Re: Lugnut problem

["Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes member Zack had a similar problem recently here. There was a lot of good advice you could search through the archived messages. If you only have 1 lugnut you can probably drill some holes in the lugnut and then use a nut splitter to destroy the integrity of the nut so you can tear it off. Once it is off you can get remove the rest of the nuts and wheel/tire. Then pull the drum (you'll need that big specialty puller) and remove the drum.

The passenger rear is left hand thread. I can't recall where these are available now. If you are stuck you can replace it with a right hand stud and paint the end of the stud a color so you'll remember to turn the lug wrench correctly on that one. :) NAPA and such sell right hand.

Thanks,
Gary H.

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>I went to have new tires put on my '64 Dodge Polara 500 today, and the left rear had one lugnut that was frozen on the stud and the stud would just spin when you tried to remove it so I couldn't get the left rear wheel off.  I remember some horror stories recently about using a fire wrench and driving in figure 8's to get something off, and wanted to see if this stud and frozen nut are like that.  Can I just remove the rear drum, wheel and all, and somehow knock out the old stud with the frozen nut and replace with a new one?  If so, where would I find a new lugnut stud for that?  Thanks for any help.
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>Mike in New Mexico
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