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If the stud (or the nut) is actually stripped, then you're in a bit of a pickle. I don't see penetrating fluid or heat doing the trick.
If I were in your shoes, I'd break out Dremel with a cutting disk. Cut through the nut with the cutting disk, and use a chisel to split the nut. I've done this on a stubborn axle nut. The Demel is such a fine instrument, that with careful use, you can cut a nut (almost all the way through) and not damage the threads on the bolt/stud. Not that you care about the threads of the stud in this case, but in the case of my axle nut, I had to return the axle for a core, so I couldn't bugger-up the threads. It's worked great.
Good luck. And post back with your results.
jp
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