that is real good ****ery right there

 

Combo idea. Can he cut the rim around the bolt(s')? Straight in. With access from the side a saws-all or angle grinder could then get it. Or the torch won't blow back ether.

 

x100

 

Maybe a sawzall and cut out center them maybe get a blade between rim and hub cut thru studs. You need to remove the valve stem b4 any more heat is applied some oness gonna get hurt.

 

drive the damn studs through with a air hammer and call it a day....

 

Attach a stick of dynamite to the center of the rim and lite the fuse. Then run. That should do it

 

Well here we are now! all done and over with now all i need to do is put new studs in and im golden and maybe fix the back missing ones too lol. and to be honest the drilling wasnt so bad as i was expecting it to be just time consuming and having many bugs eating you alive. but drilled them out and jacked it up with a sketchy jack and just one whack of it and it popped right off like butter i was shocked it worked so well. i will remember that if i ever have this problem again tho i am hoping not at all but all is said and done thank you all for your help maybe this will help someone who has the same problem. and now 10 bucks later got 4 new studs and gonna finish up everything tomorrow and maybe finally stop being frugal and put new tires on it lol.

 

New rim. check!



used a punch. fun fun on my bad hand.



this went quicker than you thought lol



nice and deep



45 minutes later...... stupid jack



one solid whack and scaring the neighbors cat later



Tada!!!!



overkill much? naw



$10 later... also i never knew the studs were different in the front and back.

 

Well, well, well................everyone thought I was crazy telling you to drill them out. The heat you had already applied softed the normally hard bolts and drilling was not impossible.

Glad it worked out. Sometimes, the voice of experience is worth a little something.

Happy Jeepin'

 

alot of you guys had some pretty good and simple ideas as well lol. tbh with what my past experiences have been like the older the person the more they know what theyre doing and typically tend to actually help you instead of wanting to burn your wallet up. but im sure alot of others know what theyre doing as well but i like to play it safe or as you seen what happened with this situation, now that i look back on it those guys at the mechanics garage were quite young. but dont think im bashing young people as i am young too. its just working on your car in this day in age is almost impossible as everythings all electronic or squeezed into a tight space you cant even get a hair into it so thats why id rather a jeep as theyre easy to work on and quite cheap as well. that is until i break something offroad lol. now to kick back and splurge in a pressed cuban and pepsi, yes yes i am quite simple but oh well lol.

 

oh also. say the studs werent torched at all how hard would it have been to drill them out then? i just worked up from 3 different bits up to a 1/2 inch and talk about going in guns blazing that bit made minced meat out of those studs.

 

Well we got some new impact drill bits for the shop at work today. As I'm unloading the box, I come across an odd locking but and it says "lug removal tool" with a diagram that looked like it was drilling into a lug nut to remove it. Didn't have my phone on my to snap a pick but I guess there are special tools to do such a thing.

 

I'd be surprised if the pressure in that tire increased by even a measurable factor. I'm sure barely any heat even made it to the edge of the rim, let alone enough heat to increase the pressure in the tire to any dangerous level. Psi only goes up about 1 psi per 10 degrees of temperature change, and that temperature change has to affect all the air in the tire. that means he would have had to get the ambient temp inside the tire to up above 500 degrees assuming the tire started at 30 psi before you started to get close to a blowing point pressure.

 

Never said you were crazy, just that it was more work.

 

Are you for real?