[fastfredracing]

Hey, thats not fair, I have to drill, chisel, burn, break, these things off on a regular basis, and I dont get to blame anybody.But seriously, My best trick for removing a stripped, broken or galled lug nut in a situation like your Benz, or on any aluminum wheel with recessed holes, is as follows, this will only work when you have only one nut out of the four or five left to remove. Do whatever you can to weaken the remaining stud. I prefer to drill as deep as I can , without touching the lug nut seat of the wheel. If you can use a smaller diameter bit than the stud is, you can go past the seat. Then use a large prybar, anchor it somewhere around the rotor, or suspension point, and pry outwards on the bottom of the wheel. It is best to have the lug your trying to remove at the top. You use the leverage of the wheel to snap the remains of the stud. Use common sense, and dont be macho man if it doesn't move , too much force and you could bend a wheel/ or rotor. I use this method 90% of the time, and usually takes me less than 30 minutes. Sharp drill bits, make this go much faster. Still a real pia. All other methods run the risk of ruining the wheel. You can burn the top off of the lug and stud if you want, but your clearcoat peels, and turns black,and is ugly forever. Of course , if this is on a rusty old pickup, or cavalier with steel wheels, I just burn them off.