Jim,
Did you try a nut cracker? (no I don't mean the kind you use on walnuts or
lobsters). They can be hard to get in tight places, but if you can get a
grip on it and still wrench it closed, it works pretty good.
If you don't have one, you should be able to get one from any auto parts
store. Ok, I confess, I got mine from JC Whitney.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <jh_davis@mindspring.com>
To: "6 Pack List" <6pack@autox.team.net>; "TR6 List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 11:38 AM
Subject: TR6 rear wheel stud
>
> I got my TR6 home from the body shop for a very minor repair friday
> evening and decided to bleed the brakes to correct a falling brake pedal
> problem. When I attempted to remove the left rear wheel, I found they
> had stripped one of the lugs from the hub. Must have cross threaded the
> lug, because I use anti-sieze on the lugs and they come off easily after
> overcoming the torque. Anyway, I think my only option is to drill the
> lug out through the lug nut by placing a socket over the lug to protect
> my Panasports. I don't want to trust this to the ham handed idiots at
> the body shop. Any other, or better suggestions?
> TIA,
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, Ga
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