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Location: East of Eden, West of the Sun
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Broken wheel nut
I've just had a wheel nut break near the base so there's not enough left to get a grip on it. I've no idea how it broke away in pieces. It was a locking wheel nut that was on the car when I bought it. I'm guessing it might have been aftermarket rubbish.
Any suggestions for removing the remnants? I'm a little bit nervous of damaging the wheel 
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12-26-2005, 05:17 AM
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Drill it with a 3/4 hole saw. And when you put it back on use anti-seize.
See thread How do I remove a broken Lug nut??? for details. Ian
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12-26-2005, 05:34 AM
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& use anti-sieze on the curved part as well as the threads - just a very thin film.
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12-26-2005, 10:32 AM
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this just happened to me yesterday. the base stayed and the body came off. i couldn't get the wheel off but by comparing the other nuts i knew that there was only one thread holding the base on. i got under the car and popped it with my foot, not real hard but a good pop and it came right off. i got lucky!
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1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet 3.2
