Loosening lug nuts
06-03-04, 06:27 PM
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Loosening lug nuts
Does anyone have any ideas as to how to loosen lug nuts that seem to be overtightened? I can't seem to budge a single one. Would WD-40 help the situation?
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06-03-04, 06:39 PM
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Re: Loosening lug nuts
Originally posted by e-man
Does anyone have any ideas as to how to loosen lug nuts that seem to be overtightened? I can't seem to budge a single one. Would WD-40 help the situation?
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Does anyone have any ideas as to how to loosen lug nuts that seem to be overtightened? I can't seem to budge a single one. Would WD-40 help the situation?
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06-03-04, 06:58 PM
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pb blaster (best stuff out) and if youhave your stock lug wrench get a long pice of pipe and put it on the other end for more leverage.
http://www.midwayautosupply.com/deta...iption.asp?426
http://www.midwayautosupply.com/deta...iption.asp?426
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06-03-04, 10:08 PM
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just take it to a shop... the $$ they charge (maybe $20 at most for all 4 wheels) should be worth the headache you save... plus like panda said, if you bend/break a stud, you are gonna end up spendin more to fix it... its your car, your call, but my $.02... good luck nonetheless
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06-04-04, 12:09 AM
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i got stuck on the highway one time and the nuts were tight after a blown tire...i wasn't waiting around for a tow truck in the middle of nowhere so i just fit the crowbar on tight and kicked it with my foot...that should be enough to break them loose...just where shoes, sandals could hurt...
sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do
06-04-04, 12:28 AM
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what do u mean it wont budge? for me i cant remove the lug by just tugging on it with my bare hands i need to actually step on the tire iron. if anything get a big person to try to remove it
yeah impact wrench is the safest route.
yeah impact wrench is the safest route.
06-04-04, 08:27 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
the problem with stepping on the iron is that you most likely don't apply the right force in the right direction, and you might bend something.
the problem with stepping on the iron is that you most likely don't apply the right force in the right direction, and you might bend something.
when my father was younger, poorer man (and I a very small one), before he had any decent tools, i remember him jumping up and down on his stubby tire iron every time he worked on his little mazda rx-3. he never had any problems with bending. those nuts and bolts are study.
tho I often put a little engine oil on the studs before torquing the nuts back on, keeps 'em from getting stuck for next time.
Last edited by jonathancl; 06-04-04 at 08:27 AM.
06-04-04, 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by PHML
metal pipe for leverage.
metal pipe for leverage.
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