Wheel removal, need help
    Larry C Leung 
    l.leung at juno.com
       
    Sat Dec 29 10:50:28 EST 2001
    
    
  
sacrifice the hub, drill out the lug bolt.
LL - NY
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 06:08:28 EST TWFAUST at aol.com writes:
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>       I am trying to get a front wheel off of my '90 100. All of the
>lug
>bolts came off fairly easily except the "security bolt". I tore up two
>of the
>"keys" for that bolt. Then I tried an impact wrench, that didn't do a
>thing.
>After that I drilled it and inserted an easy out. The easy out
>snapped. Then
>I welded a grade 8 bolt to the lug bolt and only succeeded in shearing
>the
>bolt I welded on. Then I welded a 7/8ths nut to the stub of the bolt,
>trying
>to turn that only sheared the remainder of the bolt Any suggestions? I
>guess
>I am prepared to sacrifice the wheel.
>Tom Faust
    
    
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