usaf1965

I'm on rim , I ran over train tracks and when I got the lock on it snapped 3/4 of the lug nut off. Now I can't get it off . I've tried almost everything. And a tire shop I feel are gonna just cut out my wheel or torch it. . Any ideas???? All stock

dawson1112

Gonna be tough sitting on the side of the road like that, if it was me id have the car towed back to my house so I could have acess to all my tools. Id probly use a small drill bit and drill down the inside of the lug nut untill it falls off. Then just replace the entire stud.

usaf1965

I am home but I can't drill that

Camster

I'd try a small grinding wheel in a drill,,attempting to split the nut.I would probably jack the car up,have the broken one at 12 o'clock,remove the other four nuts,which might relieve some of the tension on the broken one.I might also try some heat on it,work it with a small vise grip if you can get it in.

usaf1965

Will not work as the bolt is counter sunk into wheel. The only hope is turning the remaining nut with a air chisel or similar with some heat however heat can damage wheel

Z28KLR

Mine weren't broken like that but I did lose the key. I used a (I think) 21mm 1/2" drive deep socket and pounded it on the lock nuts with a bfh and then broke them loose with a 18" x 1/2" drive bar. If there is enough of the nut left to try that then that's what I would do.

Camster

The remains of the lock lug look too flattened to pound anything round over it.
A welder might tack something onto it that could make turning possible? I recall an episode of Fast and Loud,where they tacked a nut on a broken Corvette suspension bolt shank.

Urambo Tauro

Why not? I think that's a great idea, even if it takes you a few drill bits to accomplish.

usaf1965

The nut is to small to drill through . It's literally the size of the end of a cigarette. (Couldn't think of anything else)

Urambo Tauro

I'm not sure I follow you. You don't have to drill through the nut, because its cap is already cracked off.

It's the stud that's going to get destroyed by this technique. Drill a small pilot hole exactly in the center of the exposed stud to make centering a large drill bit easier. Then go at it again with a drill bit that matches the stud (1/2", I think). Use that larger drill to hog out the stud until there's nothing left for the broken nut to hold on to. It's going to take time, and it might take multiple bits (or bit sharpenings) to cut through, but eventually it'll pop, as the rest of the nut falls out, releasing the wheel too.