficult (as has already been discussed to death anyway)
Give me 10 minutes with it with my tools (and no drill - or a drill and one 1/8" bit)

There's been more than one great suggestion in the thread thus far. Drilling is the last I'd do. Too much effort, too much time.
To me, drilling through that stud would be the most time consuming. You'd either need to drill the entire length of the stud from the outer end to down just below the nut remains, or need to cut the stud off and drill through the depth of the nut into the stud, and changing out bits at least twice. By the time you have done that, the nut could be off.

If it was in my shop and by the time someone read this entire thread, I'd probably have it apart.
Sorry, I just would. Maybe that comes from dealing with that - and much worse, over several decades making money doing that sort of work.

It's up to the guy doing the work what method he chooses based on his abilities, the tools at hand, his confidence level and so on.
But my choice - not drilling the stud in order to save time, energy and effort.
A dremel would have it done, or a drill and small bit taken to the nut, then split it.

 

[Big John]

Air die grinder with a carbide bit to remove the nut. Then a BFH to remove the lug.

 

[Fstduc]

Two options as I see it.. various methods to weaken one side of the nut before going after it with the chisel to split it, etc.
or
Hard to tell from the picture, but I might try to take a socket that just big enough to fit over the stud, slide it down to the nut and spot weld it on, then remove. I'd try this first. If it doesn't work, then back to the chisel.

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