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Originally Posted by strelnik
Assuming you have not yet wiped out the threads, carefully split the lug nut, using a nut splitter, a Sawzall or a die grinder.
As you remove metal from the lug nut, it will start to flex slightly. Your best bet is a short-stroke hacksaw/sawzall type machine. Make an X on the top of the lug niut by sawing first in one direction, then reposition yourself and saw in the other position, making one large X-cut on the top poprtion of the lug nut. If you then heat this, it may literally fall off. If not, gloves and vise grips.
Don't burn yourself if you use heat, Best torch tip is a 00 tip on the oxy acetylene. Heat slowly in a couple spots on top, almost like a jeweler.
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Of course, this assumes that your lug nuts aren't recessed into the rim...
The Irwin extractors are the way to go. I've had to use them many times on rusted lugs, and it either snaps the stud or removes the nut; either way, problem solved.
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