HELP! Can't get wheel off!

I had a similar one on the rear of my 29, used a wheel puller to pull the drum and wheel off then an anglegrinder with a 1/32 thick cutoff wheel I cut a slot in the center of the stud inside the drum and used a large screwdriver to hold the stud while unscrewing the lug nut.
 
PROBLEM SOLVED!

After 8 hours of labor today, all is now well with my right rear wheel.

I was able to remove the wheel and drum by using a "hub knocker" that a friend lent me. You screw it onto the axle, then whack it 3-4 times with a sledge hammer, and presto! Off comes the drum (still attached to the wheel).

Then the real fun begins. I tried nearly every suggestion (except the freon idea) offered, but that lug and nut were determined to hold together and spin together. I finally decided to destroy the lug nut with the hope that thereafter I could press the lug itself out the "backside."

Had to grind away on the nut to remove all its shoulders, so it could pass through the hole. Using my air-powered grinder, it was a chore to get at the nut while avoiding cutting on the spokes or wheel hub.

I finally got most of it removed (see attached photo), then drilled successively larger diameter holes from front to back until the whole thing came apart.

Pressed in a new lug, installed a new tube in the tire, and put everything back together.

I've been playing with Model A's for nearly 20 years and have probably installed and removed lug nuts a few hundred times. Never before did I encounter a lug and nut bonding like this.

The lesson I learned is that I will never, ever, EVER again install a lug nut without applying anti-seize lube to the lug threads.

Thanks to all for your sharing your ideas and experiences.
 

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Good for you on the removal. Nice thing about a spun stud is you can always spin it to allow easier grinding.

My rule of thumb for lugnuts is - use the air driver to bring it close - but do the final seating of the lug nut using a HAND WRENCH - and preferably the one you will use should you require to remove the lug nuts on the road.

This lesson learned after I thought I was SOOO cool by using my newly purchased air wrench and doing it like the BIG BOYS at the Daytona 500. Yuh. Wheel-bolts on a VW Golf which I couldn't undo even WITH the same air impact wrench that put them on.

I ended up over at my friend the Dairy Farmer who has a 3/4 drive 1000 Ft-lb impact driver - the one with a 1" air hose to drive it (and matching compressor.)

THAT got the VW wheel-bolts off - and a lesson learned.

Fortunately no damage done to the bolt, hubs, or rim.

Lucky...

Joe K
 
I always grease the threads and shoulder of lug nuts, and never had one come loose until I wanted to remove it. Some people have told me I'm wrong and will loose a wheel.
 
I think it is best to use the hand crank lug wrench and you won't be as likely to over tighten. Lubricated threads will need less torque than dry threads with more friction.
 
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