Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Anyone know off hand if the studs that the lugnuts bolt onto for the rear wheels of a 92 cutlass can be changed without replacing the entire rear hub assembly. I ask becuase I went to remove one of my rear wheels, only to find that the numbnuts that had the car before me put on a really short lugnut, and it's now rounded off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 i did one on my car a year or so ago because I broke one off, should be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 yeah my car had one missing when I got it... mechanic just pounded in a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Ok good. I knew that they were easily changed in the front, just Wasn't too sure about the back. I gotta drill one out this weekend. Thats gonna be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 mine just pounded out, i think <- scratches head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Ya...you shouldn't have to drill anything. Pound out, pound in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 No no, I know I shouldn't HAVE to drill it out, just that somewhere along the lines before I owned the car, someone put a very short lugnut in one place on each wheel. 3 of them came out, but the 4th one was rounded off, and there is no way to get it off, other than drilling out the stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 im still not understanding why you cant pound it out. rounding out the edge doesnt affect hitting it with a hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Well, the wheel is on the car, and the lugnut is rounded right off. I cant get the lugnut off, and in turn, cant get the wheel off of the car. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/NDLM/100_2886.jpg Theres my dillema. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 ahhh, I got it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 that sucks. I'm looking forward to replacing a front stud on my cutlass.. snapped the damn thing in half. have go get the damn hub bolts off first though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 that sucks. I'm looking forward to replacing a front stud on my cutlass.. snapped the damn thing in half. have go get the damn hub bolts off first though.. It's not too bad actually. I had to do a few on both fronts on my GP. Just consumed a bunch of time mainly, but nothing hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I see now. Pound a smaller socket over the rounded nut. I had to do that with my '92 toro since it had locking lugs and no key. Yeah, you waste a socket, but oh well... Fuck drilling a stud out...that'll take all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I see now. Pound a smaller socket over the rounded nut. I had to do that with my '92 toro since it had locking lugs and no key. Yeah, you waste a socket, but oh well... Fuck drilling a stud out...that'll take all day. I totally agree, thats gonna take a good 3 hours to drill that out, not to mention a couple drill bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Well, I do have a set of cobalt drill bits, But i also have a cheapo set of impact sockets, so I will try with a smaller socket first. The only problem that I see is that there is maybe only a 1/4 inch of depth to the nut, so there might not be enough for the socket to grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I see now. Pound a smaller socket over the rounded nut. I had to do that with my '92 toro since it had locking lugs and no key. Yeah, you waste a socket, but oh well... Fuck drilling a stud out...that'll take all day. Well I tried that..... AND IT FUCKING WORKED!!!! Have A Beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 so you punded a smaller socket on there eh? Were you able to keep the socket, or was it lost in the mahem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 There was not so much as a scratch that was put on that socket, surprinsgly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Glad to hear it worked! I'm surprised you got the socket off the nut. When I did the locking lugs, there was no way the sockets were coming off of them. They were completely round on the outside though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 cool, glad you got off easy! Oh I took off factory wheel locks with that method, only with a 12-point socket, I believe 20mm did the trick. Socket was fine after 4 removals (using an impact gun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yup, I had to use an 11/16 12 point socket. Pounded the thing on, and took my impact to it. Came off really easily with that. Than to get the socket off , I put the end of the nut in my vice, and hit the socket with a hammer until it came off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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