Got one/two lug nuts that don’t seem to want to torque down. What would cause that? Nut stripping? Stud stripping? Thanks
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Pretty sure they fit in the back, might need to tap with a drift on hammer if not stripped out..
That’s pretty much it I think. I would pull them off and inspect the threads carefully while you can, if they get too damaged it might be difficult to remove them.
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I’ll double check them with one of those thread pitch tools tomorrow. Or maybe the mating surface of the wheel hole is out of round or not same size anymore?
jblueridge
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They have splines below the head. Maybe those are stripped.
In my experience, it's very often the lugs that are stripped. You *could* clean them out with a tap but for something like that I'd play it safe and replace them, OEM lugs are cheap.
I second @Exiled and @jblueridge
When it comes to a critical safety component (and there are precious few on the 70's!) I tend to stick to OEM and complete remediation. IE: if the little splines on the studs have stripped in the rotor, I would replace the rotor as well, and all new studs. ROAR!! (Rip Out And Replace)
When it comes to a critical safety component (and there are precious few on the 70's!) I tend to stick to OEM and complete remediation. IE: if the little splines on the studs have stripped in the rotor, I would replace the rotor as well, and all new studs. ROAR!! (Rip Out And Replace)
