I think perhaps Bryan may be talking about the thread interface (nut / stud)
being stripped and not the nut faces where the wrench fits. I have
experienced what he is referring to after visits to Sears et al, and if it
is the threads that are stripped, I would definitely recommend new hardware.

Cheers,

Dave Milo

On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 11:59 AM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:

> My mechanic must have set his torque wrench set on "bolt sieze" as it took
> forever to get the lug nuts off my rear wheels to put on the snows.  I
> ended
> put striping one of the bolts good. Real good. Is that something I can go
> get a tool for at Sears hardware or should I just wait until the shop opens
> and bring it over this week?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>