My nut is stuck

[evoh8tr]

My girlfriends mustang has some cheap ass aluminum lug nuts on them. I tried using one of those gator sockets and that didnt work. Im not really sure what else to try.

Any ideas ?
:WTF:

[Mitsuboost30]

You have to drill a tap into it and reverse it out... happened to one of my friends before

[Speed JUnkyz]

so the lug won't turn? at all? Are you using air tools?

[Afterlife]

are you turning the right way??

[SRTStage2]

are you turning the right way??

id hope so

[Afterlife]

you would be surpised

[SRTStage2]

there is a whole thread on this on this other forum im on

[CunningLinguist]

how about using a torch to heat it up really hot then try to turn it. works for crank nuts

[evoh8tr]

I don't have any air tools. I will probably not get a chance to work on it until this weekend. Thanks for the tips. I will keep you updated

[Boo-Rad]

This happened to me before when i had my civic. The dumass shop i brought it to tightned it wayyy too tight. I used so much force(standing on the lug wrench) that i snapped i think 5 total around the car... Sucks balls....

[Scrapy]

Breaker bar... 20 bucks at pep boys.

and because you made a funny title ill give you a funny answer. If your nut is stuck, just jerk it off.

[Grrarr]

how about using a torch to heat it up really hot then try to turn it. works for crank nuts

Using thermal expansion works well on steel, but aluminum if a whole other story.
I'd suggest against this. At first, the aluminum will shield the underlying lug without expanding, but after a few seconds, the steel lug underneath will expand, tightening an already tight fit, and if there is any form of galvanic corrosion in between the surfaces, it will basically weld these surfaces together harder.

Your best bet is to spray a little penetrating oil around back in between the rotor and spindle assembly and hope it makes its way to the lug, then spray it out front into the lug nut. Then, after a few minutes, TIGHTEN the nut slightly, then go the opposite way suddenly. Tightening the nut slightly might loosen up the bond between the two dissimilar metals. Either way, you should be able to loosen the lugs without any big time damage if you know a few tricks.

Don't let it get the best of you! It's just metal. You, however, have thumbs!

If that's still not working, perhaps the last person to put on the lug nuts used an AIR POWERED TOOL to tighten it WAYYYY past the recommended torque specs, which is typical of lazy techs and mechanics who just don't care about your hardware, parts, or safety, and don't care much about cutting corners. Best bet is to take it to a shop and ask them to loosen them, then retighten them yourself with a hand tool. No air powered tools please. . . you'll ruin your lugs, lug nuts, and your safety. You don't want stretched and wedged threads. . . they're a catastrophic failiure waiting to happen.