Mechanical help and advice needed on removing extremely frozen lug nut on 1971 VW Bus - Beyond Tiki

4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 2, 2008 7:14 PM On 2008-01-02 17:06, Mai Tai wrote: I don't have a disc grinder or cutter, but I'm thinking about going out and buying one. Like right now. Any recommendations for this situation? I'm thinking that a sawz-all might work too, with the metal cutting blade on it, to cut off the lug nut in pieces. A sawzall would not work well in this situation, IMO. I think a cheap 4" angle grinder with a thin metal cutting blade (not metal grinding blade) would work. I'd make one cut, most of the way into the nut and lug, at a 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock line, then whack it with a hammer!

On 2008-01-02 17:06, Mai Tai wrote:
I don't have a disc grinder or cutter, but I'm thinking about going out and buying one. Like right now. Any recommendations for this situation? I'm thinking that a sawz-all might work too, with the metal cutting blade on it, to cut off the lug nut in pieces.

A sawzall would not work well in this situation, IMO. I think a cheap 4" angle grinder with a thin metal cutting blade (not metal grinding blade) would work. I'd make one cut, most of the way into the nut and lug, at a 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock line, then whack it with a hammer!

Post #352593 by 4WDtiki on Wed, Jan 2, 2008 7:14 PM