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whats the best way to remove old lug nut studs? my rears are rusted on solid

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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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whats the best way to remove old lug nut studs? my rears are rusted on solid

I'm getting the space kit (in probalby like ten years when the freakin get em in) and after doing my brakes I'm not sure how I'll be able to pull the old lug nut studs off. any ideas best procedures or tools would be appreceiated.
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 08:27 AM
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its a job for a blow torch. so use heat to heat it up and bang them out. i guess you can call it a Blow job
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 08:35 AM
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I would just get a little sledge hammer. That would probably do the trick.
Make sure that the one that you are removing is lined up with the hole in the little shield behind it.
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 01:47 PM
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thanks,

any checne the ol' sledge hammer could hurt anything else? I'm not gonna go crazy banging it out but i want to be aware of wheel bearhings and things like that that need to be treated carefull before hammering away.
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 02:00 PM
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it won't take as much force to bang them out as you think....a regular hammer shold suffice...start soft and work you way up in force until you see them move. I wouldn't heat it up....I'd worry about getting too much heat into the hub and harming other parts or warping it.
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