How to remove a stud

[99XM]

smart

[danielstoverify]

thank you for the advice. I tried the thinnest nuts i could find and i still couldn't get two on.  do they sell nuts 1mm or thinner? a stud extractor requires a drill right? also i don't have welding equipment....oh well. guess there's no cheap way out of this.

[ultimatehandyman]

@danielstoverify

No, I doubt if you will get nuts that thin.

The stud extractor I was thinking of was the sort that grips the outside of the stud, which you use with a ratchet etc. But if your stud is only protruding by 2mm it is unlikely that will work!

[danielstoverify]

what if the stud sticking up isn't long enough to fit two nuts on there?

[ultimatehandyman]

@danielstoverify

Either-

get some thinner nuts, so that you can fit two on.

Use a stud extractor

Or if you want it out permanently because it is damaged weld a nut on the end of it.

[valeofsecrecy]

GREAT idea, thanks for posting,

[ultimatehandyman]

@valeofsecrecy

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment

[andez10]

can someone tell me how to remove a stuck rusted, stripped nut from the stud? i need to get one out and it seems like its impossible.

[ultimatehandyman]

@andez10

Try some heat and if that does not work you can get a nut splitter and split the nut.

[andez10]

@ultimatehandyman Thank you ... i appreciate, but some heat like from what?

[ultimatehandyman]

@andez10

A blowtorch or OXY acetylene if possible.

Probably the nut splitter would be the best option?

[andez10]

@ultimatehandyman Yea i bet the nut splitter is my best option as is something in the car that goes near the fuel lines. ! Thank you for all help :]

[ultimatehandyman]

@andez10

You are welcome.

Good luck with it ;-)

[Serostern]

This is the kind of knowledge you almost never learn in school textbooks, this is far more useful and harder to come by.

Great tip =)

[ultimatehandyman]

@Serostern

Thanks for the comment

[Serostern]

@ultimatehandyman What I used on a stud that was rusted to hell, on a piece of structural iron, is I ground a square head on it with an angle grinder, heated the part and shot the stud with compressed air. =P

Maybe not so good when you want the stud intact, but hey, it worked.

[ncc74656m]

Thanks, UHM! I'd have probably stumbled my way into doing this, but most likely would've ruined the stud first. Now I just need to get some replacement bolts (red anodized!) that look a lot nicer and go to it.

[ultimatehandyman]

@ncc74656m

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment 

[TraxxasRustlerKing]

Thanks for the tip. I was not aware. Wouldn't it be easier to just use vise-grips, though?

[ultimatehandyman]

@TraxxasRustlerKing

It depends if you have some vice grips on you at the time, also vice grips can damage the threads!

Thanks for the comment

[SovietSlayer]

nice vid

[mecanicman66]

when the tread are strip it wont work you need to weld a nut onto the stud

[Doitalltoday]

Great tip. Thanks. Why not slide the ring end onto the lower nut first and then put on the second nut. Will it work that way?... just a thought.

[ultimatehandyman]

@Doitalltoday

Yes you could do it that way ;-)

Thanks for the comment

[TheKeyboardKowboy]

this is simply the JAM NUT method. Not rocket science. Has been around since.................nuts were invented, people, jeez.

[ultimatehandyman]

@TheKeyboardKowboy

Not everyone is a rocket scientist, many people are not aware of this method!

[Elisamuel22]

@ultimatehandyman I didn't know about this method. Thanks for the video.

[ultimatehandyman]

@Elisamuel22

You are welcome. Thanks for the comment

[ushouldntjudgeme]

Good way to break a wrench using it wrong......the bottom jaw will break doing that!  My son refused to listen to me, broke my Mac 13/16" that I had for years.......sniff sniff

[ultimatehandyman]

@ushouldntjudgeme

You are right, I did have the wrench the wrong way around, but it's difficult getting everything perfect when watching it through the camcorder lcd. Normally I would use the ring end of the wrench but when two nuts are tightened together it's often impossible to slide the ring onto the lower nut.

[TheMightyAntar]

Thanks! I did use this method about 30 years ago and was fiddling around today but couldn't remember for the life of me how to do this - its so bloomin obvious when you're doing it on a nice clean workbench.

[ultimatehandyman]

@TheMightyAntar

Thanks for the comment

[ultimatehandyman]

@waltermarines89

Make sure you get plenty of penetrant on the threads and be extra careful if they are really rusty, the last thing you want to do is snap them off!

Good luck with removing them ;-)

[mleeunderwood]

Nice video, never thought of this method before.

[ultimatehandyman]

@mleeunderwood

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[rustyhend]

If you want a cheap method, use this one. If you remove studs frequently, go to SRT Manufacturing and purchase a stud remover that removes frozen studs in seconds instead of all this work. No other stud removal tool can do what the StudPuller does.

[IlliterateSage]

I've got a 15-year-old exhaust manifold with a broken stud. I'll give this a try.

[ultimatehandyman]

@IlliterateSage

Exhaust manifold studs are normally very difficult to remove, I doubt if this method will work but you can only give it a go!

[dreamtownuk]

nice one!

[TsmnnDvl5]

Put a little heat on it, take a wax candle and let that melt on the bolt/stud, much easier to remove with this method than any other.

[ultimatehandyman]

@TsmnnDvl5

I'll try that sometime

Thanks for the comment.

[adisharr]

For some reason I thought he was going to cut it off.

[DAQUAN88]

One word PB BLASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[valetdabess]

how hard is it to get a wheel stud off?

[ultimatehandyman]

@valetdabess

It depends on how rusty it is, if you spray it with penetrant spray and leave it a while it should be possible to remove it using this method.

[paulhunter123]

great video many thanks for uploading

[ultimatehandyman]

@paulhunter123

Thanks for the comment ;-)

[FrankaDith]

Nice ,great idea ,i did use two nuts enough times to lock something in place but never to take studs out .

[ultimatehandyman]

@FrankaDith

A guy at work showed me a few years back, as I was going to get the stud extractor from my tool box. It has helped me out plenty of times since ;-)

Thanks for the comment!

[gadielito2]

smart

[TACAMO11]

Great Tip.  Thank you

[ultimatehandyman]

@TACAMO11

You are welcome.

Thanks for the comment!

[MrMrtiki]

A Jam nut .

[randall2051]

lol wow doublenut it doesnt work that way in the real world. hell thats probaly the way you tightened the stud into the blind threaded hole. if thats the answer to stud removal in the field. we need to put your name down in history for the most greatest inventions of all time!!!!!!!!!

[ultimatehandyman]

@randall2051

READ THE TITLE OF THE VIDEO.

HOW TO REMOVE A STUD.

NOT HOW TO REMOVE A RUSTED STUD OR HOW TO REMOVE A STUBBORN STUD.

[chikanita2]

lol, If you are working in a car, you dont have that much space. And usually studs are very rusty, broken and the treads messed up. Show me how to remove one that is broken flat to the surface.



[ultimatehandyman]

@chikanita2

It's much harder then! Sometimes if they are flush with the surface you can weld a nut on the stud and get some heat into it with the welder, then let it cool and try and remove that using a spanner. If that fails you have to drill the stud out using a series of smaller drills than the size of the tapped hole, then re-tap the hole afterwards.

[blakesmokes]

thank you mi friend

[ultimatehandyman]

@blakesmokes

You are welcome!

[miguelzepeda20]

thanks .. =D

[ultimatehandyman]

@miguelzepeda20

You are welcome ;-)

[tigermack]

Thanks for the vid. I will try it out in a bit!

[ultimatehandyman]

@tigermack

You are welcome!

[cobenblack]

cheers mate, nice one

[ultimatehandyman]

@cobenblack

You are welcome ;-)

[lizard944]

@ultimatehandyman Another thing that helps is to give the stud a few good whacks with a hammer straight on to "wake up" the threads. Don't hit it from the side or you will probably snap it off!

[ultimatehandyman]

@lizard944

Yes, that is a good point which I missed!

Thanks for the comment.

[920gamez]

omg i hope this work for me thanx

[RobertHamilton85]

Cheers! =)

[Mrhadiiiii]

thanks i didnt know that befor

[livetoridemyxlh]

Nice jub chap. The only thing you fagot: ya usin' a brend new stud ma frend. Try doin it wit wun a those exhost manefold studs. Ya might find its a bit mor challengin'.

Cherrio.

[ultimatehandyman]

@livetoridemyxlh

Too right, they are almost impossible to remove without breaking!

[miniallsort]

@livetoridemyxlh great video thanks

[ultimatehandyman]

@miniallsort

You are welcome

[sankoboy]

cool thanks man im going to try it!

[snowman4839]

what do you do if you have a stud that doesn't have thread to put the nuts on? My stud is flush with the surface...

[ultimatehandyman]

@snowman4839

You have to drill it in the centre and then use a screw extractor/easy out.

[snowman4839]

@ultimatehandyman I tried the easy out and it broke the head. I'm just going to have to drill it out and tap it. Thanks for your help though

[ultimatehandyman]

@snowman4839

The screw extractors are hit and miss. I have tried them loads of times and they have not worked, but sometimes they do work if you are lucky. Good luck drilling it out!

[DAQUAN88]

I love PB BLASTER! BEST EVER

[zakzak000]

If all else fails get the oxyacetylene torch out! Also the best penetration fluid I have used has got to be plus gas. Better than your regular WD-40.

[ultimatehandyman]

@zakzak000

Thanks for the comment!

We use safetykleen 611 spray penetrant at work and that is excellent for freeing rusted parts.

[cattlewrangler]

@ultimatehandyman I had to drill out a sheared stud on an engine today. I tried the easy out after failing to get it out by welding a nut to it twice even though I was able to screw the nut onto the sheared stud. I had to drill a bigger hole and thread it with a tap.

[ultimatehandyman]

@cattlewrangler

Sometimes the only option is to drill it out and re-tap the hole. The hard part is getting the drill dead in the centre of the stud. Thanks for the comment.