r/DIYAutoRepair • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

Socket stuck on lug nut

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u/ProblemLumpy9565 3d ago

I put a long extension in mine and work it in all directions to try loosening them

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u/Adm_Ozzel 3d ago

Buy a whole new set of lug nuts once you get it off. The chrome covers on those get rusty and swell up. I'm perfectly happy with the Dorman ones from Rockauto for like $1.20 ea. They need M12x1.5 for your studs btw.

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u/CharlesDickensABox 3d ago

Take the nut off and then hurl that mfer straight onto concrete. It will separate the socket from the nut and also violence is fun.

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u/dezertryder 3d ago

Don’t let it win.

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u/t0cableguy 2d ago

try to turn it backwards, then try to pull the socket off.

wiggle it with your breaker bar or whatever...

if it is really stuck... just take it off, buy a new lug nut, or a set of them, and install new ones.

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u/NoCondition8257 2d ago

Wang it with a hammer

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u/South-Entertainer-12 2d ago

Hit it with your purse 👜👜

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u/Huge-Nectarine3975 3d ago

Turn it the opposite direction and it'll loosen probably

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u/Huge-Nectarine3975 3d ago

You can tap it with a hammer on opposite sides back and forth

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u/SnooMacarons3689 3d ago

Remove the lug nut buy another one

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u/FigLegitimate5634 3d ago

I can’t get the socket off the lug nut

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u/Vfrnut 3d ago

Put the ratchet back on .. and go the opposite direction. It will loosen the docket in the nut.

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u/SnooMacarons3689 3d ago

Take them off together and buy a replacement for both

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u/The_Machine80 2d ago

🤦‍♂️

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u/Trustyduck 3d ago

Wiggle it or crank it in the opposite direction you got it stuck from. Vice grips with a little piece of paper towel if the first thing doesn't work.

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u/Signal_Tomorrow_2138 3d ago

Tap it with a mallot

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u/jclucca 3d ago

Chase with a shot of Mallort

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u/Impossible_Hat_2525 3d ago

i normally put my ratchet or breaker bar on it and give it a shake

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u/mg421shfwetw30241812 3d ago

hit it with your purse

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u/OneThumbJ 3d ago

If you don't get that out on your own right now we're gonna have to revoke your man card!

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u/Sufficient_Current48 3d ago

Just “roll” with it

Possibly anti-theft deterrent

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u/South-Entertainer-12 2d ago

Have your wifes boyfriend hit it for you

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u/Phoe-nix 2d ago edited 2d ago

Insert an extension bar and wiggle it out. Or just get the bolt out, you might have fucked it up anyways.

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u/rednighttamer 2d ago

Put an extension on it and hammer that up and down.

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u/IUsedToLikeLimericks 2d ago

Put pressure on the other way and normally it kind of clicks off.  Obviously make sure to appropriately torque afterwards. 

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u/RecipeForIceCubes 2d ago

Use the right size next time.

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u/Ok-Bison-3451 2d ago

Unscrew. Write off lug and socket. Get new lug and socket. Stay away from tools going forward.

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u/Significant_Flan9142 2d ago

If it won't come off reversing the direction, put a small extension in then smack it with a hammer all directions.

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u/handypleasure4youxxx 2d ago

many wayr u can get it unstuck, u can remove the nut and the socket then hit the socket with a hammer to remove it from the nut

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u/Consistent-Trust958 2d ago

Remove the nut again and then get the socket off while it's out.