Wheel nut rotating, but not coming off..........

[Wacky Racer]

You can't get better than a kwik fit fitter, they're the boys to trust.........










Seriously, can you get a nut splitter on it?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&cp=6&...

[pacman1]

If the nuts are inset on an alloy rim and don't protrude as with a steel rim, all I can think of is

drilling the lot out carefully so as not to damage the rim, and then retapping the stud.

Not sure who to suggest other than a local garage, as the OP's profile suggests he is outside the UK.

[Wacky Racer]

Is it an alloy wheel?

Sounds like the thread is stripped on either the nut or the hub.....(hopefully the nut)

Carefully split the nut in half,(without damaging the hub) then you will know for sure....either way, a new nut is cheaper than a new hub.

I think I would entrust it to a good local garage, they have probably seen this several times......

[yodel]

Before you resort to brutal tactics try a large screw driver a ball joint splitter or some other sort of wedge behind the nut. Apply as much pressure as you can whilst trying to undo. If this fails its a nut splitter if you can get one in, failing that its any method you are comfortable with to cut the nut off. Good luck

[littleredrooster]

A lex said:

1 nut on the rear wheel is rotating, but never coming off..

A lex said:

There is the possibility of the bolts being too short

So are we talking about wheel nuts or wheel bolts?

Nuts are hexagonal things with a hole up the middle and a thread inside. Bolts are hexagonal-headed things with a lump of thread on the outside.

[pacman1]

Ah haa. Then a bolt extractor will be just the ticket, something like this

It has an opposite thread, ie it tightens into the pilot hole as you rotate anti-clockwise while you try to undo the bolt, just pull the whole lot as you undo. Wedge something between the bolt and the alloy, maybe some wood to prevent damage, while you drill the pilot hole first. Prior to starting the hole, use a metal punch to allow the drill bit an indentation to get started and not skid off.

[mr.man]

My guess is you have stripped the thread in the hub.(hopefully just the first few threads)
When you get it off there may be a safe number of full threads to use.
If the stud is just rotating then there is nothing holding it tight.
With all the other studs removed and the wheel clear of the ground thump the wheel off with a rubber mallet.

Edited by mr.man on Tuesday 28th August 09:28