Can't get my wheel off...

[davethemus]

I bought 17" amg wheels about 6 months ago, I've finally got them refurbed and as I've got a few days off work I decided I would put them on, 3 of my old wheels came off no problem but when I tried to removed the final wheel the locking nut was rounded, now because my current wheels are after market wheels the nuts are quite strange. The key for the locking nut doesn't fit over the bolt it fits inside it, so the locking nut is flush with the inside of the wheel, so using one of those laser locking wheel nut removers isn't an option.

The only thing I could think of was drilling a hole in the nut and using a screw extractor,I did this and it didn't work. I'm now at a loss.

Is there anything anyone can think of?

p.s it's the back passenger side wheel.

any help is appreciated.

 

[camerafodder]

What about carefully drilling it out?

 

[davethemus]

What about carefully drilling it out?

do you mean drill multiple holes until it can be shattered?

 

[camerafodder]

Assuming you have wheel bolts center it first with a small drill, be careful not to go to deep. Then drill carefully with progressively larger bits until the head comes off. Remove the wheel and there may be enough stud left to get a tool on and wind the remains of the bolt out. If not you'll have to carefully drill that out too but if you're competent and use feeling its not that difficult.

 

[Sp!ke]

you could always cut the wheel off with a grinder (assuming there's not much value left in the old wheels).

I suspect that you might end up having to go this route anyway.

 

[camerafodder]

you could always cut the wheel off with a grinder (assuming there's not much value left in the old wheels).

I suspect that you might end up having to go this route anyway.

Drilling the head off the bolt is more elegant and will preserve the wheel. Once the wheel is off if the remaining stud is seized then warm it up with an oxy-acetylene torch. Works for me and I have to regularly removed seized things from holes! Ooo err

 

[davethemus]

I'm thinking that as-well spike, the wheels are of no value what-so-ever, in fact this is the final nail in the after-market coffin, never again, from now on OEM all the way.

Would it be a still saw or an angle grinder I use? If worst comes to worst, what would I be looking at to replace the hub?

 

[davethemus]

Drilling the head off the bolt is more elegant and will preserve the wheel. Once the wheel is off if the remaining stud is seized then warm it up with an oxy-acetylene torch. Works for me and I have to regularly removed seized things from holes! Ooo err

I'll try to drill the head off tomorrow and take it from there.

cheers for the help guys

 

[camerafodder]

This shows the basic principles quite well. Although you'll have to probably modify the final extraction technique, you'll get the idea.

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[toolman1954]

No chance of trying to arc weld a nut on top of the stud?? The heat of the arc welder often loosens things up and you can get a socket onto the nut then?? Just a thought ??