Hi guys. Got my chrome bullitt's & tires setup today. After putting them all on, I realized I had the directional tires going the wrong way. I removed the front ones, swapped them around, and when I got to the back ones, I found that one of my lug nuts broke loose, then wouldn't turn anymore.. would tighten a little again, but had a point where it stopped. I've seen this before, it's stripped. The lug nut itself is sort of at an angle due to this.
Anyway, having had this problem on other cars, I just put the rears back on fully and left it for now, not wanting to break the wheel stud. It's those chrome locking lugnuts from MT. Hopefully they'll sell me just one to replace the stripped one.
My plan is to take it to our auto shop on base here and use an impact wrench to shock it off. My question is, have any of you had luck using this method versus just using a prybar pushing as hard as you can to get it off?
Secondly, when you're replacing a wheel stud on these things (on the rear) can you just hammer the crap out of it to get it out, then press it back on with a lugnut and some washers like on the older vehicles? I don't have ABS so I should have plenty of clearance behind the studs (I think.)
Anyway, having had this problem on other cars, I just put the rears back on fully and left it for now, not wanting to break the wheel stud. It's those chrome locking lugnuts from MT. Hopefully they'll sell me just one to replace the stripped one.
My plan is to take it to our auto shop on base here and use an impact wrench to shock it off. My question is, have any of you had luck using this method versus just using a prybar pushing as hard as you can to get it off?
Secondly, when you're replacing a wheel stud on these things (on the rear) can you just hammer the crap out of it to get it out, then press it back on with a lugnut and some washers like on the older vehicles? I don't have ABS so I should have plenty of clearance behind the studs (I think.)