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Old 05-06-2008, 09:07 PM   #13
Raider Ronnie
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Originally Posted by fishaholic18 View Post
Heat the sh!t out of the nut..if that don't work, get a hand grinder, die grinder or what ever you can get in there with a cutoff wheel and cut a side of the nut and whack the rest off with a chisel..Most likely you'll have to replace that stud anyway... Good luck, if I were closer I'd come over and get it off for ya...

I agree!
All these suggestions of using a penetrating oil of some kind are a waste of time if the lug nuts have been on a very long time!
Heat the hell out of the nut!
And a propane type of torch will never get it hot enough.
I would replace the studs when done as heating them weakens them.
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