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wopachop
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Jul 01, 2019

Spinning lug nut.....how can this be possible?

Here is a weird one. Went camping and got a flat tire 5 miles from the destination. Dirt shoulder and scary place to try and change a tire. Start at it. One lug nut is just spinning. Make the deci...
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wopachop
Explorer
Jul 01, 2019
A group of us watched the AAA guy hammer on a socket nice and tight. Still spun free. Thats why we thought it must be the stud spinning in the wheel.

Once apart the stud had zero metal shavings and you can see the grooves in the wheel.

Shouldnt the lug nut look more deformed if the outer shell got spun around 100 times? Me on the side of the road did quite a few rotations pissed off and sweaty and the AAA guy did even more with an impact gun.

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