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Chris49066SS · 06-07-2020, 04:47 PM

I have a lug remover socket thats stuck on and isn't doing anything. I hammered it in a few taps, nothing. Hammered in a few more, nothing. It was the right fit, but I have been turning and turning and nothing is happening except its spinning. How do I get this @#$%^ wheel off?

Silveradoss573 · 06-07-2020, 05:07 PM

Again? What's the damage on the wheel from?

Chris49066SS · 06-07-2020, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Silveradoss573

Again? What's the damage on the wheel from?

Hammering the lug remover socket on. I just tried for over an hour and I have:

Left front: 1 lug stuck on with remover socket stuck on too
Left rear: 1 lug stuck on

Right front: Bent rim from pothole allowing 15-20psi max
Right rear: Flat tire, was able to put the stock 20" back on.

What a mess..

Silveradoss573 · 06-07-2020, 07:51 PM

IDK but you may have to take a impact and go to town on them. Deal with the damage afterwards?

'10CamaroDude · 06-08-2020, 01:34 AM

Check behind the wheel, the hub, to see if the stud is spinning.

If it is, you got some work ahead of you...

Bufford · 06-09-2020, 10:56 AM

So if I understand correctly the lug was fubarred and you tapped a thick walled lug remover socket on there and now its jammed in the rim??,...if so do you have a welder or someone that can bring a buzz box over,..weeks a sacrificial extension in there and then you can jerk it out.

If the issue is the nut is actually spinning on the fubarred threads then take the hub bolts and the brake bracket bolts out and you should be able to set the assembly out far enough to take a cut off wheel to the back side of that stud,...maybe,..the hub flange and or the depth of the rotor hat may prevent that from happening tho,..with a look. Or since the wheel is junk sawzall that bitch

'10CamaroDude · 06-09-2020, 06:58 PM

IF all the other lugs are out, PULL on the tire at that end while turning the ratchet.
Or, have someone on their back, with a foot pushing on the tire there while you try
and loosen it.

Chris49066SS · 03-02-2022, 09:15 AM

Resolved. I used a punch and hammered the everlasting F#$% out of the socket and finally got it out

DavidH · 03-02-2022, 11:19 AM

Same thing happened on my 359z. I removed the axle nut, pulled the bolts out of the hub from the backside and took wheel and hub off as an assembly. Had a guy burn the wheel stud heads off from the backside.

Chris49066SS · 03-02-2022, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidH

Same thing happened on my 359z. I removed the axle nut, pulled the bolts out of the hub from the backside and took wheel and hub off as an assembly. Had a guy burn the wheel stud heads off from the backside.

Wish I had your finesse, i drilled through the middle of the socket straight into the stud (that was spinning in the hub) and made it partially hollow to degrade it, then with a lot of yelling and swearing, a lot of muscle, and a few beers finally yanked the whole wheel off! Then yeah, the hammer and punch for the socket that was stuck in the wheel. I only busted my hand a few times. More yelling. Maybe some things were thrown across the garage. Lol

When it comes to me working on cars, all kinds of dumb $hit happens like that, from that, to just doing an oil change and when the oil is draining and down to just a small string/drip, the wind comes along and starts blowing it all over the driveway away from the drain pan. Its Murphys Law with me.

DavidH · 03-02-2022, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris49066SS

Wish I had your finesse, i drilled through the middle of the socket straight into the stud (that was spinning in the hub) and made it partially hollow to degrade it, then with a lot of yelling and swearing, a lot of muscle, and a few beers finally yanked the whole wheel off! Then yeah, the hammer and punch for the socket that was stuck in the wheel. I only busted my hand a few times. More yelling. Maybe some things were thrown across the garage. Lol

When it comes to me working on cars, all kinds of dumb $hit happens like that, from that, to just doing an oil change and when the oil is draining and down to just a small string/drip, the wind comes along and starts blowing it all over the driveway away from the drain pan. Its Murphys Law with me.

It happens to the best of us. Glad you go it off though!

I only knew that trick from my DSM days, it came in hand when I picked up the 350z back in 2018. I had a built 2g that would put my Camaro to shame. It was a regular thing to see the rear axles seized in the hubs. Typically you could just pull the wheels and replace the knuckle/hub/outer axle, but the axle sections were discontinued and it was normal to see the axle nuts stripped completely. That car makes my Camaro look like childs play lol.

06-07-2020, 04:47 PM	#1
Chris49066SS Drives: 2010 SS L99 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,634	I seriously don't know what to do now I have a lug remover socket thats stuck on and isn't doing anything. I hammered it in a few taps, nothing. Hammered in a few more, nothing. It was the right fit, but I have been turning and turning and nothing is happening except its spinning. How do I get this @#$%^ wheel off? Attached Images __________________ Previous PB:11.079 @ 122.99mph.. New setup time: TBD The 11.079 pass: https://youtu.be/pz27Zq54t_E Build thread - www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=555371

06-09-2020, 10:56 AM	#6
Bufford Drives: 1970 Buick GSX Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: South Carolina Posts: 48	So if I understand correctly the lug was fubarred and you tapped a thick walled lug remover socket on there and now its jammed in the rim??,...if so do you have a welder or someone that can bring a buzz box over,..weeks a sacrificial extension in there and then you can jerk it out. If the issue is the nut is actually spinning on the fubarred threads then take the hub bolts and the brake bracket bolts out and you should be able to set the assembly out far enough to take a cut off wheel to the back side of that stud,...maybe,..the hub flange and or the depth of the rotor hat may prevent that from happening tho,..with a look. Or since the wheel is junk sawzall that bitch __________________

03-02-2022, 09:15 AM	#8
Chris49066SS Drives: 2010 SS L99 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,634	Resolved. I used a punch and hammered the everlasting F#$% out of the socket and finally got it out __________________ Previous PB:11.079 @ 122.99mph.. New setup time: TBD The 11.079 pass: https://youtu.be/pz27Zq54t_E Build thread - www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=555371

06-07-2020, 05:07 PM	#2
Silveradoss573 Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2018 Location: USA Posts: 1,348	Again? What's the damage on the wheel from?

06-07-2020, 07:51 PM	#4
Silveradoss573 Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2018 Location: USA Posts: 1,348	IDK but you may have to take a impact and go to town on them. Deal with the damage afterwards?

06-08-2020, 01:34 AM	#5
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	Check behind the wheel, the hub, to see if the stud is spinning. If it is, you got some work ahead of you...

06-09-2020, 06:58 PM	#7
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	IF all the other lugs are out, PULL on the tire at that end while turning the ratchet. Or, have someone on their back, with a foot pushing on the tire there while you try and loosen it.

03-02-2022, 11:19 AM	#9
DavidH Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Chillicothe, Oh Posts: 138	Same thing happened on my 359z. I removed the axle nut, pulled the bolts out of the hub from the backside and took wheel and hub off as an assembly. Had a guy burn the wheel stud heads off from the backside.