lug nut issue NEED HELP ASAP

[McDognalds]

hey guys, so basically.. when the lugs were put on, they were put on too tight. and when tried to remove, they snapped in half. half is out and the other half (tip of the lug) is still inside the rim on the stud.

how do i get it out?

- besides drilling it out and damaging rim

unless.. theres no other way, then gg lol

[EKVTIR-T]

What kinda wheel? How accessible is the lug holes?

Can you take a pic,will be easier to offer suggestion then

for starters I would spray a penetrating lube like wd40 on them and let soak,then hammer a tube socket on and try

[McDognalds]

http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t461/McDognalds/IMG_03121.jpg

[EKVTIR-T]

Damn what a bitch..cant really access it easily

as I said,spray them with penetratiing fluid and let soak and I would probably drill 2 holes in the snapped nut like so

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/9991/ghud.jpg


and try to unscrew it with some pliers or whatever you can get in there to twist it

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00vepTtDWybiqS/Circlip-Pliers.jpg

heating them up is an option to loosen but its so close to the rim

[EKVTIR-T]

Also could try going at the drilled hole with pin punch and gradually work it loose but need to be careful of the wheel..

http://static.seton.com/media/catalog/product/Protoreg--Drive-Pin-Punches-2O1-ba.jpg

[sensei_]

possible to use one of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuFHhBH4KF8

[EKVTIR-T]

Looks like they snapped off pretty flush,so might not be able to grab it

[dorikin]

weld a socket onto it

[sensei_]

Looks like they snapped off pretty flush,so might not be able to grab it

might be right.... it does look pretty flush now that you mention it. not sure how well the plier thing will work considering it must be pretty tight to be able to shear off the nut like that.

[EKVTIR-T]

not sure how well the plier thing will work considering it must be pretty tight to be able to shear off the nut like that.
I agree,but theres limited options from the look of it

[sensei_]

cant think of much that can take it off.

[McDognalds]

cheers for the help boys. ill see what i can do.

much appreciated.

cant believe i might miss an ALL-EK meetup tonight cos of this ==

[sensei_]

on the topic of lug nuts, is it advisable to have a very thin layer of oil on the lugs to prevent such things from happening? WD-40 or lithium grease?

i always use a torque wrench to apply the correct tension to my lug nuts, so i havent had any issues so far.

[Jasemas]

Put an indentation into the lug nut head and get a phillips head screwdriver and try and hit it on an angel to get to turn anti-clockwise