Thread: Need help- Lug stem is stripped

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

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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!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

you can hold the outside of the lug nut with a box wrench and if you bore a hole thru the stud and drive a ez out in the stud to turn the stud to back it off all you will do is busted the ez out if it is that tight then you will have a much bigger mess .i take bust EZ out from time to time were guys bust them off in blocks heads and cranks there are no fun to get out trust me on that one

I virtually never use easy outs any more, they have caused way more problems than they ever solved. And especially those lefty twist in ones, if you own a set throw them away now before they hurt you. If a left hand drill bit won't bring it out those won't either.

Originally Posted by willowbilly3

I virtually never use easy outs any more, they have caused way more problems than they ever solved. And especially those lefty twist in ones, if you own a set throw them away now before they hurt you. If a left hand drill bit won't bring it out those won't either.

I did not tell you guys this but.......I did try my "easy out." I drilled it into the backside of the stud. Then had my wife use the tire iron to turn the lug on the other side... Snapped the damn easy out in half! Then, later when I was messing around feeling back behind the hub, I cut my finger on the damn thing where it broke off. I got the Dremel Tool out and ground down the easy out, level with the rest of the backside of the stud.

I was at war with this thing, I tell you!

Originally Posted by bucs012

I did not tell you guys this but.......I did try my "easy out." I drilled it into the backside of the stud. Then had my wife use the tire iron to turn the lug on the other side... Snapped the damn easy out in half! Then, later when I was messing around feeling back behind the hub, I cut my finger on the damn thing where it broke off. I got the Dremel Tool out and ground down the easy out, level with the rest of the backside of the stud.

I was at war with this thing, I tell you!

well i get them time from time were a guy will snap them off and i ball mill them out last week guy came in with a fresh sbc short block that the crank bolt was busted off and busted the Ez out to so i did get the hole mess out of the crank the bolt bottom out from the looks of it and rip out the threads and lock up and he snap the bolt off . then he used a ez out and busted that off .well i good at getting them out and like a good fight but not a war. it was getting to war .when all said an done i drill and tap it from 7/16 up to 1/2 there are some rules on how to use EZ outs i use them on galley plugs all the time it faster for me in the preping of a block for the hot tank if it a old rust block.1 i drill as big of a hole as i can.2 drill all the way thru that is the same with a bolt or stud .3 i only use the EZ out s that look like a tooth pick. if rusty drilling them thru the bolt or stud in a blind hole makes a well so you can spay wd 40 or some thing like that let it set . if there is some thing left or flush i tig a nut to the stud or bolt if very rusty i heat and use wax to wick the threads before i us a EZ out

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Mike

Make sure you check the hub...... cuz if the old one turned in the hub most likely the new one will too...

MM64

Ya, I am going to get a regular sized one then get an oversized one too. I know speedway has oversized wheel lugs. May have to have one lug a little larger than the rest.
Also could spot weld the new one in and be careful with it in future.

Originally Posted by bucs012

Ya, I am going to get a regular sized one then get an oversized one too. I know speedway has oversized wheel lugs. May have to have one lug a little larger than the rest.
Also could spot weld the new one in and be careful with it in future.

wheel studs come in many sizes at one time dorman made them .just go to a good parts store and they should match up some thing. race stuff we just tap them out for 1/2- 20 and used a grade 8 cap screw for a stud and thread them in . allen heads work good .on the rear would tap them out for 5/8 drive studs

Glad it worked out for you

i bet you feel much better now you got you lug nuts off........ that rim .sorry just could not help myself .