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      12-07-2011, 04:59 PM   #1
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Help with lugbolt

Guys - I need some help. I got my new WedsSport SA55M wheels delivered yesterday and immediately went to put them on. While trying to get the driver's side rear OEM 220 wheel off, I rounded off the edges of one (perhaps two) of the OEM lug bolts......last damnn wheel I attempted to put on.

Anybody have any experience with something like this to get it off?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...&blockType=G13

Or have any other ideas-- other than going to a wheel shop or the dealer?

Many thanks for any professional insight or first hand experience.
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      12-07-2011, 06:25 PM   #2
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I have used something similar to remove wheel locks. The ones that I used were threaded though. Regardless, they worked perfectly.
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      12-07-2011, 06:52 PM   #3
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Thank you very much M3PO.

I've read up some more on the Craftsman set (and the Irwin Bolt extractor set) and there are a number of people that encountered the same situation with 16 and 17mm rounded lug bolts and all had success using these. I'll head to Sears tomorrow to pick a set up and give it a whirl.
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Thank you very much M3PO.

I've read up some more on the Craftsman set (and the Irwin Bolt extractor set) and there are a number of people that encountered the same situation with 16 and 17mm rounded lug bolts and all had success using these. I'll head to Sears tomorrow to pick a set up and give it a whirl.
Yes, the Craftsman kit should work fine. My brother-in-law had this happen to him on his R52 Mini and he was able to remove it without damaging the wheel.
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      12-07-2011, 07:18 PM   #5
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Yes, the Craftsman kit should work fine. My brother-in-law had this happen to him on his R52 Mini and he was able to remove it without damaging the wheel.
Thanks. Great to hear. Got my fingers crossed
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