Striped wheel stud
11-27-2018, 05:58 AM
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Striped wheel stud
I’ve never seen this happen and it’s pretty aggravating. I was putting on new lug nuts, which ended up being the wrong ones for the wheels anyways so now they need to come off, anyways the set I ordered came with a wheel lock nut for each wheel. When I was putting on the rear set I was snugging up the lock nut and the lug stud striped out in the axle. I’m not a big guy and I was using a wrench not an impact so this blows my mind. Does anyone have a good method for getting the nut off so I can replace the lug? I assume I’ll have to try and drill it. I do have longfields so maybe the metal was too hard for the lug to set into?
11-27-2018, 11:49 PM
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Angle grinder.
Then hammer the lug with a driver from the wheel side until it falls out the back. Insert new one. Use lug to pull it in.
Then hammer the lug with a driver from the wheel side until it falls out the back. Insert new one. Use lug to pull it in.
11-28-2018, 03:36 AM
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Oh interesting, you are saying the lug stud is now freely spinning in its hole in the axle. If you have a dremel, perhaps you can make a cut in the side of the lug nut and see if you can split it open.
11-28-2018, 04:36 AM
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i do have a dremel and an angle grinder or dremel was my initial thought. Thanks. I’ll have time this weekend to take some stabs at it. I still am blown away that this happened. Barely any force was applied to it.
11-28-2018, 04:59 AM
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But it threaded nicely? Do you even have access for an angle grinder? Kinda weird, yea. Take some pics 
11-28-2018, 05:00 AM
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Or pull the axle and grind it off from the back? 4 nuts and a brake hose and it's out.
11-28-2018, 06:36 AM
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im all too familiar with changing these axles. In fact I only recently installed the chromos that are in it now. And yes the nut went on by hand easy. When I put the lug wrench on it with the key it striped like butter. They are the oem wheels so I don’t know if I can get my grinder in there. My need a die grinder.
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11-28-2018, 09:04 AM
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im all too familiar with changing these axles. In fact I only recently installed the chromos that are in it now. And yes the nut went on by hand easy. When I put the lug wrench on it with the key it striped like butter. They are the oem wheels so I don’t know if I can get my grinder in there. My need a die grinder.
Angle grinder "should" fit between. Or you are replacing bearings. Then you could grind off the back part that is keeping it in.
Crossing my fingers for you that the splines are still intact at the "hub".
11-28-2018, 09:11 AM
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i don't know much about locking studs, but aren't some of them designed to "spin" until you put the correct tool on? Is it possible you haven't applied the tool correctly, so it is still in "spin" mode?
12-01-2018, 10:28 AM
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So did you beat the sucker?
01-16-2019, 11:32 AM
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im reviving this because I finally had time to fix this issue. it took two cryotreated drill bits, a punch, and a hammer. I knocked a dimple in the center of the lug nut and started drilling it out, all the way through to the lug stud, and all the way to the splines. eventually I was able to knock it back into the drum. I have determined the cause of the issue was three fold. first, I ordered the lug studs in bulk, and were cheap steel. second, I put them in longfields, which are pretty dang hard metal so the splines on the lugs were probably just ripped off. lastly, the lug nut that I was putting on was a locking lug and used a key. this is why only the locking lug tripped out and not the others. the added torque of the key between the wrench and the nut was enough to strip out the lug on the axle. I will only be putting oem lugs back on the truck. the down time helped because it forced me to replace the clutch and get the transmission rebuilt by Marlin like ive been wanting.
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