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How do you remove a lug nut that is stripped on the outside of it not the treads?
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∙ 13y ago
If your lucky you can pound a smaller socket onto the nut and remove it. More often than not you need to weld a larger nut onto the stripped one, then turn the larger nut. Most tire shops can help if you don't happen to own a mig welder.
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