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can you get in the back of the disc and grind / cut the end of the stud away

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Originally Posted by cluxford (Post 527005)

can you get in the back of the disc and grind / cut the end of the stud away

Or remove the axle and drill out the stud from the back.

Again, I'd drill them from the front. You only have to go the depth of the nuts, and your golden. Use a high quality bit. Unless these are ARP studs, this should go quickly.

I've had to drill out a stud before with closed ended lugs. Had to dimple the lug to get it to center and also had to use cutting fluid and not go too fast. I believe if you go too fast you will harden the stud/dull the drill bit. The cutting fluid was absolutely necessary in my case.

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Originally Posted by mitch_04 (Post 524681)

I had a similar problem recently. I took a big bolt, welded the front of it onto the back of the lugnut, then put my socket on the bolt. The heat from welding also helps removal.

This ^

Or use another nut and plug weld it to the lug nut. If you don't have a welder and the car can still move, put the other nuts back on and drive it to a shop. They should be able to weld another nut on or get them off for a few bucks.

ETA: Whoops, I somehow missed a page. It looks like they are through-nuts, not acorns; if so, looking at your pictures and seeing how they are recessed in drilling them out seems like the best option. Just use a smaller pilot drill and then come back with another one that's about the same size as the diameter of the stud.

Thanks for the advice guys. I think you're right about drilling out the studs.