Wheel lug nut frozen

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boyRacer

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My dad had the tires replaced on my car about 6 months ago. I decided to rotate them today and one of the nuts are stuck... it was originally 3 but then i got two off by soaking it in wd40... now the last one looks like its stuck deep probably because whoever put them on used an impact wrench from hell. :( any suggestions? i dont wanna end up shearing this thing off :(
 
Ryan

Ryan

Lifer
Oct 31, 2000
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Common, you can drive with one missing ;) Just rip the damned thing off!!!!! :D
 
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stev0

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super penetrating liquid wrench... always works when i'm taking apart weed rollers that have been in the water for 5 months straight... should work for you.

rent an impact wrench if all else fails, probably only $12 bucks for an hour of use.
 
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calvinbiss

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If you end up stripping it, you can always go to the hardware store and buy one of those what-ya-ma-call-its that you hammer onto the lugnut, and then use your tire iron on. They are reverse threaded to bite into the stripped lug-nut and help get it off.
 
Squisher

Squisher

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Aug 17, 2000
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Get a four-way lug wrench, put a piece of pipe on it and turn with quick motion rather than a slow tug. Works even better if you have two people with two pipes one pulling up and one stepping on the other side.

 
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boyRacer

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ended up rounding the nut... oh well... so i go get new ones for $4. if i need to get anything stronger impact wrench than the one i was using then that means the nut is pretty much done for. thanks anyway guys. :D
 
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boyRacer

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Oct 1, 2001
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yeah pretty much... since it was rounded we just jammed a smaller socket into it and ended up jumping down on the pipe like 5 times...:confused:
 
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grillmasterP

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I realize that boyracer had an impact wrench(was it 3/8 or 1/2 in drive ?) and situation is resolved but
For future reference, I have always found when using a cheater/breaker bar/tire iron to loosen the lug nuts- its more effective to pull up on the bar using your legs rather than to stomp down on it using your body weight-
Also- more chances of breaking something or injury when trying to jump on one end of a tire iron
It was a trick my father showed me when I was in high school and he saw me jumping up & down on the tire iron.
Just think of comparing your body weight to the amount of weight you can leg press.
 
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StageLeft

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Originally posted by: grillmasterP
I realize that boyracer had an impact wrench(was it 3/8 or 1/2 in drive ?) and situation is resolved but
For future reference, I have always found when using a cheater/breaker bar/tire iron to loosen the lug nuts- its more effective to pull up on the bar using your legs rather than to stomp down on it using your body weight-
Also- more chances of breaking something or injury when trying to jump on one end of a tire iron
It was a trick my father showed me when I was in high school and he saw me jumping up & down on the tire iron.
Just think of comparing your body weight to the amount of weight you can leg press.
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Yeah mine were on like skanky bastards this weekend on the maxima and I had to use a very long extendable bar and deadlift all of the bolts off. Not a freaking chance in hell I'd have been able to do that if the tire went flat with the gear in the trunk.

 
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grillmasterP

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Skoorb- yup- stock tire changing tools are great aren't they
which is why I have a long 1/2in breaker bar and section of steel pipe in my tool box and a 48in Hi-lift jack-
But I don't need those now that I have Milwaukee 18 volt cordless impact wrench (still need the jack though)
 
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boyRacer

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Oct 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: grillmasterP
I realize that boyracer had an impact wrench(was it 3/8 or 1/2 in drive ?) and situation is resolved but
For future reference, I have always found when using a cheater/breaker bar/tire iron to loosen the lug nuts- its more effective to pull up on the bar using your legs rather than to stomp down on it using your body weight-
Also- more chances of breaking something or injury when trying to jump on one end of a tire iron
It was a trick my father showed me when I was in high school and he saw me jumping up & down on the tire iron.
Just think of comparing your body weight to the amount of weight you can leg press.
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that was the first thing i was doing but gave up after awhile... maybe i shouldve kept going then... :D but yeah i was getting pretty tired... a simple tire rotation was taking a little tooooo long. :)
 
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Syringer

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Aug 2, 2001
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Had a nut frozen to my stud..had to break it off, local shop took an hour and $60 to fix it up. Wheelworks and other places charge twice that much.
 
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