It's really much easier to take it to a tire shop... most all of them have a
tool for removing stripped nuts and even wheel locks without the key.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!

>1.  Big pipe wrench
>2.  Big locking pliers
>3.  I you don't have clearance to use the above give up and take it to a
>welding shop where they can weld on a nut or something you can put a
>wrench on.
>4.  Go to junkyard and buy a new lug nut.
>
>
>Chris Gkikas wrote:
>>
>> Hey folks, a little exasperated here.  Rounded off one of my lug nuts
>> whilst trying to get a look at my squealing rear brakes!  It's pretty
>> badly rounded.  Are there any tricks y'all could teach me about this
>> sort of thing?
>>
>> Thanks a million,
>> Chris
>> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9860/bus.html
>
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