Thread: Need help- Lug stem is stripped

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Jerry and Pat-

After spending more time on it last night. My wife thinks I am 'NUTS" by the way.........She does not understand that it is "man against this freaking bolt/nut!!!" I must win!!!!!!!!

I did not read your posts till this morning, but last night I DID dremel tool off the end of my lug nut which opened up access to the bolt! Since the lugnut is cross thread on the bolt this allows me to put a closed end 3/4 wrench on the lug not now and my plan is to............................

Drill out the bolt using a Cobalt or Carbide drill bit from the front side! Plan to buy a 7/16 and drill a pilot whole and see how it goes. If that is too small then I will use the 1/2 inch to finish the job. I want to make sure I only drill into the bolt (inside the lug nut) enough to allow the lug not to come or twist off, before drilling into the hub hole where the stud fits. Should not be hard since there is about a 3mm gab between the lugnut end and the surface of the wheel. Then just pull it thru the backside.

Stany tuned! I am going to frame this damn thing and hang it on the wall when it comes out!

...if he breaks the E-Z-Out, We get a "good read" to share w/ our buddies. (just kidding)

I WON!

Went home over lunch, Cobalt 7/16 drill bit to the stud for about 2 minutes and "pop" came the lug! Never touched the wheel or area that the stud needs to go back in to.

Thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!