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Serious question: what do I do? SOLVED!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by johntoyota, Jun 19, 2018.

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  1. Jun 19, 2018 at 6:54 PM
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    Decided to take my spacers off since the tires were rubbing with them on with the new wheels. Whilst taking them off, 5 of them on the passenger side straight sheared in half!

    WTF do I do now?

    My only thought is to drill a big hole in the lug stud in hopes that I can pop it off. It would be the lug stud on the spacer so I don’t really care. Otherwise, I am at a total loss.

    This is my daily so I need to get this done tonight. Thoughts?

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  2. Jun 19, 2018 at 6:55 PM
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    These are ProComp lug nuts if anybody wants to know what kind NOT to buy.
     
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    Are they aluminum, edit I see where it broke, the flared part is stuck in there, front or rear?
     
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  4. Jun 19, 2018 at 6:57 PM
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    Well they wont slide off because the other half of the nut is still threaded on. If the rim would slide off, I wouldnt have an issue.
     
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  5. Jun 19, 2018 at 6:59 PM
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    Well then. That’s a first for me.

    Sorry OP but you should plan on arranging a ride to work tomorrow. I can’t think of any way to fix this without drilling the studs and replacing or damaging the wheel.
     
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    Curious though. What did you use to “remove” the lug nuts? Impact? Wrench? Breaker?
     
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    I am going to go try to drill the stud out. That is the only way I think there is a chance. And then Ive got to find new lug nuts. I dont trust the other 18 either at this point.
     
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    I would have stopped after the first one did that.....and taken it to someone to pull the wheels lol let them break the rest and get them off.
     
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  9. Jun 19, 2018 at 7:01 PM
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    Impact put them on. Same impact wouldnt take them off. Had to get a breaker and apparently it did exactly that.
     
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    Damn dude! Sucks..

    You got a welder? Like jberry813 said, probably not going to be able to drive her tomorrow, but if you got lucky with a welder and some oversized nuts.. idk
     
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    Ill be that guy, you should've properly torqued them down
     
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    Nuts are recessed in the wheel. Couldnt get to them to weld it on either way.
     
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    New impact. Didnt know what it would do. Scared to death about the rest. At least there is only one not in a spacer right now.
     
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    WTF... How did you...

    Drilling studs might work but not sure how easy is to drill studs.

    How much thread of stud sticks out from rest of lug nut?

    Maybe drill a couple of holes accross each other on remainder of lugnut (between stud and remainder of lugnut)... and use needle nose pliers or something that'd reach to twist remainder off? Though if u drill too far you'd hit ur new wheel tho...

    Soak thread/holes with WD40 (or equivalent) and get a punch or something and tap them at an angle counterclockwise?
     
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    Ahh ok. Toss up a picture of the other half (the wheel on the truck)
     
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    Ill take one in a bit. Im going to go start to drilling.
     
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    Aluminum wheels? You could grab a wax bar and heat it up, let the wax run into the threads. As it cools it creates space. Similar to ice expanding. Use to work great on rusted shit all the time at the shop. Might help bust them loose.
     
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    Ditch the impact and use a torque wrench.
     
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    Man that sucks, good luck with the drilling... At least you learned to never use an impact on your lug nuts again...
     
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