Wheel nut challenge!

[C.J]

It's a broken nut, not a stud.

Looks like the stud may be broken as well as the stud.

@nowtofajob Has the flange broken off the locking wheel nut ? - if you undid the remaining 4 nuts would the wheel come off ?

 

[David.]

The bit that breaks off is the tapered end of the nut, the nut has a thin walled weak place where this one has broken. The end has thread in it, will probably be 90ft/lbs F-tight, and is likely corroded to the alloy tapered seat for good measure.
As has been said, if a replacement rim can be sourced, butcher the wheel off.
We couldn't get one economically and so had to use the garage method.

 

[JCfarmer]

After closer inspection of the wheel, BUTCHER it and get a replacement from a scrap yard.

 

[pettsy]

Could you get a piece of tube in there as a sleeve and weld it to the round part of the nut?

 

[rick_vandal]

Once more, nearside wheel nuts will come loose in use if not tightened up! Slacken off the other 4, add WD40 and drive it, the cyclical rolling action should break the joint enough to persuade off with a chisel.

 

[nowtofajob]

Once more, nearside wheel nuts will come loose in use if not tightened up! Slacken off the other 4, add WD40 and drive it, the cyclical rolling action should break the joint enough to persuade off with a chisel.

Thanks ive got a rim with decent tyre on for £50 coming off ebay. Im going to try to holesaw the old rim off.

 

[br jones]

Undo the 4 nuts and put a point in a air chisel and let the remainder of the nut have some ,it will split ,then keep wobbling wheel ,repeat till it falls apart

 

[Hesston4860s]

Had this donkeys years ago, solution take 1 Die Grinder and carefully cut out the old nut/stud job done !.

 

[multi power]

Locking wheel nuts are the work of the devil, pointless today as they just nick the car. Always remember to tighten last and loosen first.

Or better still remove and throw away