Fat Brian Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Does anyone have a good idea of how to remove the molded in lug nuts from a really deep wheel? I don't have anything that will fit in there without damaging the wheel somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 My thought would be to try to drill them out from the back. greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Do you have access to a lathe? That'd be the quickest, cleanest way. You'd have to grind your own cutting tool, but that's SOP in the real world. Edited June 24, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy CLARITY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Do you have access to a lathe? That'd be the quickest, cleanest way. You'd have to grind your own cutting tool, but that's SOP in the real world. I do not, but I believe you posted a kind of sideways scraper blade that might work but I can't find the post it's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 12 hours ago, Fat Brian said: Does anyone have a good idea of how to remove the molded in lug nuts from a really deep wheel? I don't have anything that will fit in there without damaging the wheel somehow. Are you wanting to drill them out as a spare rim or somehow change the number of lug nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Are you wanting to drill them out as a spare rim or somehow change the number of lug nuts? I want to change the number of lug nuts. I'd like to make these 4 lug wheels by either removing 4 of the lugs and putting two back in the appropriate location or removing all of them and replacing them with hexagonal rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Consider removing the dust cap as well then you could just replace the whole center , I'd imagine a plain old hole punch would be pretty close to the size you'd need which you could add the lugs to before gluing the center back in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Randy has a good idea. You can fab up the discs c/w lug nuts and center caps first. When you get them looking right, then scrape off the existing centers and glue on the new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I'm putting parts together to build a ghetto lathe. I found a socket that the wheel just fits in so a bit of masking take will make it nice and tight. I'm going to use a 3/8" drive adapter in my drill and clamp it to my bench so I can turn the wheel inside the socket and use a 1/8" wide chisel I bought to remove the lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Sounds Good. Let us know how it works. BTW That is called an "Improvised Engineering Lathe" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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