How to properly remove destroyed lug nuts from alloy wheels with an oxy-acetylene torch.
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- čas přidán 19. 10. 2018
- How to remove lug nuts that are stripped, broken, otherwise not removable from an alloy wheel using an oxy-acetylene torch, while not damaging the wheel.
I recently had an aluminum front wheel and one of the studs was spinning in the hub. I tried drilling stud through center of lug nut, and that did not work at all. had a carbide burr and tried to grind the side of the lug, no luck with that as the cone of the nut is down in a hole. Tried air chisel, no luck there. After about 2 1/2 hours I got the torch and aimed the blow towards center of stud, and had it off in less than 2 minutes. Burned the clear coat around hole but no damage to wheel.
Finally a video of my exact problem! Same shit damn you rusty pa. 570 here. Thx
I’ve been trying to take my wheel off for weeks and ran out of solutions will indeed try this
Super ideas making Nepa great again!
Nicely Done. Thumbs Up!
scheeze! interesting process. wrong music nearly drove me away.
Man these jeeps are a real head melt when they break , same thing happened me I tried welding but the wheel nut snapped offhalf way , I am about to throw a can of petrol on this bastard of a car , it's a real test in life the old jeeps
awesome video, and I think I found a new band also!!!
The aluminum isn’t effected because steel goes through an endothermic reaction with acetylene and oxygen. You can’t cut aluminum with an oxy fuel torch. Just FYI cool video tho! I might have to try this I have a vw lug bolt with no way of getting it out, the head is a circle with a weld on the inside idk who made it I bought it that way..
Did it work?
That’s what happened to my jeep!…. What worked for me was a lug nut removal socket and a sledgehammer, making sure the socket is all the way seated against the wheel!… how do use two different sizes one to remove the otter casing and then another one for the nut
Great vid N didnt knw about that grease trick n im aleways around welding n torching
I have rusted on Lugnuts on aluminum wheels will use your suggestion with high temp wheel bearing grease And map gas to heat up using Extended cheater bar! Didn’t know about the wheel bearing grease, thanks! The video would’ve been better without the heavy metal 👍
You can mute it 😁
What brand of wheel bearing greas did you use? Discount tire guys broke and the welder said it will burn my rim. Thanks for your post. Trying to save my rim
nice job
MVP!
I have a stripped lug nut on the stud on my car 2014 Nissan Altima SV the stud is just turning. I took my car to so many shop and not one shop was able to take the stud off I'm really in need of help taking this stripped stud off I'm trying to put a new tire and replace three new studs I need help getting this stud taken off are you in Birmingham Alabama I'll be so happy to get this stud taken off and my tire replaced I took my car back to the tire place I bought the tire from they couldn't remove the stud they were the ones that stripped the stud
I had that same problem, but I used a hammer and a
Punch and three different sizes of cobalt drill bits, same outcome
He made it look so easy😩
I'm doing this with a vw previous owner welded lug nut on
Wow! It didn't damage the thread of the rim?
Hey, is the rotor or wheel hub damaged by this torch process???
No. If you do it how I show you only the studs need to be replaced. With the wheel in place it acts like a heat sink. There is very little heat transfer to the rotor and hub face
thank you I will be try it thank you
Shit music, great video
Well shit I don't have that imma have to try to drill them out, I was breaking it off with a chisel and hammer chipped some of the nut off but need more I have two bad ones imma just try to drill them off.
What’s the name of the grease and the tank to use the torch? Where can I buy?
You can get high temp grease from any auto parts store, an oxy fuel setup will require a trip to a welders supply store and some training, there's some seriously important safety steps when working with acetylene.
Mine were so bad, had to cut the rim off.
Can this be done with a propane torch?
no
Propane oxy yeah.
What psi on gas and oxy?
Your setting will vary with your tip size. But I usually run mine around 10 Psi for the gas and 40 for the oxy. For anything less than 1 1/2" thick
Got torch you can loan me? Lol
We can do without the stupid music that gives you a headache
It’s about time someone played some good music on CZcams, from and ‘80s Black/Death/Speed/Melodic metal fan, when Metallica was a garage band, all bands seen at L’Amour, Brooklyn, Mercyful Fate, Exciter, Exodus, Metal Church, to name a few.
Anybody ever try this with propane/oxy?
laredo tx😎
Shifty music
for chirst sake loose the music...wtf
Mute buttons exist for a reason. Might not be your cup of tea but I like it 😁
musics garbage, i had to cut the video short
Okay bye
Good job, but I guarantee you I would screw it up. Wouldn't try it on anybody's but my own.
It takes a bit a practice and experience with the torch. Keep in mind this is a last resort
@@dkenderdine79 How much gas was used to melt those lug nuts ? I have 4 that I need to remove just like this video and I absolutely need to do this. Just making sure I have everything I need before I start on it.
@@tynandill926 took about 10 minutes total. I just edited it because a lot of it was digging out the slag
@@dkenderdine79 okay because I have little tanks. About how big were the tanks you used ?
@@tynandill926 I have full size tanks. But the small tanks usually last around an hour on full blast. You should be good
Good video until that annoying music and I had to mute.
Jeep Chrysler and dodge suck!!
Anybody ever try this with propane/oxy?