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I bought a 99 Jeep Wrangler earlier this summer, had 5 of those chrome caps come off on three different wheels, tried everything, tire shop finally got them off for me and I went to an Oreillys parts store and bought solid steel chrome plated ones, those that came on the vehicle that are capped are pure junk and could leave you on the side of the road with no way to change a flat tire. I watched YouTube videos, bought special extractor sockets and I couldn?t get them off....
 
Predator quote, "that @#% is dug in like an Alabama tick". I have a stud remover but it wouldnt fit down in that hole. You might want to heat it with a heat gun or you can smoke it with your wifes hair dryer(buy her another one). Can you get a hex key into the center?. On some stuck bolts you can take a piece of 1" shaft and strike it with a baby sledge a few times before trying to loosen. Bear in mind you will distort the hex hole with that method. Whatever you use it cant slip as youre just chewing metal off. If you have a die grinder you can cut through to the threads on one side. You can also use a one-ended hacksaw to cut through to the threads. Its labor intensive but will do the job. You may have to cut through both sides.
 
I forgot to add, probably put on by a tire tech with a fully cranked up air wrench. They wont come off rolling down the road but good luck getting them off when you need to.
 
Do some Dodges still have left hand threads on the wheels on one side? Could someone have replaced one stud with a left handed one?
 
I would take a cheap metric socket and drive it ont the offending nut. I would give that a twist, if no luck, I would split the nut with a sharp cold chisel. Jim
 
Might be to far ground round but I have found when the metal cap comes off of them, I go to a metric socket and that usually fits and get them loose that way. Now I have to carry 2 sockets along, one for those with the caps and one for those without.
 
(quoted from post at 23:44:44 08/19/18) Do some Dodges still have left hand threads on the wheels on one side? Could someone have replaced one stud with a left handed one?
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Left handed thread mopars stopped in 1970.
 
I would drill it off. After you drill a series of holes on two sides, chisel the nut in two pieces. Done several like that. Doesn't take too long either.
 
Had the same thing happen on a dodge minivan. I drilled the stud out, the steel was pretty soft. A little tough to stay in the centre. Good sharp bits and work your way up in size, and take your time so you do not hit the rim. Then got a new stud and all new 1 piece nuts from the local parts store.
 
You can use a sharp air chisel, drill stud out. I've got a Blue Point socket that will remove two sizes of lug nuts, uses short half inch extension and impact and there's other extractors too.
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I don't do much car work,but I probably do a half dozen of those a year,and mostly on Jeep or Chrysler products.First I whack the end of that lug with a big punch,my punch is made from a John Deere drag link,so it has a 1 inch diameter.You need to use a real hammer,like a 4 pounder or bigger.That will help shock any bond between the aluminum wheel and the lug.Then I pick out a big socket that feels like it might be close to fitting.I stick that on the end of an extension and heat the socket cherry red.Then I drive it on the lug with a sledgehammer.If it goes on easy you need a smaller socket,if it drives on hard it will most likely be OK.I have buckets of old sockets to sacrifice.Since doing it that way I haven't had to go to plan B.The local Walmart sends these things to a garage near them,my buddy there sends them to me.He knows I have more patience than he does.
 
You can use a sharp air chisel, drill stud out. I've got a Blue Point socket that will remove two sizes of lug nuts, uses short half inch extension and impact and there's other extractors too.
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I remember trying to put snow tires on a 1970 Plymouth Duster I bought off my FIL. Wrenched on the lug nuts for quite a while and finally took it to a tire store and learned about LH threads. :lol:

If memory serves me, weren't they LH on only one side of the car?
 
It kind of depends on what you have to work with. I like Keith's answer, but it requires an acetylene torch. At this point you'll probably have to sacrifice the stud. A die grinder with a carbide burr can be used to cut the nut. Or, as someone else suggested, drill the stud.
 
LH studs on left side of car, so the rotation kept them tight. Same as on double disc grain drills...on the opener bolts. Studs on car wheels are usually marked with an "L".
 
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