Lug Nut Destroys Stud & Won't Come Off... Now What !?!? 

Customer knew it was a problem...he just didn't know how to deal with it!

Kenny, terrific videos of how to get things done. The frozen lug nut video was very helpful.

Kenny, I learn something from you almost every day. Including today. I was away on vacation so now I'm back catching up on all the videos that I missed. Thank you for all you do for us home gamers and part time wrenchers like myself. Don't even give the haters or know it all types another thought. They don't even deserve to be mentioned. Everybody knows there are different ways to do different jobs. Most of the time your years of experience have allowed you to show us an innovative way to get things done. Something that only comes with years of experience. Thanks again!

As an old tire tech I've learned that impact devices, 11:13 actually makes things worse. Do it by hand. Take your time.The impacting actually causes more galling of the the metals and makes it worse. High speed friction causes welding.

With all the demonstrated knowledge you have already shown, it amazes me when someone suggests a "better way." I always chuckle when new plumbers think they are "dropping knowledge" on me, and I explain to them why "their idea" would not work in the present situation. And letting them know I knew of their suggestion back in the 1900's, before they were ever a glint in their daddies eye.

kenny when you read peoples comments remember that most of the time people are not telling you about stuff because they think you don't know it, they are really just telling you because it is important to them that YOU know that THEY know it ....great videos btw you been teaching me stuff left and right!!

Did you call that PB blaster peanut butter blaster?? 😂 That's the first time I've heard that one.

I like your attitude and approach. I DID get something out of this. I remember giving up once on a friend's car and resorting to the Sawzall. It was a hairy procedure for me at only fifteen, and with a tiny bit of skill and a whole lotta luck, I cut the nut off and did not visibly damage the threads on the stud, somehow. But maybe if I'd continued spinning I could have skipped that dicey surgery... I'd definitely try that next time instead.

Used to carry a bunch of pilot holes in my pocket...they kept falling out

Excellent video. Definitely a good information piece. Gives hope to us shady trees who dread stuck and broken fasteners.

I mechanic also but it is really fun watching Kinney work thru everyday work problems. Thanks

Great video Kenny. Thank you as always for the information.

Stripped bolts never a joy! U handled your wheel stud perfectly. Had a similar problem on a 2006 PT Cruiser Turbo GT. When trying to remove lug nuts an impact wouldn't move them. Used a socket, flex T handle and a four foot snipe. Only worked on one lug nut per wheel. All the other factory MoPar lug nuts sheared off at the top of the lug nut cone. The factory wheels were fitted with a plastic cover as part of the wheel. This cover had a plastic chrome paint finish. Thus, I was hesitant of using acetone based penetrants or heat to free up the electrolysis bond between the ferris metal lug nuts and the alloy lug nuts. The solution was to drill out sixteen wheel studs, replace all wheel studs and replace the defective Mopar lug nuts with after market all steel lug nuts. The factory lug nuts were of an alloy with a stainless steel cover cap. The problem was not rust but electrolysis from the dissimilar metals of the stud and nut. Once sorted a complete tire replacement strut replacement, full brake replacement and control arm bushings replacement. ( R/R of the control arms was another nightmare) The customer was very understanding and paid for all extra hours. He has an attachment to the vehicle that is refreshing.

Many thanks again Kenny. Very informative

On heavy truck application's they notch the studs so not to spin and they are much larger and carry tons more weight

Great Job Professor!

Gotta say one thing. When lug nuts start to seize don't use impact devices. They make it worse. Do it by hand. Back and forth. Takes a while, but it's worth it. Driii the center of the nut and inject lots of lubricant. Done this many of times. High end vehicles are the worst.

From the thousands of holes I have drilled in numerous places, shops and things, even if you have perfect new drill and it cuts like butter a small pilot hole is good in keeping it from WANDERING. Usually what happens here is nobody ever lubes up the threads because everybody the world over knows that if you oil the threads, your lugs will fall right off. I once got lectured in front of my father by a mechanic in a garage because he found oil on the threads of my father's car. I was a criminal endangering the entire family because our lugs were going to fall right off and make us crash. I then went on to oil wheel stud threads for the next 50 years and never had any fall off ( unless i ripped the whole stud off but that is a different story ) and I also never had this problem on any of my own cars, just other people's cars.

Mr and Mrs Wrenching, have a great day. Thanks for the video

When I lived in the rust belt, I would grease my studs. I know you're not supposed to do that but never had a problem. I would also put grease around the hub.

Good morning from Hamilton Montana

Up here in New York the rusty will get you every time

Love watching the way you do things, never drilled one out . I live in the rust belt so torches are always around . We put a heat protection gel around the rim and cut the lugs off with the torches

Thank t

Get the oxygen acetylene torch . It can't be tight if it's liquid.

Lost 3 out of 4 lug nuts on my Honda Fit and a stud broken off. No clearance to get studs out. I had to pull the steering knuckle and have a shop press in a new bearing and hub. It was a tuff job. (Front wheels).

Interesting

Peanut butter blaster! 😂😂

Great job Kenny! How are you brother?

Nice job! Hope you’re staying cool.

I think you are doing a great job.coment from sweden

Doesn’t it annoy you when someone tries to tell you how to do your job. Your clearly an expert on auto mechanics and don’t need someone else’s unsolicited advice.

I'm a retired tech. Was in the tire industry for quite some time. In my opinion power tools are great. Unfortunately, I found the impacting forces accelerate the galling of the threads. It is a bugger but, I found manually loosening is better. Back and forth and so on. Takes awhile but it works. Penetrating oil helps. I've saved many of wheels. Minimal damage. European cars are the worst. Once the wheel is off, all necessary repairs can be done.

Kenny I worked on Drum brakes many times. The easiest way to get a drum off is use a tool and retract the brake drums back before trying to remove the drum. The rust ring that forms around the edge of the brake surface is the problem most of the time. Thank You Kenny!😁

Nice job! I hit those drums much harder, they normally break loose. After market wheels or not, make sure you are not cross threading the lugs to start with and you won't get this problem. People, geech...

Good morning from Higgins lake Michigan

Good morning Mr Kenny hope y'all have a wonderful day 😁

no wonder they wanted a "tire rotation"

Kenny its a precision free wheel nut lol, I take it a ridge of metal built up, commercials are still playing so vid hasn't started yet

Great, an 11 minute video on a one minute explanation

Kenny I hope your customer has a torque wrench instead of standing on a 10 ' cheater lol.

Some people dont have any ideal whats safe and whats not thats why the over kill on some people part like over tighting lug nuts for one

You tell'em Kenny, people forget there's more than one way to skin a cat.

Fluffy that's impressive. Your the man. I got confused and thought you were Fluffy Mexicanic ever heard of that guy? Sorry Kenny. I must have been tired. My fault.

Gotta love the keyboard warriors that know everything and have zero experience with anything...

That was a real mess. Think your right. Would never have come out without a power lug wrench. Maybe got hot enough and finally melted the threads

Good job Kenny....😏😀🇬🇧🇬🇧 I like to grease lug nut threads....😏😏

My old tire service station that do the tire rotation for my Isuzu Troopers that used OEM Magnesium Rim in high saultty area in Western MA will not put any effort when they can not take the tire off vecause of stripped tread. The owner of the service will keep walking out to the service area to see how much time the service man spend on effort to switch the tire and will terminate the service and charge you for hours that spend on this effort.

Had a similar problem a while back but it was actually caused by idiots using "Power Tools" in the first place. I had my wheels rotated and did a track and balance at one of the "One stop" tyre and brake chain shops locally. These idiots used a windy gun to fit the lug nuts back on to the studs, but the windy gun was obviously just set to maximum and they totally stripped the stud / lug nut. What was even worse was that the lug nuts on the remaining studs were on so tight that I could not even remove them using an 8 foot extension bar! Imagine getting a flat on the road and trying to replace your wheel for your spare? Impossible. I was so mad at their stupidity that I made a complaint to their head office and lo and behold, it seems to have actually got through to them and since then, at my local shop, they now use a torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts up. I was trying to picture some poor woman trying to change a flat tyre for her spare at the side of the road on a rainy night with the factory tools supplied with the car, what a nightmare. Idiots.

How are you running into this problem so often?

This is why i always hand start my lugs . I seen shops where the guy put lug in the impact and run it on im thinking really hope he doesn't cross thread any of tjem.

Would just torch the nut enough to slag it off, if it's stripped it's pretty sure bet the stud is worthless. But always nice to have an alternative.

WOW! The labor for ten years???????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Peanut Butter Blaster is the comment of the year.

Customer would have blame my shop for stripping out the lug nut with a impact.

Nut cracker/ splitter?

All of those studs should be changed and those brakes don't have much left either.

With your expertise you make judgement based on that. Above all do what works best for you

Customers never understand how hard it is sometimes to remove a stuffed bolt especially when you get a car in the door you haven't worked on before and it's old yesterday I had to do a complete suspension rebuild on a ba falcon 120 ks 20 years old never touched and man did I have some fights with ceased bolts but the one that got me nearly throwing my hands up was ford put the bolt wrong way as to I couldn't remove it due to the fuel tank was interfering with removing it I not pulling fuel tank out and rear suspension cradle for one bolt so I die grinder head of bolt and put one in correct way saved 8 hours for customer now car points and steers like new some engineers baffle me sometimes as y they do dumb stuff like this when bolts should go opposite way grrrrt

You should have removed the nut and performed the rotatiom leaving off the lug nut until they mentioned their was a problem that they im sure knew about . Hope you charged them accordingly for that extra time and repair. 😂

Never had this problem with cars that use lug bolts

It’s crazy that the idiots out there think that you don’t know what you’re doing. I’ve never seen you do anything dangerous or dumb. Tell em to shut up!!!

You were setup. Those 3 marks tell me someone was already in there knew it was spinning and didnt want to tell you or didnt tell the customer.

Potty Time, Hangon A Second!

I am so sick of hacks ramming lugs on with power tools. Also doesn't anyone use Antiseize anymore...

Wheel studs are made of high tensile steel which is very difficult to drill, saying you can drill it just as quick with a single large size drill (1/2) as you can by first using a pilot drill, sorry to say that is BULLSH#T.

Don't waste your time responding to the keyboard wannabe technicians, not worth the time.

You mean the nuts in-between the legs are problematic?