Hey guys,

So my brother was driving the car yesterday, he got a flat and tried to change the tire for the spare. He got all the lugnuts out except for 1. He gave it a good kick and the tool stripped the nut...

I showed up and there is 1 lugnut left but it is completely stripped...

I took a smaller socket and hammered it onto the lugnut, used a breaker bar and tried to get it off but it would not budge. I really forced it and I cracked my socket...never seen that before.

Long story short, stripped lugnut, can't get it off, any ideas?

Thanks

 

Use a MAPP torch (available at Home Depot/Lowe's/etc.) on the lug bolt to get it hot and then go at it with a smaller socket and pneumatic impact wrench.

Otherwise, use heat and then a smaller socket and breaker bar. Trying kicking downward on the breaker bar to jar the bolt loose.

 

That's what I was thinking, thanks.

 

If you're not getting enough leverage from your breaker bar you can always use a torque multiplier (long pole) on the end of it. T = FxL

 

Ok so I managed to get this off finally.

I put my spare on now but I only have 4/5 lugnuts on...I will go pick one up at the dealership tomorrow but until then is it safe to drive with 4/5?

 

You can do it but drive carefully and not a whole lot.