1G wheel stud spins? can't get wheel off!

[Dewayne Waldron]

Don't know what happened but the other day I had a flat and for some reason one of the wheel studs keeps spinning and I can't break the lug nut loose. I'm stuck and I need to get my wheel off. What do I do?

 

[Bud92gsx]

You must break the lug nut loose while the car is on the ground..Otherwise it wil just spin when it's in the air..

 

[jtmcinder]

You must break the lug nut loose while the car is on the ground..Otherwise it wil just spin when it's in the air..

Giggle.

OP: You have to split the lug nut to get the wheel off and then replace the stud. Most tire places know how to split a lug nut if you don't.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Thats what the giggle was for..I had to read the post again..I must have read it wrong..

It's the stud itself that spins..Never heard of that before..Interesting..

 

[jtmcinder]

It sometimes happens when people try to change their wheels right after racing. The heat from the rotors transfers to the hub and you end up stripping the lugs in the hubs when you loosen the nuts. It's just another reason not to be impatient. (Not that I'm accusing the OP of this; there are plenty of other ways for the knurl on a lug to strip.)

 

[Bud92gsx]

Reallly..Huh..Very interesting information..I'll keep that in the roledex if it ever happens or comes up again..

 

[Dewayne Waldron]

So how do I split the stud with the lug nut on it? I can't take it anywhere.

 

[jtmcinder]

Google "splitting lug nut" and you'll find plenty. I, personally, would go with the chisel-and-hammer method. It takes a really good swing and can cause some grief to the wheel (because the lug isn't providing any support), but it's the quickest method. Of course, if by luck you have a steel wheel stuck on there, a claw-type splitter will work, too. The problem with claw-types is that rarely fit on a lug-nut that is buried in the hole of an alloy wheel.

 

[bryanwheat]

This usually happens when people re-install used studs.

 

[jtmcinder]

But someone that cheap and silly deserves it.

 

[bryanwheat]

But someone that cheap and silly deserves it.

Agreed.

 

[Dewayne Waldron]

these are the original studs

 

[jimbob_843]

I used a drill once to remove a nut on a friends car. We didnt wanna damage the rim. It took a good hour and alot of wd40 but eventually we drilled deep enough and broke the nut/stud off. Patience is key

 

[Dewayne Waldron]

Is splitting the stud possible if none of the stud is sticking out of the lugnut.

 

[jtmcinder]

You don't need or even want to split the stud. You want to split the nut.

 

[jtmcinder]

I used a drill once to remove a nut on a friends car. We didnt wanna damage the rim. It took a good hour and alot of wd40 but eventually we drilled deep enough and broke the nut/stud off. Patience is key

Yeppers. That's the method for people who don't want to risk damage to the wheel. Total pain (assuming you can keep the lug from spinning while you drill it), but safe.

 

[hhuricane]

If you have access to a welder you may be able to tack the stud to the hub. You will still need to install a new stud but it may get you out a jam without ruining a wheel.

 

[jtmcinder]

If you have access to a welder you may be able to tack the stud to the hub. You will still need to install a new stud but it may get you out a jam without ruining a wheel.

There's only one trick to this method: getting the little guy with the miniature welder in behind the hub to do the welding. By my estimate, the guy will need to be about 3mm tall at most. His welding equipment will need to be small enough for him to carry. Might be hard to find such a guy and equipment. I googled, but couldn't find a welder who was shorter than 3' 5" and given the expected change in Florida law, he plans to return to his previous (and much-higher-paying) job as a professional bowling ball.

In short (as it were), the OP should just split the nut (as I have just tried to split yours).

 

[mattasi]

^ Funny

 

[starfish]

Go to a welding shop.They can use a torch with a small cutting tip and blow the nut off.If they are good they wont damage the rim.

 

[CT_DSM]

Won't adding a tack weld throw off the balance of the hub? I'm currently in the same boat with multiple bolts spinning freely